Admitted
1976, New York and U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; 1977, California and U.S. District Court, Northern District of California; 1979, U.S. District Court, Central District of California; 1982, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Ci
Law School
Fordham University School of Law, J.D., 1975
Law School Graduation Year
1975
College
University of Pittsburgh, B.A., 1968
Memberships
Beverly Hills Bar Association; State Bar of California (Disciplinary Referee, 1985-1986).
Biographical
Member, Fordham University Law Review, 1975. Author: Take it or Leave It: Case Evaluation and Retention, Practicing Law Institute Securities Arbitration Handbook (1995); Recognizing and Evaluating Stockbroker Liability, Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles Convention (1995); The Brave New World of Banks Selling Securities: Offline and Online, Practicing Law Institute Securities Arbitration Handbook (1996); Recognizing and Guarding Against Fiduciary Abuse, National Guardianship Association Annual Convention (1996); Stockbrokerage Firm Liability: A Pre-Litigation Analysis, Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles Advocate (1996) reprinted in the Arizona Trial Lawyers Association Advocate (January 1997); Control Person Liability in the Securities Industry, A Legal Overview and Practical Applications, Practicing Law Institute Securities Arbitration Handbook (1997); Liability Control Persons at Second Tier Firms, Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association (1997); Why Shouldn't Clearing Firms be Liable, Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association (1998); Clearing Firm Liability: A Forward Looking Analysis, Practicing Law Institute Securities Arbitration Handbook (1998); Motion Practice in Securities Arbitration: A Claimant's Point of View, Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association (1999); Selective Rescission and the Offset Defense in Securities Cases: A Survey of the Law, Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association (2000); Advanced Discovery Techniques: Piercing the Veil of Confidentiality And The Use of Telephone Records to Prove Unauthorized Trading, Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association (2001); Due Diligence or Don't: Pre-Filing Considerations and Claim Drafting, Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association (2003). Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association, 1997. Faculty Member, Practicing Law Institute, Securities Arbitration, 1995-1997. Judge Pro Tem Los Angeles Municipal Court, 1986-1988. Arbitrator, National Association of Securities Dealers, 1996—.