Honors and Awards:

• Appointed by the Appellate Division, Second Department, as a member of the Character and Fitness Committee; and served as the Chairman of the Professional Ethics Committee of the Nassau County Bar Association

Bar/Professional Activity:

• Admitted to practice law in the State Courts of New York, and before the Supreme Court of the United States and the Eastern and Southern District Courts of New York.  Member, Litigation Committee of the American Bar Association, the New York State Bar and Nassau County Bar Associations; Law Chairman of the Nassau Democratic County Committee and served as a member of the Special Committee of the New York State Bar Association on the Reform of the Election Law

Pro bono/Community Service:

• Head of The Kermit Gitenstein Foundation, LLC and head of his synagogue

Representative Clients:

• Advertising Agencies; Automobile Dealerships; Banking and Financial Institutions; Bankruptcy Trustees; Construction Companies; Creditors' Committees; Distributors, Equipment Leasing Companies; Hospitals; Hotels; Importer, Exporters, Freight Forwarders and Warehousemen; Insurance Companies; Investment Bankers; Landlords; Libraries; Manufacturers in Industries including Clothing and Paper Products; Medical and Dental Practices; Municipalities; Not-for-Profit Organizations; Political Candidates and Campaign Committees; Professional Service Firms, including Accounting, Architecture, Engineering and Law Firms; Public Authorities; Real Estate Brokers; Real Estate Developers; Real Estate Investment Trusts; Real Estate Investors; Restaurants; School Districts; Software Developers; Special Districts; Telecommunication Companies; Title Insurance Companies; Vineyards and Wineries

Educational Background:

• B.A., Queens College of the City University of New York, 1973