Admitted
1981, Pennsylvania, U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania and U.S. Tax Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court
Law School
University of Pittsburgh, J.D., cum laude, 1981
Law School Graduation Year
1981
College
University of Dayton, B.S.B.A., magna cum laude, Accounting, 1978
Memberships
Allegheny County (Member, Young Lawyers Governing Council; Member, Committees on: Young Lawyers Education; Criminal Justice Act Malpractice Insurance; Federal Judges Profile Committee; Criminal Practice Subcommittee, Federal Court Section) and Pennsylvania Bar Associations; Academy of Trial Lawyers of Allegheny County; Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association; Western Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association; The Million Dollar Advocate Forum; National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; Pennsylvania Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; St. Thomas More Society.
Biographical
Order of the Coif. Appellate Internship, Judge Weis, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Certified Public Accountant, (inactive), 1982. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, Criminal Defense, 1997-1998, 1999-2000 and 2001-2002, Personal Injury, 2001-2002 and Civil Litigation, 2001-2002. Previous Employment: Touche Ross & Co. (presently Deloitte & Touche, L.L.P.). Law Clerk to the Honorable Donald E. Ziegler, U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania, 1982-1984. Assistant United States Attorney, Western District of Pennsylvania, 1984-1988, Narcotics Unit 1984-1986, Special Litigation White Collar Crime 1986-1988, Financial Task Force 1986-1988. Speaker: Developing the Theory of Your Case, Young Lawyers Division Summer Conference, Pennsylvania Bar Association, July 27, 1992; What's It Worth: Evaluating and Settling Personal Injury Claims, Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association, May 10, 1995; Use and Abuse of Expert Witnesses, Academy of Trial Lawyers of Allegheny County, September 27, 1997.