Special Licenses/Certifications:

• Admitted Florida Bar, 1976

Bar/Professional Activity:

• Editor-in-Chief of new Quarterly Law Review, scholarly periodical published by NY State Trial Lawyers Association, first issue completed and ready for publication scheduled for March/April 2008.  , 2008

Scholarly Lectures and Writings:

• Lectured on Municipal liability in Decisions, annual review for attorneys, NYSTLA;Lectured on deposing physicians to Oregon Trial Lawyers as invited lecturer; lectured on computer safety and ethical considerations of computer data preservation to NYSTLA and NY Academy of Trial Lawyers; Lectured on Trial Practice, Cancer, Infant injury cases, Erbs Palsy to NY and national groups and seminars.  Authored articles on deposition practice, trial tactics, baby brain damage and birth injury cases in Trial Lawyer's Quarterly.  

Verdicts and Settlements:

• $531,010. verdict in Queens, NY for injuries to motorcyclist who was cut off by private car on Lexington, Ave, NY , 2003
• $675,000 settlement in Jefferson County, NY for Erb's Palsy injury to infant during delivery., 2003
• $1,000,000 settlement against livery cab struck while making a U-turn in Laguardia Airport, Queens, NY, 2003
• $4,500,000 in Brooklyn, NY for birth injuries to infant causing cerebral palsy., 2003
• $5,493,000 settlement in Brooklyn NY for birth injuries to infant causing cerebral palsy., 2004
• $435,000 settlement in Syracuse NY for birth injury to infant's arm called Erbs Palsy., 2005
• $450,000 verdict for choreographer against orthopedist who operated on wrong knee., 2005
• $2,312,258.33 verdict for a 28 year old mechanic who was using a Genie hydraulic man-lift which tipped over., 2006
• $ 5,750,000 verdict in Fulton Co. NY for failure to diagnose a post-partum infection in a 20 year old woman who had delivered her second child without complications.  The delay caused loss of all female organs, and significant injury to intestines., 2006
• 3,250,000 settlement for a child with cerebral palsy.  Obstetrition fell asleep while waiting for bleeding full term mother to arrive at hospital.  No one woke the doctor., 2007
• 2,750,000 settlement by pediatrician and hospital radiation oncologist for radiation error sterilizing 16 y.o. girl during treatment for Hodgkins., 2007