Admitted
1978, Massachusetts; 1979, New York; 1982, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York and U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
Law School
Boston University, J.D., 1978
Law School Graduation Year
1978
College
Clark University, B.A., with honors, 1974
Memberships
Association of the Bar of the City of New York (Member, Judiciary Committee); Kings County and New York State Bar Associations; Faculty Association of the Bar of the City of New York (Lecturer: Basic Trial Advocacy; Taking and Defending Depositions); New York Medical Defense Association; New York State Trial Lawyers Association; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America.
Biographical
Lecturer: Trial Secrets-Preparation of the Defense in a Medical Malpractice Trial; Secrets of Jury Selection; AIDS Liability, New York State Trial Lawyers Institute; MLMIC RISIK Management; ATLA, 2002; National College of Advocacy Breast Cancer Symposium; The Medical Malpractice Trial, Risk Management Seminar, Saint Vincent's Catholic Medical Centers. Program Lecturer Breast Cancer: Case Studies Lecturer, The Society of Medical Jurisprudence: Defense Strategies for the Physician in the Courtroom. Staten Island University Hospital-Continuing Medical Education Mock Trial of a Wrongful Death Case. Senior Trial Attorney, Homicide Bureau, Office of the District Attorney, Kings County, N.Y., 1978-1982. Associate and Trial Attorney, Martin, Clearwater & Bell, New York, 1982-1987. Partner and Trial Attorney, Belair & Evans LLP, New York, 1987-1999. Partner and Trial Attorney, Garson Gerspach DeCorato & Cohen, LLP, New York, N.Y. Arbitrator, New York City Civil Court. (Certified as a Civil Trial Advocacy Specialist by the National Board of Trial Advocacy)