Admitted
1969, Ohio; 1970, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; 1972, U.S. Supreme Court; 1982, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit
Law School
Cleveland Marshall College of Law, J.D., 1968
Law School Graduation Year
1968
College
Washington & Jefferson College, B.A., 1964
Memberships
Cleveland (Chairman, Juvenile Court Committee, 1974-1976; Member, 1979-1989 and Chairman, 1985-1986, Family Law Section), Cuyahoga County (Member, 1975-1982 and Chairman, 1979-1980, Committee on Juvenile Court; Member, 1977 and Chairman, 1985-1986, Family Law Section), Ohio State (Member, Family Law Committee; Eighth Judicial Conference (Life Member), 1980—) and American (Member, Family Law Section) Bar Associations; War Veterans Bar Association (President, 1977-1978). Fellow: American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (President, Ohio Chapter, 1989; Member, National Board of Governors, 1990-2002; American College of Family Trial Lawyers (Diplomat)
Biographical
Phi Alpha Delta. Listed in: The Best Lawyers in American, Naifeh and Smith, 1991—; Who's Who in American Law, 1992—. Member, Board of Trustees, Cleveland Urban Community School, 1971-1972. Member, Board of Trustees, 1979—, President, 1987-1988, Cleveland Marshall Law School of Cleveland State University Alumni Association. Member, Guardian Ad Litem Panel of Juvenile Court Division of the Court of Common Pleas of Cuyahoga County, 1979-1988. Member, Guardian ad Litem Advisory Committee, Domestic Relations Division of Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court, 1986-1988. Member, Rules Committee of Division of Domestic Relations, Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court, 1986-1990. Member, 1984 and Chairman, 1988-1993, Divorce Mediation Advisory Committee of Jewish Family Services Association. Member, National Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association. Member, Ohio State Supreme Court Committee, Alternate Dispute Resolution, 1992-2002. Contributing Author, Baldwins Ohio Domestic Relations Law, June, 1987—. Certified Divorce Arbitrator through American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, 1989. Fellow, International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers.