Honors and Awards:

• AV rating, Martindale-Hubbell 1984-to date; Who's Who in American Law 1985, et seq., Trial Lawyer of the Year, UJA, 2004

Bar/Professional Activity:

• Sustaining Member, American Association for Justice (formerly Association of Trial Lawyers of America) 1989-to date; Sustaining Member, N.Y.S. Trial Lawyers Association 1980-to date; Member, Association of the Bar of the City of New York 1983-date; Member, N.Y.S. Bar Association 1984-to date; Member, Roscoe Pound Foundation 1991-to date; Member, Public Justice Foundation, 1991-to date; Member, Brooklyn Bar Association 1988-to date; Member, N.Y. County Lawyers Association 1977-to date

Pro bono/Community Service:

• Co-Founder and Board of Directors of Trial Lawyers Care, largest pro bono effort in history of the legal profession, which represented family and survivors of 9/11 attacks without charge before Federal compensation program.

Verdicts and Settlements:

• Savillo v. Greenpoint Landing v. All Safe Contracting, Supreme Court, N.Y. County, Index No.: 114418/2007, $50,591,036 verdict for scaffold worker paralyzed and brain-injured in fall from a height [December 2010]. Klingner v. Mashioff, Supreme Court, Queens County, Index No.: 015776/05, $1,950,000 settlement for death of 64-year-old man after kidney stone removal [November 2008]. Nunez v. Levy, Supreme Court, N.Y. County, Index No.: 114538/2003, $10,000,000 verdict for demolition laborer whose leg was crushed and later amputated; [March 2007]. Malloy v. Stellar Management, Supreme Court, New York County, Index No.: 109054/05, $3,259,744 verdict for elevator mechanic who suffered disabling back injuries as a result of an on-the-job incident [February 2008]. Tipaldo v. The City of New York, Supreme Court, Kings County, Index No.: 4209/2001, Highest personal injury pre-trial settlement ever against the City of New York, $9,500,000 on behalf of 35 year-old hotel executive left paraplegic from motor vehicle collision caused by highway design defect [March 2006]. Cantrell v. New York University, 326 F.Supp 2d 468 (S.D.N.Y. 2004) $4,000,000 settlement in federal False Claims Act qui tam action, established precedent that each invoice, grant application, progress report and financial report may support a claim under the False Claims Act. Weigl v. Quincy Specialties Co., 1 A.D.3d 132, 766 N.Y.S.2d 428 (1st Dept. 11/6/03) Unanimous affirmance of post-trial judgment in the principal amount of $7,992,084; highest judgment in New York State history in a flammable fabrics action or for burn injuries. Weigl v. Quincy Specialties Co., 190 Misc.2d 1, 735 N.Y.S.2d 729 (Sup. Ct., N.Y. Cnty, Marcy Friedman, J., 2001) Post-trial decision in product liability action resulting in $20,000,000 jury verdict in favor of burn victim, highest verdict in New York State history for a flammable fabrics action or for burn injuries. Deodato v. Sklar, Supreme Court, N.Y. County Index No.: 106456/1993, $4,500,000 settlement after two weeks of malpractice trial for 12-year-old boy whose benign brain tumor was not timely diagnosed (November 1997). Klos v. N.Y.C. Transit Authority, 240 A.D.2d 635, 659 N.Y.S.2d 97 (2nd Dept. 1997) Wrongful death construction-site action, $4,500,000 verdict. Campbell v. Fine, Olin & Anderson, P.C., 168 Misc.2d 305, 642 N.Y.S.2d 819 (Sup. Ct., N.Y. Cnty., David Saxe, J., 1996) $1,000,000 recovery in legal malpractice action where workers' compensation attorney failed to advise client of all possible claims.

Educational Background:

• B.A., Cornell University, 1970