Admitted
1969, New York; 1974, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York; 1981, U.S. Supreme Court; 1982, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York; 1985, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit; 1996, U.S. Court of Federal Claims
Law School
Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California, M.S. in Chemistry, 1965; Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California, J.D., 1968
Law School Graduation Year
1968
College
Morehouse College, B.S., magna cum laude, 1962; University of Vienna, Austria
Memberships
New York State (Member: Task Force/Special Committee on Solo and Small Firm Practitioners, 1991—; Task Force of the Commercial and Federal Litigation Section on Judicial Independence, 1996; Chairman, Civil Rights Committee, 1997-2000; Special Committee on Cameras in the Courtroom, 2000—. Member: Trusts and Estates; Trial Lawyers; General Practice; Special Committees on: Fiduciary Appointments, 2001; Law Practice Continuity, 2002; Ombudsman Plan, 1998) and American Bar Associations; National Bar Association (Member, Board of Directors, 1979-1981; 1984-1985; Vice President, 1983-1984; Chairman Awards Committee, 1998-1999); The Association of Black Lawyers of Westchester County Inc. (Member, Board of Directors, 1978-1987; Chairman, 1987-1988); Society of African American Law Firms; New York State Trial Lawyers Association; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; National Employment Lawyers Association.
Biographical
Office of Vice President and General Counsel, IBM, 1968-1972; 1972-1974. Assistant Division Counsel, Law Department, Union Carbide, 1974-1982. Author: Observations on Acquisitions, Howard Law Journal Vol. 26, 1983; Prepaid Legal Service Plans, National Bar Association Bulletin, 1983. Member: New York State Banking Board, 1983-1987; Orange County Human Rights Commission, 1972. Referee, New York State Supreme Court, Westchester County, 1988. Westchester County Surrogate's Court, Acting Surrogate, 1999. Member, Board of Editors, NY Litigator, 1995-1996.