Admitted
1985, New Jersey; 1989, U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey and U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit
Law School
University of South Carolina, J.D., 1984
Law School Graduation Year
1984
College
University of South Carolina, B.A., 1978, Honors College; University of South Carolina, M.P.A., 1979
Memberships
Essex County, Bergen County (Member, Judicial Performance Committee), New Jersey State (Member: Standing Committee, Insurance Benefits; Sections on: Lawyers Malpractice; Election Law) and American Bar Associations (Co-Chair, Professional Liability Sub-Committee of the Insurance Coverage Litigation, Section of Litigation); The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Women's 300 Leadership Forum; Executive Women of New Jersey; Professional Liability Underwriter's Society.
Biographical
Omicron Delta Kappa; Mortar Board. Recipient: Strom Thurmond Scholarship. Member: Moot Court Board. Law Clerk to the Hon. Richard W. Riley, Governor, State of South Carolina, 1983-1984. Law Clerk to the Honorable J. Emmet Cassidy, Presiding Judge, Law Division of Bergen County, 1984-1985. Author: Professional Enthics and the Retention of Clients' Closed Files, Metropolitan Corporate Counsel, Vol. 11, No. 4, April 2003. Featured Speaker: NJ Dental Association, 1990; ERISA Coverage and Claims Issues, ABA Midyear Meeting, 2000; Construction Defect Claims, ABA Midyear Meeting, 2001; Elder Abuse Claims, ABA Midyear Meeting, 2002; Legal Malpractice Claims and Coverage Issues, ABA Midyear Meeting, 2003. Adjunct Faculty, University of Medicine and Dentistry of N.J. Member, Board of Directors, Colburn Insurance Services, 1997-1998; Member, Board of Advisors, Colburn Insurance Services, 1998-1999. (Certified Civil Trial Attorney, Supreme Court of New Jersey, Board of Trial Attorney Certification)