Admitted
1974, New York; 1975, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of New York and U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; 1977, U.S. Supreme Court and U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces
Law School
New York University, LL.M., 1977; Brooklyn Law School, J.D., 1973
Law School Graduation Year
1973
College
New York University, B.A., 1970
Memberships
Brooklyn, New York State and American Bar Associations.
Biographical
Chief Counsel, New York State Assembly, Majority Program Committee, 1978-1980. Counsel, New York State Assembly Committee on Public Authority Structures, 1981-1985. Chief Counsel, New York City Council Special Committee on the Homeless, 1987-1990. Counsel to Councilman Ken Fisher, 1990—. Member, Board of Trustees, President, Brooklyn Bar Association, 2000. Association of the Bar, City of New York, Family Court and Family Law Committee, 1992—. Author: New York's Equitable Distribution Law - A Year Later, New York Law School, Law Review Vol. 27, No. 2, 1981; Valuation of Professional Licenses and Small Business Interests Under the New York Equitable Distribution Law, New York State Bar Association Family Law Review Vol. 16, No. 3, March, 1984; The Burden of Proofing a Divorce Action Based Upon the Grounds of Cruel and Inhuman Treatment, New York State Bar Association, Family Law Review Vol. 17, No. 2, 1985; Child Support: Can It Finally Be Collected? Some New Teeth for the Enforcement of Child Support Orders, New York State Bar Association, Family Law Review Vol. 18, No. 3, 1984; What is Section 170 (a) of the Domestic Relations Law? Family Law Review Vol. 18, No. 4, December, 1986; Is It Possible to Deny a Natural Parent the Right to Visitation? Family Law Review Vol. 20, No. 2, June, 1988; Relocation - The New Breed of Matrimonial Cases, Family Law Review, 1989; College Education - Parental Option or Obligation? Family Law Review, 1990; The Best Interests of the Child and Religion, 1991 Family Law Quarterly; Mental Illness and Divorce, May 1992, Family Law Quarterly. Appellate Division, Second Department and Brooklyn Bar Association Certificate of Appreciation in Recognition of Education Contribution to the legal profession in Matrimonial Law, 1984, 1989. Certificate of Honor, New York State Bar Association - Attorney Advisor, 1988. New York State Mock Trial Tournament Winner, 1984. Presentation Chairman, Family Law, A Special Focus in Children, Brooklyn Law School, 1994. Founder, New York Sta
Military
Colonel, New York Guard