Admitted
1985, Massachusetts; U.S. Court of Appeals, First, Third, Sixth and Seventh Circuits; U.S. Supreme Court
Law School
Rutgers University, School of Law, J.D., 1985
Law School Graduation Year
1985
College
Yale University, B.A., 1980
Memberships
Boston Bar Association; National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys.
Biographical
Editor: Consumer Bankruptcy Law and Practice, The Consumer Credit and Legal Practice Series, National Consumer Law Center, 6th ed., 2000; Repossessions and Foreclosures, National Consumer Law Center, 4th ed., 1999. Co-Author: Truth in Lending, National Consumer Law Center, 4th ed., 2000); Surviving Debt: A Guide for Consumers, 3rd ed., 1999; Remedies for Discharge Violations, American Bankruptcy Institute Law Journal, November/December 2000; Legislative Intent or Judicial Myth-Making? No Legislative History Supports Policy Argument Advanced Against Stripdown, American Bankruptcy Institute Law Journal, December/January 2000; Means Tested Bankruptcy: What Would It Mean? 28 Memphis L. Rev. 711, Spring 1998; Consumer Bankruptcy: Providing a Safety Net for Overwhelmed Families, Senate Testimony, 52 Consumer Finance Law Quarterly Rep. 185, Spring 1998; Consumer Bankruptcy in the Balance: The National Bankruptcy Review Commission's Recommendations Tilt Toward Creditors, 5 Amer. Bankr. Inst. L. Rev. 293, Winter 1997; Preventing Home Equity Lending Fraud, 7 Loyola Consumer L. Rev. 126, Summer 1995; Preventing Foreclosures: Spotting Loan Scams Involving Low-Income Homeowners, 27 Clearinghouse Review 116, June 1993. Member, Board of Directors: American Bankruptcy Institute; Coalition for Consumer Bankruptcy Education. Member: Steering Committee, Lawyers Clearinghouse on Affordable Housing and Homeless; Trial Lawyers for Public Justice.