Admitted
1979, Connecticut and U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut; 1980, New York; 1981, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; 1983, U.S. Supreme Court
Law School
State University of New York at Buffalo, J.D., 1978
Law School Graduation Year
1978
College
Hofstra University, B.A., magna cum laude, 1975
Memberships
New Haven County (Member: Nominating Committee, 1987; Bench Bar Committee, 1987—; Executive Committee 1992—; Committee on Recommendations for Admission to the Bar, 1996—), Connecticut (Member: Medical-Legal Committee, 1981-1982; Products Liability Committee, 1982-1984; Executive Committee Civil Justice Section, 1985—; Publications Committee, 1993—; New Haven Delegate, House of Delegates, 1986—) and American Bar Associations; American Board of Trial Advocates; Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association (Member: Continuing Legal Education Committee, 1986—; Board of Governors, 1991—; New York Trial Lawyers Association; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; National Organization of Social Security Claimants Representatives.
Biographical
Phi Beta Kappa. Member: Moot Court Board, 1976-1978; National Moot Court Competition, 1977. Member, Board of Editors and Editor at Large, 1986—, Connecticut Bar Journal. Law Clerk, Connecticut Supreme Court, 1978-1979. Lecturer: Pretrial Discovery and Inspection, 1986 and Tort Liability Arising from Security Negligence, University of Bridgeport Law Center Continuing Education, 1986; Pre Trial Preparation, 1987, Nuts and Bolts of Trial Advocacy, 1989-1990, 1991, Trying the Personal Injury Case: Demonstration, 1992, Is There a Doctor in the Case? Medical Malpractice, 1994 and Screening, Preparing and Winning the Medical Malpractice Case, 1994, Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association; Tort Reform I, 1988, Tort Reform II, 1989, The Grievance Procedure, 1989, Recent Developments in Medical Malpractice, 1990, Connecticut Uninsured and Underinsured Motors Coverage, 1994-1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, Effect of New Code of Evidence in the Courtroom, Connecticut Bar Association, 2000, and Winning Auto Collision Cases, 1997, Connecticut Bar Association; Medical Malpractice in Connecticut, 1988, Trial Advocacy in Connecticut, 1989-1990, Determining and Proving Damages, 1990, Trying the Automobile Injury Case, 1991-1992, Medical Malpractice in Connecticut, 1994, Trying the Soft Tissue Injury Case in Connecticut, 1995, Trying the Soft Tissue Case, 1996, 1998 and Trying the Wrongful Death Case, 1997, NBI; Connecticut Bar Association Trial Advocacy Institute, NITA, 1994-2003; Taking Your First Deposition, NBI, 2001. Personal Injury Settlements in Connecticut, NBI, 1999, 2002; Medical Malpractice in Connecticut, NBI, 2000; Taking Your First Deposition, NBI, 2001; Keys to Effective Expert Witness Examination, NBI, 2002; Successful Handling of Wrongful Death Cases, Lorman Education Services, 2003. Adjunct Professor: Legal Studies, University of New Haven, 1981-1991; University of Bridgeport School of Law, 1986—; Quinnipiac School of Law, FKA. Chairperson, Connecticut Lawyers Advisory Committee, 1990—. Trial Referee Attorney, Supe