Honors and Awards:

• "AV" rated by Martindale-Hubbell; Who's Who in American Law. 10th, 14th and 16th editions; Cited, United States v. Mason Tenders Dist. Council, 205 F. Supp. 2d 183, 190-191 (S.D.N.Y. 2002). Elected 2010, Fellow, College of Labor and Employment Lawyers.

Bar/Professional Activity:

• Member, Federal Bar Council; Association of the Bar of the City of New York; American Bar Association;  AFL-CIO Lawyers Coordinating Committee; International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans.

Pro bono/Community Service:

• Treasurer and Executive Board Member, Workers Defense League; Vice-President &  Member of Board of Directors, Brooklyn Tech Alumni Foundation, Chair By-Laws Sub-Committee, Member, Investment Committee.
• Pro Bono Counsel, New York Committee for Occupational Safety and Health.  On its behalf filed Amicus Curiea, in McCue v. City of New York (In re World Trade Ctr. Disaster Site, Litig.), 521 F.3d 169 (2d Cir. N.Y. 2008).

Scholarly Lectures and Writings:

• Special Assistant Professor, 1983-1985 Hofstra University, Institute of Applied Social Science, District 65 UAW, NYC, Coordinated undergraduate labor relations concentration.  Taught labor law, union administration, contract administration, collective bargaining, political science, public administration, consumer law and field work.  Adjunct Instructor, 1985 - 2009, Cornell University, New York State School of Industrial and Labor Relations Extension Division, NYC, Taught 3 - 6 credits per academic year in the undergraduate labor studies certificate program.  Taught the NLRA, LMRDA, ERISA, FLSA, Title VII, ADA, WARN, IRCA, FMLA, Taylor Act, colonial labor law, workplace privacy rights, arbitration and collective bargaining. 

Verdicts and Settlements:

• Reported Cases:  Independent Chem. Corp v. Local Union 807, Int'l Bhd. of Teamsters, No. 05 Civ. 1987, 2006 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 22137 (S.D.N.Y. April 21, 2006). Acosta v. Potter, 410 F. Supp. 2d 298 (S.D.N.Y. 2006). Smith v. Local 819 IBT Pension Plan, 291 F.3d 236 (2d Cir. 2002). United States v. International Bhd. of Teamsters, 266 F.3d 45 (2d Cir. 2001). Morris v. Local 819, Int'l Bhd. of Teamsters, 169 F.3d 782 (2d Cir. 1999). Amalgamated Servs. & Allied Indus. Joint Bd. v. N.L.R.B., 815 F.2d 225 (2d Cir. 1987). Steinhardt v. Potter, 326 F. Supp. 2d 449 (S.D.N.Y. 2004). Amalgamated Servs. & Allied Indus. Joint Bd. v. Supreme Hand Laundry, Inc., 182 F.R.D. 65 (S.D.N.Y. 1998). Amalgamated Serv. & Allied Indus. Joint Bd. v. Supreme Hand Laundry, Inc., 12 I.E.R. Cas. (BNA) 255 (S.D.N.Y. 1996). Peart v. Camelot Sample Group, Inc., No. 96 Civ. 3865, 1996 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 10002 (S.D.N.Y. July 16, 1996). Metropolitan Jewish Geriatric Ctr. v. Local 144, Hotel, Hosp., Nursing Home & Allied Serv. Employees Union, No. 92 Civ. 4892, 1992 U.S. Dist LEXIS 13084 (S.D.N.Y. Aug. 13, 1992). In re Ionosphere Clubs, 108 B.R. 951 (S.D.N.Y. 1989).Eastern Airlines. v. International Ass'n of Machinists, 108 B.R. 901 (S.D.N.Y. 1989). Worldwide Flight Services, Inc., 31 N.M.B. No. 90 (2004). Four Seasons Solar Prods. Corp., 332 N.L.R.B. 67 (2000). In re United Public Serv. Employees Union, Local 424, 28 PERB 3036 (1995). Sony Corp. of Am., 313 N.L.R.B. 420 (1993). REC Corp., 307 N.L.R.B. 330 (1992).EDP Med. Computer Sys., Inc., 302 N.L.R.B. 54 (1991). Mailing Servs., Inc., 293 N.L.R.B. 565 (1989). Angelica Healthcare Servs. Group, Inc., 284 N.L.R.B. 844 (1987). 

Transactions:

• In 2009, following the stock market crash, negotiated on behalf of multiemployer pension plan a voluntary one-shot contribution of $100 million from an employer to reduce plan's underfunding.

Educational Background:

• 2008 Certificate in Employee Benefits Law, Georgetown University Law Center; 1983 JD, Brooklyn Law School; 1979 MPA, Graduate School of Public Administration, New York University; 1975 BA, Brooklyn College of the City University of New York; 1970 Academic Technical (Chemistry) Diploma, Brooklyn Technical High School