Admitted
1974, New Jersey; 1982, New York, U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit, U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey and U.S. District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of New York
Law School
New York University, J.D., 1974
Law School Graduation Year
1974
College
Boston University, B.A., magna cum laude, Government, 1970
Memberships
Essex County (Recipient, Professional Achievement Award, 2001), New Jersey State (Vice President, 2003—; Treasurer, 2002-2003; Secretary, 2002; Member: Board of Trustees, 1998-2002; General Council, 1989—; Finance and Operations Committee, 1998-2002; Chair, Long Term Planning Committee, 2002—; Chair, Committee on Multijurisdictional Practice, 2000-2001; Standing Committee on Elections, 1983-1986; Vice-Chair, 1985; Meeting Arrangements and Travel Committee, 1990-1991, 2003—; Chair, Section on Labor and Employment Law, 1995-1997; Executive Committee, 1987—, National Labor Relations Board Coordinator, 1989-1992; Agency Review Committee, 1987-1989, Co-Chair (mgmt) Equal Employment Opportunity and Division on Civil Rights Committee, 1983-1987; Chair, Annual Labor Law Forum and Bench/Bar Conference, 1996—) and American (Chair, Commission on Multijurisdictional Practice, 2000-2002; Coordinating Council, Center for Professional Responsibility, 2000-2002; Section of Litigation; Member of Section Council, 1997-2000; Director of Divisions, 2001-2002; Division Director, Administration, 2002-2004; Co-Chair, Task Force on Merit Selection of Judges, 1996-1997; Co-Chair, Section Annual Meeting, 1995-1996; Member, State Justice Initiatives Task Force, 1995-1996; Member, Advisory Committee on Nominations, 1995-1996; Member, Committee on Multidisciplinary Practice, 1999-2000; Chair, Committee on Multijurisdictional Practice, 2000-2001; Member, Committee on CLE and Programs, 1994-1996; Committee on Employment and Labor Relations Law, Co-Chair, 1990-1993; Program and Publications Chair, 1988-1990; Committee on Business Torts; Employment Torts Subcommittee Chair, 1989-1995; Labor and Employment Law, EEO Committee; Tort and Insurance Practice, Committee on Employer-Employee Relations, Vice Chair, 1986-1987; Committee on Life and Health Insurance Law) Bar Associations; Master, Sidney Reitman Labor and Employment American Inn of Court.
Biographical
Recipient: American Jurisprudence Awards For, Torts, Trusts and Estates. Associate Editor, Annual Survey of American Law, 1973-1974. Author: Land Use Control, 1972-1973 Annual Survey of American Law 391. Co-Author: Employment Torts, Chapter of Business Torts Litigation Handbook, American Bar Association, 1992, 1998, 2004; Special Evidentiary Concerns, Employment Litigation Handbook, American Bar Association, 1998. Board of Editors, Jury Instructions in Employment Litigation, American Bar Association, 1994, 2004. Editor-In-Chief, ICLE/NJSBA Labor and Employment Section Book on New Jersey Labor and Employment Law, 1998—. Counsel, Westfield Board of Adjustment, 1981-1985. Fellow: The College of Labor and Employment Lawyers; American Bar Foundation; American Bar Association Section of Litigation. Listed in: The Best Lawyers in America; Chambers USA America's Leading Business Lawyers. Trustee, Montclair State University. Recipient: Columbian Foundation Humanitarian and Achievement Award, 2002; New Jersey Commission on Professionalism, Lawyer of the Year Award, 2002. New Jersey Court Appointed Mediator.