B.A., cum laude,
State University of New York at Buffalo (1974)
J.D., State University of New York at Buffalo
(1977)
Admissions
New York State
Bar (1978)
U.S. District Court, Northern District of
New York (1981)
U.S. District Court, Western District of
New York (1988)
U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit (1982)
U.S. Supreme Court (1982)
Professional
Background and Activities
Broome County
Bar Association (Member)
New York State Bar Association (Member)
Adjunct Professor of Law, Paralegal Program
for Broome Community College
(1980-1987)
Broome County Assistant District Attorney
(1978-1979)
Senior Assistant County Attorney (1978-1981)
Chief Assistant County Attorney (1981-1985)
Defense Research Institute, Association
of Trial Lawyers of America (Member)
New York State Trial Lawyers Association
(Member)
American Trial Lawyers Association (Member)
Community
Activities
Chabad of Binghamton,
Inc. (President)
Jewish Federation of Broome County, Inc. (President
1994-1996)
Jewish Federation of Broome County (Board
of Directors 1980- )
Community Relations Committee of the Jewish
Federation of Broome County
(Chairman,
1980 - )
Endowment Committee of the Jewish Federation
of Broome County
(Chairman,
1999- )
Southern Tier AIDS Program, Inc. (Board of
Directors 2001- )
Beth David Synagogue (Treasurer 2005- )
Beth David Synagogue (Board of Directors 2005-
)
Publications
Co-Author,
“Requests for Admission,” Chapter
22, Commercial Litigation of
New
York State Courts, West Publishing, 1996
Author, “The Criminal Lawyer: The
Defendant’s Perspective,” American
Journal
of Criminal Law, Vol. 5, No. 3, October
1977
Practice
Areas
Employment
Law
Commercial Litigation
Construction Law
Environmental Law
Personal Injury