Admitted
1985, Pennsylvania and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania; 1991, Montana and U.S. District Court, District of Montana; U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 1999, Nevada and U.S. District Court, District of Nevada
Law School
Rutgers University School of Law, J.D., with honors, 1985
Law School Graduation Year
1985
College
Swarthmore College, B.A., History, 1974; University of Pennsylvania, M.A., South Asia Regional Studi
Memberships
Clark County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Montana; State Bar of Nevada.
Biographical
Member, Rutgers University Law Journal. Co-Author (with Tobias): Shifting Winds: Court Whittles Away at Plaintiffs' Recovery of Attorney Fees, ABA Journal, Vol. 87, September, 2001; The Civil Justice Reform Act Amendment Act of 1995, 164 F.R.D. 577 (1996); The Judicial Amendments Act of 1994, 159 F.R.D. 649 (1995); Recent Work of the Civil Rules Committee, 52 Mont. L. Rev. 307 (1991); A Salute to the National Seashore System at Fifty, 28 Nat. Resources J. 227 (1988). Instructor: Introduction to Islamic Studies, 1981 and Topics in Religious Diversity, 1982, Haverford College; Islamic Religion and Institutions, University of Pennsylvania, 1980, 1981.