Admitted
1982, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1983, Pennsylvania and U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; 1986, U.S. Supreme Court
Law School
University of Toledo, J.D., 1980
Law School Graduation Year
1980
College
Kenyon College, A.B., 1977
Memberships
New Jersey State Bar Association (Chair, Elder Law Section, 1994-1995; Health and Hospital Law Section: Chair, 1996-1997; Chair, Long-Term Care Law Committee, 1992; Bd. of Dirs. 1993-1995); National Health Lawyers Association; National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys; National Citizens Coalition for Nursing Home Reform; N.J. Coalition for the Protection of Vulnerable Adults (Chair, Bd. of Dirs., 1990-1991).
Biographical
Member, University of Toledo Law Review. Author: Surrogate Decision Making, 118 N.J. Law. 42; drafted 1987 amendments to N.J.S.A. 52:27G-1 et seq. ; Cruzan Ruling Settles Issues, Raises Others, 126 N.J.L.J. 10; Advance Directives Linked to Residents' Rights Mandate, 17 Provider 32; The ‘Right to Die’ as A Source of Tort Liability, 5 N.J. Trial Lawyer 45; Bill Limits Nursing Home Advance Directive Responsibility, 5 Health and Hospital Law Newsletter 4; Taking The Legal Pulse of Health Care, 6 N.J.L. 1601. Co-Author: Living Wills, Medical Powers of Attorney and Institutional Ethics Committees, 2 Seton Hall Const. L.J. 55. Chair, Bd. of Managers, Mercer County Geriatric Center, 1991-1992.