Admitted
1973, New York and U.S. District Court, Western District of New York; 1976, U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York; 1984, U.S. Supreme Court; 1985, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
Law School
State University of New York at Buffalo, J.D., cum laude, 1972
Law School Graduation Year
1972
College
University of Miami, B.B.A., department honors, 1965
Memberships
Erie County, New York State and American Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute (Chair, Insurance Law Committee); Federation of Insurance Defense and Corporate Counsel (Member, Publications Committee; Sections on: Toxic Tort and Environmental Law; Insurance Coverage); International Association of Defense Counsel; Products Liability Advisory Counsel.
Biographical
Technical Editor, Buffalo Law Review, 1971-1972. Listed in: Who's Who in American Law; Matthew Bender: Meet the Experts, 1999—. Author and Lecturer: (Co-author, with L. Russ) Couch on Insurance 3d, . If It Isn't Mold-What Is It? Mold: A Substantive Litigation and Coverage Outline; Bad Faith: A Continuum From Claims to Trial; Reinsurance: The Basics; Nursing Homes and Related Health Care Liability and Insurance: Are There Any Trends? Governmental and Individual Claims in Gun Litigation and Coverage: Where to Go From Here?; Insurance Defense and Coverage; Bad Faith and Extra Contractual Liability; Labor Law 200, 240, 241; Toxic Torts and Environmental; for Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel; Defense Research Institute; New York State Bar Association; and International Bar Association. Co-author: 2000-2001 Survey of New York Insurance Law, 52 Syracuse Law Review 449 (2002) How to Win Early in Lead Paint Litigation, The Federation of Insurance & Corporate Counsel Quarterly, 1998. Contributing Author: Causes of Action, West Group, 1997 (Claims and Defenses for Personal Injury within the Context of Premises Liability Construction Site Injuries [New York Perspective] 9COA2d1. Co-Author: A Tactical Approach to Declaratory Judgment Actions, For The Defense, 1996; To D.J. or Not to D.J. -- What Then? Insurers' Duties: A Coverage Perspective, Defense Research Institute, 1995.