Admitted
1981, New York and U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; 1983, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; 1984, U.S. Tax Court; 1985, U.S. Supreme Court; 1989, Connecticut and U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut; 1991, U.S.
Law School
Pace University, J.D., 1980
Law School Graduation Year
1980
College
Fordham University, B.S., magna cum laude, 1977
Memberships
Association of the Bar of the City of New York; New York State (Member: Committee on Lawyer Competency, 1987-1989; Committee on Federal Judiciary, 1989—) and American Bar Associations; New York County Lawyers Association; New York State Trial Lawyers Association; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Federal Bar Council
Biographical
Beta Gamma Sigma. Law Clerk to Hon. Irving Ben Cooper, Senior U.S. District Judge, Southern District of New York, 1980-1982, Part time, 1983-1984. Taxi Commissioner, 1986-1987 and Member, Planning Board, 1987-1989, Village of Mamaroneck, New York. Arbitrator: Civil Court of the City of New York, 1986-1996; American Arbitration Association, 1986-1996. Author: Age Discrimination in Employment Act: Employers Can Enforce Releases Too! Labor Law Journal, American Bar Association, 1993. Editor, Civil Pretrial Proceedings in New York (2 Volumes, West Publishing, 1999) (Author, supplement to 2 volumes, 2000, 2001). Mediator, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, 1998—. Member, Advisory Council, Board of Judges, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, 1995—. Author: Fair Value Proceedings: Fixing Fair Value In New York, NY Litigator, New York State Bar Association, Commercial and Federal Litigation Section, 1996. Member, Advisory Council, Professional Golfer's Association, Metropolitan Section, 1992—. Evaluator, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York, 1992-1996. Member, New York State Office of Court Administration's Advisory Committee on Civil Practice, 1999—. Fellow, American Bar Foundation. (Board Certified Civil Trial Advocacy Specialist by the National Board of Trial Advocacy)