Honors and Awards:

• Rated AV Preeminent by colleagues (4.9/5.0 in Litigation), Martindale-Hubbell, 2011
• Inducted as Fellow of trial lawyer's honorary society, Litigation Counsel of America, 2011

Special Licenses/Certifications:

• Bar Admissions: New Jersey, 1985; New York, 1986; U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey, 1985; U.S. District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, 1986; U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Second Circuit, 1992 and Third Circuit, 2004; United States Supreme Court, 2006

Bar/Professional Activity:

• New York City Bar Legal Referral Service, member products liability, negligence (highest amount), and false arrest panels
• New York City Bar Association, 2012

Pro bono/Community Service:

• Member, volunteer mediation panel, United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (1998-present)

Verdicts and Settlements:

• $250,000 Jury Verdict (settled for verdict amount), 66-year old, car accident reinjured his shoulder while he was recovering from surgery (New York Co.)
• $450,000 pre-trial settlement, 64-year old, medical malpractice/wrongful death action against hospital and legal malpractice against law firm for failing to timely file claim (Bronx Co.)
• $2.8 million pre-trial settlement ($4.5 million future value) in mesothelioma asbestos case, 39-year old worked with asbestos pipe while in college (Rockland Co.)
• $490,000 pre-trial settlement, 83-year old suffered permanent kidney damage after using Fleet Phospho-soda in preparation for colonoscopy (New York Co.)
• $200,000 Jury Verdict (settled for verdict amount), medical malpratice action against Manhattan plastic surgeon (New York Co.)

Other Outstanding Achievements:

• Lifetime Member, Million Dollar Advocates Forum

Educational Background:

• Columbia College, BA 1976; Columbia School of International Affairs, MIA 1978