Bar/Professional Activity:

• New York State Continuing Legal Education Board, 2010-2013;
• Fellow, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, New York Chapter, 1991;
• New York State Bar Association, Family Law Section, Executive Committee; Co-Chair, Pension and Retirement Benefits Committee, 1994 to the present;
• Nassau County Bar Association, Board of Directors, 1994-1997, 1998-2001, 2010-2013; Chair, Matrimonial Law Committee, 1992-1994; Vice-Chair, 1990-1992; Chair, Legislative Subcommittee, 1988-1990; Judiciary Committee, 1991-1995, 2001-2006; Grievance Committee, 1995-2002;Women in the Courts Committee, 1992 to present; Special Task Force on Implementing New Arbitration Proceedings and Fee Disputes in Matrimonial Proceedings
• Nassau Academy of Law, Dean 2009 - 2010; Associate Dean 2008-2009; Assistant Dean 2006-2007; Treasurer 2005-2006; Secretary 2003-2005
• Nassau Lawyers Association of Long Island (Board of Directors, 1988-1993)
• New York Family Law American Inn of Court, 1995 to the present
• Board of Directors of FOCUS (For our Children and Us)

Pro bono/Community Service:

• Domestic Violence Coalition

Scholarly Lectures and Writings:

• TEACHING: Special Professor - Hofstra University School of Law: Legal Issues in the Valuation of Assets, Matrimonial Law Drafting Skills; Adjunct Faculty Member for Hofstra University School of Law - National Institute of Trail, Advocacy and Moot Court.
• AUTHOR: Preparation of numerous written materials for New York State Bar Association, Nassau and Suffolk Academy of Law CLE programs; Editor, "Recent Decisions in Matrimonial Law", distributed by the Nassau County Bar Association to the members of the bench and the Matrimonial Law Committee, 1990-1992; Associate Editor, Publications Committee for The Nassau Lawyer, 1991-1995; "UCCJA: Panacea or New Dilemmas for Interstate Custody Litigation", Family Law Review,1984; "Reimbursement Maintenance - A Call for Fairness", Family Law Review, 1985; Setting Aside Fraudulent Transfers to Enforce Support Arrears", Family Law Review, 1992; "Enhanced earning Capacity - Where Has O'Brien Gone?" The Nassau Lawyer, October, 1991; Custody Relocation, May 1993; "Non-Durational or Permanent Maintenance", New York Family Law American Inns of Court Annual Survey.
• LECTURER: New York State Judicial Institute Seminars for Supreme Court Justices, Family Court Judges and Court Attorneys; Nassau County Supreme Court Seminars for Matrimonial Justices; New York State Bar Association Continuing Legal Education Programs including the yearly seminars on Basic Matrimonial Practice, Family Court Practice and Advanced Matrimonial Practice; Nassau County Bar Association's Nassau Academy of Law Seminars; Suffolk County Bar Association's Suffolk Academy of Law Seminars.

Educational Background:

• State University of New York at Stony Brook, BA, 1976, magna cum laude
• Hofstra University School of Law, J.D., 1979