Admitted
1983, Pennsylvania, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Middle Districts of Pennsylvania and U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; 1999, U.S. Supreme Court
Law School
Duquesne University, J.D., 1983
Law School Graduation Year
1983
College
Washington & Lee University, B.A., History, 1980
Memberships
Philadelphia, Lackawanna County (Member and Special Trial Master, Continuing Legal Education Committee, 1989) and Pennsylvania (Member, Judicial Section and Administration Committee) Bar Associations; Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association (Assistant Secretary, 2002-2003; Assistant Treasurer, 2001-2002; Member: Board of Governors, 1991—; Executive Committee, 1995—; Chairman, LAWPAC Fund Development Committee, 1995-1996, Auto Task Force; Chairman, Ad Hoc Committee on Disciplinary Rule 7.3, 1998—; Legislative Policy Committee; Long Range Planning Committee; Americus Curiae Committee; Committee on Courts, 2000—; Internet Legislative Drafting Committee, 2000—; Ad Hoc Committee on Multi Disciplinary Practice, 2000—; Ad Hoc Auto Committee, 2000—); The Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Member: Key Person Committee; Birth Trauma Litigation Group; Board of Directors, Workplace Injury Litigation Group, 1996—; Professional Negligence Section; ) Attorney's Information Exchange Group (Speaker ATV's, 1993); Million Dollar Advocates Forum; Northeastern Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association (Board of Directors, 1999-2001); Lackawanna Pro Bono, Inc. (Board of Directors, 2001—).
Biographical
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Interbranch Commission on Venue 2002. Law Clerk to the Hon. Robert N.C. Nix, Jr., Chief Justice of Pennsylvania, 1984. Recipient, Special Achievement Award, 1999 ATLA Annual Convention. Author: Separation of Powers: Restrictions on Legislative Regulation of Attorney's Fees in Medical Malpractice Actions, The Barrister, Special Supplement, December 2002; An Historic Overview of the Supreme Court's Rulemaking Authority, The Barrister, Special Supplement, December 2002; Funded Employment and Vocational Rehabilitation Shams Affecting Injured Workers, ATLA 2000 Annual Convention Reference Materials, Vol. II, pg. 2845-2857; The Evolution of the Right of Partially Disabled Workers to Receive Worker's Compensation Benefits Even When Laid Off, The Barrister, 1990; P.17; Straight Talk About The 1993 Amendments to the Pennsylvania Workers Compensation Act, The Barrister, Fall 1993; Enforcement of the American With Disabilities Act Will Bring Equity to the Job Referral Practice in The Pennsylvania Workers' Compensation System, The Barrister, Vol. XX, Number 1, Spring 1995. Advocate, National College of Advocacy, 1995.