Admitted
1968, New York; 1975, U.S. District Court, Western District of New York; 1982, U.S. Supreme Court; 1991, U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York
Law School
State University of New York at Buffalo, J.D., 1968
Law School Graduation Year
1968
College
State University of New York at Buffalo, B.S., 1965
Memberships
Erie County (Chairman, Negligence Committee, 1984-1987; Member, Special Committees on: Code of Evidence, 1985—; Legal Specialization, 1986—; Member, Bench-Bar Committee, 8th Judicial District), New York State (Member, Sections on: Estates and Trust; Torts; Insurance; Compensation Law) and American (Member, Sections on: Business Law; Law Practice Management and Tort and Insurance Practice) Bar Associations; Western New York Trial Lawyers Association; American Board of Trial Advocates (Charter Member, Western New York Chapter); Defense Trial Lawyers Association of Western New York; Defense Research Institute.
Biographical
Author: Chapter 27 Fire and Property Insurance in Insurance Law Practice published by the New York State Bar Association, 2001; Disaster Awaits: Workers' Compensation Liens v. No-Fault First Party Benefits, New York State Bar Journal, Vol. 62. December, 1990; Liquor Liability of Fire Companies and Municipalities, Fire District Affairs Bulletin, Vol. 20, No. 19, No. 10, March 1993. Counsel, Orchard Park Fire District, 1971—. Member, Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association.
Military
First Lieut., U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Trial and Defense Counsel, 1968-1971