Admitted
1978, New York; U.S. District Court, Southern, Northern and Eastern Districts of New York
Law School
Albany Law School, J.D., 1977
Law School Graduation Year
1977
College
Drew University, B.A., Political Science, 1974
Memberships
Nassau County, Brooklyn, New York State and American Bar Associations; American Bankruptcy Institute; American Bankruptcy Board of Certification; National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees
Biographical
Recipient: Gold Club Certificate of Appreciation, Brooklyn Bar Association, Volunteer Lawyers Project, Inc., 1998; Pro Bono Award, Volunteer Layers Project Inc., 1999; Silver Club Certificate of Appreciation, Brooklyn Bar Association, Volunteer Lawyers Project, Inc., 2000. Speaker: Fundamentals of Bankruptcy Law, Brooklyn Bar Association, Continuing Legal Education, 1994; Consumer Bankruptcy Law, New York State Bar Association, Brooklyn, NY, November 1995; Consumer Bankruptcy Law, New York City Bar Association, Continuing Legal Education, New York, NY, 1996; How to Handle Consumer Bankruptcy Cases, Practicing Law Institute, New York, NY, 1997 and 1998; Legal Update Program for Court Attorneys and Legal Series Titles (The Interplay Between Bankruptcy Law and Matrimonial Law), NLE, Melville, NY, 2001; Basic Bankruptcy Law, New York County Lawyers Association, New York, NY, November 2000. Lecturer: Consumer Bankruptcy Law, New York State Bar Association, November 1995; Consumer Bankruptcy Law, Bar Association of City of New York; Discharge and Dischargeability in Consumer Bankruptcy Cases, Brooklyn Bar Association. Special Trainer, Sessions at Practicing Law Institute How to Handle Consumer Bankruptcy Cases; Training Sessions on Operation Trustees to Chapter 7 Trustees, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. Member: Panel Chapter 7, Trustees for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, 1980—; Southern District of New York Committee Regarding Bankruptcy Administration. Prior Experience: Staff Attorney, Legal Aid Society, Albany, New York, 1978-1980; Partner, Jacoby & Meyers, Brooklyn, New York, 1980-1999; Managing Partner, Messer & Siminovsky, 1999—. Elected Fellow: American Bar Foundation. Board Certified in Consumer Bankruptcy Law