Admitted
1979, Maryland, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit and U.S. District Court, District of Maryland; 1980, U.S. District Court, District of Columbia and District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Law School
American University Washington College of Law, J.D., cum laude, 1979
Law School Graduation Year
1979
College
Queens College of the City University of New York, B.A., magna cum laude, 1976
Memberships
Montgomery County and Maryland State Bar Associations; District of Columbia Bar; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Executive Board Member, Birth Trauma Group, 1993—; Co-chair, Birth Trauma Group, 1999—); Maryland Trial Lawyers Association.
Biographical
Publications: Evaluating Birth Trauma Cases Involving Brain Injury in the Premature Infant, ATLA Professional Negligence Newsletter, Winter, 1999; Clinical Markers Establishing a Causal Relationship between Birth Asphyxia and Cerebral Palsy: A Primer for Trial Lawyers, 21 American Journal of Trial Advocacy 1, 1997; Premises Liability: Overcoming Defenses in Slip and Fall Cases, Trial Magazine, January 1997; Maternal Infection in Pregnancy: Understanding the Medical and Legal Issues, Trial Magazine, May 1996; Electronic Fetal Monitoring, ATLA Professional Negligence Law Reporter, November 1995; Asphyxia and Cerebral Palsy: Understanding the Medical and Legal Issues, ATLA Birth Trauma Group Newsletter, June 1995; Cervical and Lumbar Disc Injuries: Understanding the Medical and Legal Issues, Trial Magazine, January 1995; Antepartum Evaluation of Fetal Well-Being, ATLA Birth Trauma Group Newsletter, December 1994; Placental Pathology: A Tool in Obstetrical Cases, Trial Magazine, May 1994; Loss of Chance in Obstetrical Cases, Trial Magazine, May 1993; Slip and Fall Cases: Some Practical Suggestions, Trial Magazine, August 1992; Obstetrical Negligence in Managing Hypertension: Legal Issues, Medical Malpractice Law & Strategy, October 1992; Obstetrical Negligence in Managing Hypertension: Medical Issues, Medical Malpractice Law & Strategy, September 1992; Obstetrical Malpractice: Hypertension in Pregnancy, Trial Magazine, May 1992;Gag Orders, Exclusionary Orders, and Protective Orders: Expanding the Use of Preventive Remedies to Safeguard a Criminal Defendant's Right to a Fair Trial, 29 Am. Univ. L. Rev. 439, 1980. Invited Lectures: Prenatal Care and Review of the Medical Chart, Birth Trauma Group Educational Program, Washington, D.C., July 1998; Placental Pathology: A Primer for Birth Trauma Litigation, Canadian Trial Lawyers Conference, Calgary, Canada, April 1998; (Chairperson) The Timing and Etiology of Brain Injury in the Preterm Infant, Birth Trauma Group Educational Program, Maui, Hawaii, February 1