Honors and Awards: "Super Lawyer" in the field of Construction Law, 2007 and 2008. 

Special Licenses/Certifications: Admitted to the Bar:  New Jersey, 1981; New York, 1982; U.S. District Court:  Southern (1982) and Eastern (1982) Districts of New York; District of New Jersey, 1981; U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit, 1984; U.S. Supreme Court, 1985.

Bar/Professional Activity: American Bar Association (Committee on Arbitration, Co-Chair; Sections of Litigation and Construction); New York County Lawyers Association; Bergen County Bar Association (Construction Law Committee, Founder); New York State Bar Association; New Jersey State Bar Association.

Pro bono/Community Service: Arbitrator, New York Civil Court, 1987-1991

Scholarly Lectures and Writings: PUBLICATIONS:  "An Arbitrator's Failure to Tell All: Will It Translate into Vacating His or Her Award?", Conflict Management, Winter 2007; "Have You Googled Your Arbitrator? An Arbitrator's Failure to Disclose Potential Conflict Could Vacate Award," NEW JERSEY LAW JOURNAL, November 1, 2004; "The Time May Be Right for an Outright Appeal of the Wick's Law," NEW YORK LAW JOURNAL, April 9, 2003; "Picking the Best Forum to Resolve Disuptes--Is Your Construction Client Better Off in Arbitration or Court", The Bergen Bannister, Winter 2001;"A Party's Right to Demand Reasonable Assurance Expanded Beyond UCC," NEW YORK LAW JOURNAL, May 1999; "Do Pay-When-Paid Clauses Violate New York Public Policy?" NEW YORK LAW JOURNAL, October 1995; "Unilateral Arbitration Agreements Are Now Being Enforced," NEW YORK LAW JOURNAL, February 1991. SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS: Moderator, "The Proposed 'Arbitration Fairness Act': The Most Important Pro-Consumer, Employee Legislation in the Last Three Decades or an Unwarranted Attack Upon Arbitration Guaranteed to Increase Costs and Overburden Our Courts?," American Bar Association Litigation Section Annual Conference, Washington D.C., April 17, 2008; "Managing Construction Projects," Lorman Education Seminars, July 12, 2007 and October 2, 2007; Panelist, "How Lawyers and Mediators Can Help Each Other Resolve Cases: A Dialogue," ABA Video Conference, January 2006; "Strategic Preparation for Arbitration Hearings: Limited, Focused Discovery and Disclosure?," American Arbitration Association CLE Presentation for Neutral Arbitrators, New York, New York, October 14, 2004 and April 14, 2005; "Playing the Role of the Advocate at Mediation: Seven Quick Tips Worth Considering," American Bar Association Alternative Dispute Resolution & Construction Committees CLE Seminar, Las Vegas, Nevada, November 9-11, 2005; "Construction Law," New York University Summer Institute in Construction Project Management, New York, N.Y., Summers of 2004 through 2008.

Representative Clients: The New York Archdiocese, Dow Roofing Systems, K. Hovnanian Companies, Aurora Contractors, Inc., B.R. Fries & Associates, LLC.