Admitted
1967, Pennsylvania and U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania; 1968, U.S. Court of Appeals, 3rd, 4th and 10th Circuits; 1971, U.S. Supreme Court
Law School
University of Pittsburgh, J.D., 1966
Law School Graduation Year
1966
College
University of Pittsburgh, B.A., 1963
Memberships
Allegheny County; Special Fee Determination Committee, 1986—; Member: Lawyers Referral Committee, 1972-1974; Association of Trial Lawyers in Criminal Court, 1970—; Director, 1989-1994; Judiciary Committee, 1993-1996; Chairman, 1996; Judicial Merit Selection Committee, 1997-1999; Treasurer, 1997; Nominating Committee, 1997-1999), Pennsylvania and American (Member, Committees on: Defense Services and Effective Representation, Section of Criminal Justice, 1975-1976; Defense Function, Criminal Justice Section, 1976-1977; Subcommittee Chairman, Ethical Considerations in Prosecution and Defense of Criminal Cases, 1979-1980; Member: Grand Jury Committee, 1981-1982; Public Education Subcommittee, 1976-1977; Competence of Counsel Subcommittee, 1976-1977) Bar Associations; National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; Pennsylvania Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (Vice President and CLE Chairman, 1988-1990; President, 1990-1992)
Biographical
Lecturer in Law, Steel Valley Police Academy, 1978. Listed in Best Lawyers in America. Fellow, American Board of Criminal Lawyers (Board of Governors, 1999-2002).