Admitted
1967, New York; 1977, District of Columbia, U.S. Supreme Court and U.S. Claims Court
Law School
St. John's University, J.D., 1967
Law School Graduation Year
1967
College
United States Merchant Marine Academy, B.S. in Engineering, 1963
Memberships
District of Columbia Bar; Bar Association of the District of Columbia Bar; Association of the Bar of the City of New York; Federal (Chairman, Aviation Committee, 1986—) and American Bar Associations; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; National Head Injury Foundation; Lawyer-Pilots Bar Association; National Transportation Safety Board Bar Association (Founding Member; President, 1988-1990).
Biographical
Recipient: The John Marshall Award by U.S. Attorney General for Outstanding Achievement in the Development of Aviation Law; Meritorious Award from FAA for Chicago DC-10 Hearings; Highest Professional Achievement Award for USMMA Class '63. Author: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Litigation Strategies, Journal of Air Law & Commerce, 1999; Litigating Air Crash Cased, The Digest, Syracuse University School of Law, 1999; Pilot Judgement: Training, Current Development and Future Issues in Aviation Cases, Journal of Air Law and Commerce, Spring 1983; A Clear Approach to Aviation Cases, Trial Magazine, Vol. 17, No. 2, 1981; Handling FAA Enforcement Proceedings, A View From the Inside, Journal of Air Law and Commerce, Spring 1981; Aviation Accident Investigation in a Litigation Environmental. Adjunct Professor, Business Law, Long Island University, 1969-1971. Airline Transport Pilot Certificate, Single, Multiengine, Instrument Rated, Flight and Ground School Instructor, FAA Certificated Aircraft and Powerplant Mechanic. Trial Attorney, Admiralty, Senior Trial Attorney, Aviation and Chief of Aviation Unit, U.S. Department of Justice, 1970-1979. Chief of Litigation Counsel and Accident Investigation Spokesman of Federal Aviation Administration, 1979-1982. FAA Designated Accident Prevention Counselor, 1982—. Director of Air Safety of Congressional Squadron of Civil Air Patrol, 1983. General Counsel and Member of the Board of National Aviation Club, 1984—. Member, Experimental Aircraft Association Advisory Council, 1989-1992. Advisor to Airline Passenger Association, 1989-1990. Member and Counsel, International Society of Air Safety Investigators. Certified as a Civil Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy.