Admitted
1967, Pennsylvania and U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania; 1973, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit
Law School
Duquesne University, J.D., 1967
Law School Graduation Year
1967
College
University of Pittsburgh, B.A., 1964
Memberships
Allegheny County Bar Association (Assistant Secretary/Treasurer, Board of Governors, 1976; Chairperson, Young Lawyers Section, 1975; Member, Judiciary Committee, 1981-1983, 1989-1991; Chair, ACBA Players Committee, 1974-2000; Chair, Accountability, Conduct and Ethics Commission, 2002—); Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association (Member: Amicus Curiae Committee, 1987-1994; Western Chapter, Board of Governors, 1987-1989); The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Academy of Trial Lawyers of Allegheny County (Member, Board of Governors, 1999—).
Biographical
Phi Alpha Delta (President, 1966-1967). Recipient, Allegheny County Bar Association's Philip Werner Amram Award, 1992. Deputy Attorney General and Director of Community Advocate Unit of Pennsylvania Department of Justice, 1971-1980. Chair, American Civil Liberties Union, Greater Pittsburgh Chapter, Legal Committee, 1977-2002. President, Pennsylvania American Civil Liberties Union, 2001—. Adjunct Professor, Carnegie Mellon University.