Admitted
1979, Pennsylvania and U.S. District Court, Middle District of Pennsylvania; 1985, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit
Law School
Dickinson School of Law, J.D., 1979
Law School Graduation Year
1979
College
Villanova University, B.A., 1976
Memberships
Lackawanna County (President, Young Lawyers Section, 1986; Member, Board of Directors, 1988; Senior Director, 1992-1997; Vice President, 2001; President Elect, 2002; President, 2003; Executive Committee, 2002-2003), Pennsylvania (County Delegate, Young Lawyers Section, 1987; Member, Civil Litigation Section, 1987—; Zone Delegate, Young Lawyers Section, 1988; Chairman, 1996-1997 and Member, 2000—, Civil Rules Committee) and American Bar Associations; Federal Bar Association (President, Middle District of Pennsylvania Federal Bar Association, 2000-2001; President-Elect, 1999-2000; National Delegate, 2001-2002); Middle District of Pennsylvania Lawyers Advisory Committee; Northeastern Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association (Vice President 1990-1991; Member, Board of Directors, 1992—; President, 1994-1995); Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association (Member, Board of Governors, 1983-1989); The Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Member, Workplace Injury Litigation Group, 1999—); Lackawanna Pro Bono, Inc. (Board of Directors, 2002). Advocate, National College of Advocacy, 2001. Advocate, American Board of Trial Advocates. Certified as a Civil Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy, 1992; recertified, 1997; recertified, 2002.
Biographical
Phi Alpha Delta (Justice, 1978-1979). Recipient, International Academy of Trial Lawyers Award for Moot Court Competition. Solicitor: First National Bank of Avoca, 1985-1987; Lackawanna County Treasurer's Office, 1988—. Lecturer: My First Trial (1992) Pa. Trial Lawyers Assoc.; The Complete Trial: Techniques for Beginners to Veterans, (1993) Pa. Trial lawyers Assoc.; Ethical Considerations and Problems Prior to Trial, (1993) Pa. Trial Lawyers Assoc.; Examining the Expert Witness, (1994) Pa. Bar Institute; Trial Evidence in the Civil Case, (1996) Pa. Bar Institute; How to Litigate Your First Civil Trial in Pennsylvania (2003) National Business Institute.