Admitted
1975, Pennsylvania and U.S. District Court, Middle District of Pennsylvania; 1985, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; 1992, U.S. Supreme Court
Law School
Duquesne University, J.D., cum laude, 1975
Law School Graduation Year
1975
College
University of Scranton, B.S., cum laude, 1970
Memberships
Lackawanna County (Member, 1984-1990 and Chairman, 1988-1990, Civil Rules Committee; Chairman, 1992-1994, Rules Committee), Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations; Northeastern Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association; Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association (Member, Amicus Curiae Committee, 1984-1994, 2001—); The Association of Trial Lawyers of America.
Biographical
Member, Order of the Barristers. Recipient, Ben Paul Brasley Award for Appellate Moot Court Competition. Associate Editor, Duquesne Law Review, 1974-1975. Law Clerk, Pennsylvania Supreme Court, 1976-1977. Administrative Assistant to Chief Justice of Pennsylvania, Michael J. Eagen, 1977-1980.