Admitted
1982, New York and U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; 1984, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; 1986, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1987, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit and U.S. District
Law School
Fordham University, J.D., 1981
Law School Graduation Year
1981
College
Fordham University, B.A., 1978
Memberships
The Association of the Bar of the City of New York; New York State (Member: Insurance, Negligence and Compensation Law Section; Committee on Aviation Law; Environmental Law Section), New Jersey State (Member, Air Law Committee) and American (Member: Natural Resources Law Section; Section of Tort and Insurance Practice; Committee on International Tort and Insurance Law and Practice; Committee on Products, General Liability and Consumer Law; Committee on Self-Insurers and Risk Managers) Bar Associations; Federation of Insurance and Corporate Counsel; International Association of Defense Counsel; New York County Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute (Vice-Chair, Subcommittee on Power Tools and Outdoor Equipment); New Jersey Sports and Recreational Activities Liability Study Commission.
Biographical
Author: 'Assumption of Risk in the Arena, on the Field and in the Mosh Pit: What Protection Does It Afford? Entertainment and Sports Lawyer, Summer 1995; Offer of Judgment Under Rule 68: How Long Has It Been Since You Served One? IADC Advocacy Practice Procedure Committee Newsletter, August 1995; Expanding the Family: Testing the Limits of Tort Liability, Defense Counsel Journal, Vol. 61, p.232, 1994; The Consumer's Failure to Read Product Warnings: What They Don't Know Can Hurt You, For The Defense, Vol. 35, No. 10, 1993; Crashworthiness on Land and in the Air: A Historical Overview with an Analysis of Proposed Legislation, The Forum Vol. 19, No. 3, June, 1984; Statute of Limitations Distinguishes Between Medical Device and Toxic Substance Cases, Brooklyn Barrister, May, 1981; Comparing New York and New Jersey Approaches-A Lawyer's Interstate Medical Malpractice Guide, 124 New Jersey Journal 10, 1989; Offer of Judgment under Rule 668: A Dangling Sword of Variable Sharpness, For The Defense, Vol. 52, No. 8, August 1990; Removing Cases to Federal Court: A Harbor Safe from Stormy Seas, For the Defense, Vol. 33, No. 3, 1991; Big Brother Looks More Closely at Consumer Product Safety, For the Defense, Vol. 33, No. 10, October 1991. Co-Author: Ch. 38, General Liability Insurance, New York Insurance Law (Matthew Bender 1991). Member, Medical Malpractice Mediation Panel, Second Judicial Department, 1987—. (Resident , Hackensack, New Jersey Office)