Admitted
1976, New York; 1977, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of New York; 1981, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; 1999, U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit, U.S. Court of the Armed Forces, U.S. Court of Federal Claims and U.S. Supreme
Law School
Syracuse University College of Law, J.D., cum laude, 1975
Law School Graduation Year
1975
College
State University of New York at Stony Brook, B.A., 1972
Memberships
Suffolk County (First Vice President, 2002-2003; Second Vice President, 2001-2002; Treasurer, 2000-2001; Secretary, 1999-2000; Director, 1994-1996; President's Award, 1996; Directors' Award, 1989; Awards of Recognition, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992; Chair, Appellate Practice Committee, 1986-1988; Member, Pro Bono Legal Services Committee, 1988-1989; Library Trustee, 1988-1990; Chair: Judiciary Committee, 1992-1993; Chair, Judicial Screening Task Force, 1993-1995; Chair, Bylaws Revision Committee, 1995-1998; Chair, Legislative Review Committee, 1997-1998) and New York State (Member, House of Delegates, 1993-1995, 2000-2002; Chair, Committee on Courts of Appellate Jurisdiction, 1997-2000) Bar Associations; Suffolk Academy of Law (Officer, 1985-1989; First Vice President, 1987-1989; Faculty Member); Suffolk County Bar Pro Bono Foundation (Managing Director, 2000-2001; Assistant Managing Director, 1999-2000; Secretary, 1990-1992; Member, Board of Managers, 1990-1994); Director, Nassau/Suffolk Law Services Committee, Inc., 2000—; Suffolk County Criminal Bar Association
Biographical
Senior Survey Editor, Syracuse Law Review, 1974-1975. Associate Editor, Journal of the Suffolk Academy of Law, 1988-1994. Legal Articles Editor, The Suffolk Lawyer, 1995—. Author: The Scope of Discovery in New York: Liability Insurance Policies, 25 Syracuse Law Review 646, 1974; Avoiding Dismissal of an Appeal, 3 The Suffolk Lawyer No. 13, p.2 Nov., 1987. Assistant District Attorney, Suffolk County, New York, 1975-1983. Principal Law Clerk to Hon. Lawrence J. Bracken, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Appellate Division, Second Judicial Department, 1983-1987. Village Prosecutor, Incorporated Village of Nissequogue, 1987—. Special Assistant District Attorney, Suffolk County, New York, 1990—. Fellow, New York Bar Foundation (1998—).