Law School
Hofstra University, J.D., 1979
Law School Graduation Year
1979
College
State University of New York at Stony Brook, B.A., 1976
Memberships
Nassau County (Member, Board of Directors, 1994-1997, 1998-2001; Officer, Nassau Academy of Law, 2002—; Vice-Chairman, 1990-1992 and Chair, 1992-1994, Matrimonial Law Committee; Chair: Legislative Subcommittee, 1988-1990; Judiciary Committee, 1991-1995, 2001—; Associate Editor, Publications Committee, 1991-1995; Women in the Courts Committee, 1992—; Grievance Committee, 1995—; Special Task Force on Court Congestion, Special Task Force Implementing New Arbitration Proceedings and Fee Disputes in Matrimonial Proceedings) and New York State (Member, Executive Committee, Family Law Section, 1994—; Co-Chair, Pension and Retirement Benefits Committee, 1994—); Bar Associations; Nassau Lawyers Association of Long Island (Member, Board of Directors, 1988-1993); New York Family Law American Inns of Court
Biographical
Member, Moot Court and Legal Research Advisor. Author: UCCJA: Panacea or New Dilemmas for Interstate Custody Litigation, Family Law Review, 1984; Reimbursement Maintenance - A Call For Fairness, Family Law Review, 1985; Setting Aside Fraudulent Transfers to Enforce Support Arrears, Family Law Review, 1992; Enhanced Earning Capacity - Where Has O'Brien Gone? The Nassau Lawyer, October, 1991 Custody Relation, May 1993; Non-Durational or Permanent Maintenance, New York Family Law American Inns of Court Annual Survey, 1998. Frequent Lecturer: New York State Bar Association Continuing Legal Education Program; Nassau County Bar Association's Nassau Academy of Law; Suffolk County Bar Association's Suffolk Academy of Law; Nassau County Supreme Court Newly Assigned Matrimonial Justices; Office of Court Administration to Matrimonial Justices and Court Attorneys in Nassau and Suffolk Counties; Hofstra University School of Law; Toro Law School. Editor: Recent Decisions in Matrimonial Law, distributed by the Nassau County Bar Association to the members of the bench and the Matrimonial Law Committee, 1990-1992. Fellow, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, New York Chapter (Member: Interdisciplinary Forum on Mental Health and Family Law Committee; Continuing Legal Education for Attorneys Committee; Interdisciplinary Committee of Accountants and Appraisers).