Admitted
1972, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1973, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; 1976, U.S. Supreme Court; 1980, New York; 1981, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of New York; 1983, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sec
Law School
University of Michigan, J.D., cum laude, 1972
Law School Graduation Year
1972
College
University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School, B.S., 1969
Memberships
Essex County, New Jersey State and American (Member, Section of Litigation: Division Director, Co-Chair, Class Actions and Derivative Suits Committee, 1997-2000; Co-Chair, Task Force on Independent Lawyer, 1996-2000) Bar Associations; Association of the Federal Bar of the State of New Jersey (Trustee); American Law Institute.
Biographical
Research and Development Editor, University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform, 1971-1972. Law Clerk to Hon. Frederick B. Lacey, U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey, 1972-1974. Assistant U.S. Attorney, District of New Jersey, 1974-1977. Recipient, U.S. Department of Justice Special Achievement Award, 1977. Appointed Arbitrator, United States District Court, District of New Jersey, Superior Court of New Jersey, Essex County. Appointed to Supreme Court of New Jersey Civil Practice Committee (1996-1998, 1998-2000, 2000—); Supreme Court of New Jersey Committee on Model Jury Charges, Civil, 1986-1987 Court Term. Member, Editorial Board of New Jersey Lawyer, (1996—). Member, Advisory Board, BNA Class Action Litigation Reporter. Testified before U.S. Supreme Court Advisory Committee on Civil Rules on proposed revisions to Class Action Rule (1997). Author: Federal Class Action Reform: Action Expected on the Legislative cd Rule-making Fronts, Metropolitan Corporate Counsel (4/01); Congressional Class Action Reform: Shift Most State Class Actions to Federal Court, ABA Section of Litigation, Committee on Corporate Counsel Newsletter (12/98) and Metropolitan Corporate Counsel (9/98); Reform for Federal Class Action Procedure: Proposed Changes to Rule 23, Metropolitan Corporate Counsel (8/96). (Certified Civil Trial Attorney, Supreme Court of New Jersey, Board on Trial Attorney Certification)