Law School
Columbia University, J.D., 1983
Law School Graduation Year
1983
College
Stanford University, A.B., with honors, 1980
Memberships
Cleveland (Former Member, Board of Trustees, Immigration Referral Panel), Ohio State and American Bar Associations; American Immigration Lawyers Association.
Biographical
Listed in: Who's Who Among Black Americans; Who's Who in American Law. Recipient, Crain's Cleveland Business' 40 Under 40 Outstanding Young Business Leaders Award. Articles Editor, Columbia Journal of Art & The Law. Author: Supreme Court Ruling Moved Toward Favoring Arbitration, Crain's Cleveland Business, July 9, 2001; Written Policy Can Help Control Technology Abuse, Employee Cost Control Strategies for CEOs, Managers & Administrators, November 2000; Discrimination Damages: Controlling The Tax Consequences For The Plaintiff, The Practical Lawyer, January 1999; Employment at Will: Job-Related Lawsuits Rapidly Overwhelming the Courts, Kaleidoscope, April/May 2000. Co-Authored with Jim Neumeister: Road to Becoming Law Long for OSHA, Crain's Cleveland Business, May 8, 2000 and NLRB Ruling to Dramatically Impact Employers, Crain's Cleveland Business, August 14, 2000. Lecturer: Confidentiality, Trade Secrets, and Covenants Not to Compete: Are They Really Enforceable, ABA - MCP 2000 Conference, Chicago, Illinois, October, 1999; Hiring and Firing Issues, HR Star Conference, Cleveland, Ohio, July, 2000; A Guide to Avoiding Litigation Pitfalls, HR Star Conference, Cleveland, Ohio, July, 2001; Effective Drafting of Non-Compete Agreements, OSBA Post-Employment Litigation Conference, Cleveland, Ohio, November, 2001; Litigation Avoidance Strategies, HR Star Conference, Cleveland, Ohio, July, 2002. Member, Board of Trustees, Cleveland Institute of Music. Former Labor Arbitration Panelist, Cleveland State University Industrial Relations Center. Former Executive Committee Member and Labor Counsel, Cleveland Ballet. Former Member of Steering Committee for Orchestra Tomorrow, Cleveland Orchestra. Former Vice President of Board and Legal Counsel, Apollo's Fire - The Cleveland Baroque Orchestra.