Firm Attorneys

Current Employment Position(s):

Partner

Areas Of Practice:

Civil Litigation

Construction Accident Law

Products Liability Law

Insurance Defense Law

Litigation Percentage:

90% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Bar Admissions:

New York, 1980

U.S. District Court Western District of New York

U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York

U.S. District Court Southern District of New York

U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit

U.S. Supreme Court

Education:

University at Buffalo Law School, Buffalo, New York, 1980

J.D.

State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, 1975

B.A.

Honors: cum laude

Classes/Seminars Taught:

Adjunct Professor of Law, Trial Technique, State University of New York at Buffalo, 1996 - Present

 

Instructor, Trial Technique, National Institute for Trial Advocacy, 1998

Honors and Awards:

Erie County Trial Lawyers Award for Outstanding Performance in Trial Technique, 1979

Professional Associations and Memberships:

Erie County Bar Association, 1988 - Present

Member, Negligence Committee

 

Erie County Bar Association, 1988 - Present

Member, Judiciary Committee

 

Erie County Bar Association, 1982 - Present

Member, Practice and Procedure Committee

 

Erie County Bar Association, 1987 - 1990

Chairman, Practice and Procedure Committee

 

Erie County Bar Association, 1996 - 1998

Member, Board of Directors

 

New York State Bar Association, 1988 - Present

Member, Insurance, Negligence and Compensation Law Committee

 

New York State Bar Association, 1997 - 2000

Committee on Civil Practice

 

American Bar Association, Criminal Justice Section, 1981 - 1988

Member

 

American Bar Association, General Practice Section, 1981 - 1988

Member

 

American Bar Association, Insurance Negligence and Compensation Law Section, 1984 - Present

Member

 

American Bar Association, 1986 - 1989

Vice-Chair, Products Liability Committee

 

American Bar Association, 1989 - 1990

Vice Chair, Tort and Insurance Committee

 

The Association of Trial Lawyers of America

Member

 

American Board of Trial Advocates, 1997

Vice-President

 

American Board of Trial Advocates, 1998

President, Buffalo Chapter

 

American Inns of Court, 1999 - Present

Counselor/Vice-President

 

New York State Defenders Association

Member

 

New York State Trial Lawyers Association, 1981 - 1984

Member, Judicial Administration Committee

 

New York State Trial Lawyers Association, 1984

Member, Products Liability Committee

 

New York State Trial Lawyers Association, 1988 - 1991

Board of Directors

 

New York State Trial Lawyers Association, 1987 - 1991

Vice-President, Western District Affiliate

 

Western New York Trial Lawyers Association

Member

Birth Information:

November 8, 1954, Buffalo, New York

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