Admitted
1965, Connecticut and U.S. Court of Military Appeals; 1969, U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut; 1972, U.S. Court of Appeals, 2nd Circuit; 1973, U.S. Supreme Court
Law School
New York University, LL.B., 1965
Law School Graduation Year
1965
College
University of Pennsylvania, B.S., 1962; National College of Advocacy, 1984
Memberships
Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association (Treasurer, 1973-1974; Vice President, 1974-1975; President, 1975-1977); The Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Board Governors, 1979—Amicus Curiae Committee, 1987; Chair, 1988-1989; Ethics Committee, 1987; Co-Chair of ATLA International Lawyer Relations Committee, 1989-1990; Chairman, 1990, and Co-Chair, International Practice Section, 1991; ATLA Product Liability Advisory Committee, 1989-1990; ATLA Political Insight Conference Committee, 1989-1990; ATLA Insurance Bad Faith Litigation Group, 1989-1990; ATLA Constitution Challenge Committee, 1989-1990; ATLA, Chair, Organization and Home Office Committee, 1995-1997; Member, Judicial Independence Committee, 1999—); American Board of Trial Advocates (Advocate); International Society of Barristers; Association of Personal Injury Lawyers, London; Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers; Kentucky Academy of Trial Lawyers; New York State Trial Lawyers Association; Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association; Australian Plaintiff Lawyers Association.
Biographical
Member, Board of Representatives, Stamford, Connecticut, 1970-1972. State Chairman, National Organization for Legal Problems in Education, 1974. Author: Primer on Products Liability, Connecticut Law Tribune, 1977; How to Grab the Jury's Attention in a Medical Case, Trial Diplomacy Journal, 1981-1982; What It Means to be a Plaintiff's Lawyer, Connecticut Law Tribune, 1988; The Case for the Plaintiff, Miami Review, 1988. Contributor: The Association of Trial Lawyers of America tape series: Learn from the Masters, 1982; Wrongful Death Litigation, 1983. Lecturer: Proof of Damages, 1983— and Dramatic Techniques in the Courtroom, 1983—, National College of Advocacy; Giant Lies Come From Giant Insurance Companies, Australian Labor Lawyers Association, Adelaide, Australia, 1991; The Training of Advocates in America, International Bar Association, Argentina, September 1988; Netherlands 2000 History of the Contingency Fee in U.S., South African Association of Personal Injury Lawyers, 2001 - Trial Techniques. Member (President, 1993-1995), National Board of Trial Advocacy, 1988—. (Certified as a Civil Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy)
Military
Lt., Judge Advocate, U.S. Navy, 1965-1968