Admitted
1979, Pennsylvania and U.S. District Court, Middle District of Pennsylvania; 1982, Massachusetts
Law School
Villanova University, J.D., 1979
Law School Graduation Year
1979
College
University of Scranton; Duquesne University, B.A., summa cum laude, Journalism, 1976
Memberships
Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania (Member, Workers Compensation Committee, 1985-1996), Massachusetts and American Bar Associations; Pennsylvania Defense Institute (Chairperson, Workers Compensation Committee, 1985-1996; Chairperson, 1985-1996); Defense Research Institute and Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association.
Biographical
Contributing Editor to Counterpoint, a publication of the Pennsylvania Defense Institute, 1985-1992. Certified in Trial Advocacy, Harvard Law School, 1983. Author: Article, Analysis of Recent Decisions Regarding the Defendant Employers' Burden of Proof in Job Availability Cases, Counterpoint (1988); Article, Developments in Case Law Affecting the Payment of Medical Bills, Counterpoint (1989); Article, Highlights of the New Workers Compensation Rules and Regulations: Hints for Defense Counsel, Counterpoint (1989); Article, Medical Bills: Can they be Reimbursed from the Supersedeas Fund, Counterpoint, (1991); Article, Guidelines for Vocational Representatives and Guidelines for Presentation of Vocational Testimony at Hearing, Counterpoint (1993); Article, Job Interview Sabotage - How to Prove, Preserve & Present This Testimony at Hearing, Counterpoint (1995). Lecturer in Law: Pennsylvania Bar Association; Pennsylvania Bar Institute; PA Chamber of Commerce; Lackawanna County Bar Association; Marywood College; Occupational Health Center (New Jersey), PATLA.