Honors and Awards: Fellow of the American College of Employee Benefits Counsel

Bar/Professional Activity: Co-Chair, ABA Corporate Plan Terminations & Benefit Insurance Subcommittee (Employee Benefits Committee, Section of Labor and Employment Law); Vice-Chair, ABA Plan Transactions and Terminations Committee (Employee Benefit Plans and Other Compensation Arrangements Group, Section of Real Property, Probate, and Trust Law); Member, ASPPA's Defined Benefit Subcommittee (Government Affairs Commitee) 

Scholarly Lectures and Writings: PUBLICATIONS:   PBGC Implements Flat-Rate Premium Increase, Termination Premium, and Small Employer VRP Cap, Pension & Benefits Reporter, published by The Bureau of National Affairs, January 1, 2008;   PBGC Issues PPA Transitional Guidance: Minimum Lump Sums and Standard Terminations, ASPPA asap, published by American Society of Pension Professionals and Actuaries, December 27, 2007;  Employee Benefits Law, Second Edition, 2007 Cumulative Supplement, Employee Benefits Committee, Section of Labor and Employment Law, American Bar Association, published by The Bureau of National Affairs, Inc., November 2007 (contributing author);  ERISA Fiduciary Answer Book, Fifth Edition, 2008 Supplement, published by Aspen Publishers, September 2007 (contributing author);  Analysis of PBGC's Proposed Variable-Rate Premium Changes, Pension & Benefits Reporter, published by The Bureau of National Affairs, June 26, 2007;  PBGC Issues Guidance on Premium Changes, Pension & Benefits Reporter, published by The Bureau of National Affairs, March 6, 2007;  Employee Benefits Law, Second Edition, 2006 Cumulative Supplement, Employee Benefits Committee, Section of Labor and Employment Law, American Bar Association;  published by The Bureau of National Affairs, December 2006 (contributing author);  PBGC Issues Guidance on Premium Penalty Waivers: Practitioners Beware!, Pension & Benefits Reporter, published by The Bureau of National Affairs, December 12, 2006;  PBGC Reportable Events: Traps for the Unwary, Journal Of Pension Planning & Compliance, published by Aspen Publishers, Winter 2007;  PPA Lump Sum Amendments in Standard Terminations: Watch Out!, ASPPA asap, published by American Society of Pension Professionals and Actuaries, November 15, 2006;  ERISA Fiduciary Answer Book, Fifth Edition, 2007 Supplement, published by Aspen Publishers, September 2006 (contributing author);  Pension Protection Act of 2006: Law, Explanation, and Analysis, published by CCH, August 2006 (contributor);  PBGC's Final Rule on Liability for Facility Shutdowns Affects Downsizing Employers, Pension & Benefits Reporter, published by The Bureau of National Affairs, June 23, 2006;  PBGC Adopts New Liability Formula for Facility Shutdowns, ASPPA asap, published by American Society of Pension Professionals and Actuaries, June 23, 2006;  PBGC Issues Final Rule Mandating E-Filing of Premium Information, Pension & Benefits Reporter, published by The Bureau of National Affairs, June 13, 2006;  Counterparty Risk in Credit-Based Transactions with PBGC-Insured Defined Benefit Plans, Pension Plan Investments 2006: Confronting Today's Issues, published by Practicing Law Institute, May 23, 2006 (co-author);  Flat-Rate PBGC Premiums Increase, ASPPA asap, published by American Society of Pension Professionals and Actuaries, February 23, 2006;  Dealing with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, Tax Management Compensation Planning Journal, published by The Bureau of National Affairs, January 6, 2006;  PBGC Termination Liability: Update to Mortality Assumptions Will Increase Interest Factors, ASPPA asap, published by American Society of Pension Professionals and Actuaries, December 6, 2005;  PBGC Updates its "Termination Liability" Mortality Assumptions, Pension & Benefits Reporter, published by The Bureau of National Affairs, December 6, 2005;  ERISA Fiduciary Answer Book, Fifth Edition, published by Aspen Publishers, October 2005 (contributing author);  PBGC-Past, Present, Future, The ASPPA Journal, published by American Society of Pension Professionals and Actuaries, September-October 2005;  PBGC Regulatory Actions: Facility Shutdown Liability, Mandatory E-Filing, and Mortality Assumptions, ERISA Compliance & Enforcement Strategy Guide, published by Bureau of National Affairs, April 30, 2005;  PBGC Mortality Update Would Increase Interest Factors, ASPPA asap, published by American Society of Pension Professionals and Actuaries, March 29, 2005;  PBGC Proposes to Update its Mortality Assumptions, Pension & Benefits Reporter, published by The Bureau of National Affairs, March 29, 2005;  PBGC Rules Target Mandatory E-Filing, ASPPA asap, published by American Society of Pension Professionals and Actuaries, March 22, 2005;  PBGC Moves Toward Mandatory E-Filing with New Regulations, Pension & Benefits Reporter, published by The Bureau of National Affairs, March 15, 2005;  PBGC Proposes Alternative Liability Calculation for Facility Shutdowns, Pension & Benefits Reporter, published by The Bureau of National Affairs, March 8, 2005;  PBGC Proposes to Require E-Filing of Section 4010 Employer Reports, ASPPA asap, published by American Society of Pension Professionals and Actuaries, January 4, 2005;  Drafting Disciplinary Charges, CD-ROM training module published by Dewey Publications, Inc., May 2004 (co-author);  Tips for Management Witnesses, The Federal Manager, published by Federal Managers Association, September 2003;  Winning at the Merit Systems Protection Board: A Step-By-Step Handbook for Federal Agency;  Supervisors, Managers, Lawyers, and Personnel Officials, published by Dewey Publications, Inc., September 2002, 900 pp.;  Discipline and Performance Cases: Winning on Appeal, PA Times, published by American Society for Public Administration, August 1998;  Standard Terminations: A Practical Guide to the New Rules, Pension And Benefits Week, published by Research Institute of America Group, March 1998;  Representing the Agency Before the Merit Systems Protection Board: A Handbook on MSPB Practice and Procedure, published by Dewey Publications, Inc., April 1997, 600 pp.;  Standard Terminations: Dealing with Missing Participants, Pension And Benefits Week, published by Research Institute of America Group, February 1997;  Discovery in MSPB Appeals, Federal Merit Systems Reporter, published by Labor Relations Press, November 1984 (co-author);  Representing the Agency Before the U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board: A Handbook on MSPB Practice and Procedure, published by U.S. Office of Personnel Management, April 1984 (co-author), 300 pp.;  Merit Systems Protection Board Appeals Arbitration: A Practice Guide, Federal Merit Systems Reporter, published by Labor Relations Press, April 1983.   SPEECHES:   PBGC Issues, Advanced Actuarial Conference, sponsored by American Society of Pension Professionals & Actuaries, Boston, Massachusetts, June 10, 2008 (scheduled);   Issues to Watch Out for When Terminating a DB Plan, Enrolled Actuaries Meeting, sponsored by American Academy of Actuaries and Conference of Consulting Actuaries, Washington, D.C., April 8, 2008 (scheduled);  Researching PBGC Issues: The Basics and Beyond, Teleconference/Live Audio Webcast, cosponsored by ABA Joint Committee on Employee Benefits and American College of Employee Benefits Counsel, January 24, 2008;  A Practical Guide to Dealing with PBGC Issues, 2007 ASPPA Annual Conference, sponsored by American Society of Pension Professionals & Actuaries, Washington, D.C., October 21, 2007;  Dealing with PBGC Reporting and Plan Termination Issues, Advanced Actuarial Conference, sponsored by American Society of Pension Professionals & Actuaries, Boston, Massachusetts, June 5, 2007;  Implementing a Plan Termination: Standard, Distress, and Involuntary Terminations, Enrolled Actuaries Meeting, sponsored by American Academy of Actuaries and Conference of Consulting Actuaries, Washington, D.C., March 27, 2007;  Dealing with Pension Plans of Bankrupt Plan Sponsors, Pension Plan Investments 2006: Confronting Today's Issues, sponsored by Practicing Law Institute, New York, New York, May 23, 2006;  Understanding the PBGC's Role in Corporate Transactions, 2006 May Meeting, sponsored by Mergers & Acquisitions Subcommittee, Employee Benefits Committee, Section of Taxation, American Bar Association, Washington, D.C., May 5, 2006;  PBGC Premiums - Practical Pointers and E-Filing Demo, Enrolled Actuaries Meeting, sponsored by American Academy of Actuaries and Conference of Consulting Actuaries, Washington, D.C., March 29, 2006;  PBGC Update, Enrolled Actuaries Meeting, sponsored by American Academy of Actuaries and Conference of Consulting Actuaries, Washington, D.C., March 27, 2006;  Update on PBGC Legislative and Regulatory Activity, Pension, Profit-Sharing, Welfare, and Other Compensation Plans, sponsored by ALI-ABA, San Francisco, California, March 24, 2006;  The Care and Handling of Defined Benefit Plans of Financially Distressed Companies, 2006 Midyear Meeting, sponsored by Bankruptcy & Workouts Committee, Section of Taxation, American Bar Association, San Diego, California, February 3, 2006;  The PBGC in Distress: Legislative Reform and the Effects of Recent Bankruptcies, Education Seminar, sponsored by Gerson Lehrman Group, Chicago, Illinois, November 15, 2005;  Dealing with the PBGC, 2005 ASPPA Annual Conference, sponsored by American Society of Pension Professionals & Actuaries, Washington, D.C., November 8, 2005;  The PBGC in Distress: Legislative Reform and the Effects of Recent Bankruptcies, Education Seminar, sponsored by Gerson Lehrman Group, Boston, Massachusetts, November 3, 2005;  The PBGC in Distress: Legislative Reform and the Effects of Recent Bankruptcies, Education Seminar, sponsored by Gerson Lehrman Group, New York, New York, October 25, 2005;  Update on Recent PBGC Regulatory Activity, Pension, Profit-Sharing, Welfare, and Other Compensation Plans, sponsored by ALI-ABA, Washington, D.C., October 22, 2005;  Is There a Pension in Your Future?, Center for Tax and Employee Benefits Alumni Meeting, sponsored by The John Marshall Law School, Chicago, Illinois, September 26, 2005;  Dealing with the PBGC in a Changing Legal and Economic Environment, WEB Luncheon Meeting, sponsored by Worldwide Employee Benefits Network, New York Chapter, New York, New York, September 9, 2005;  Pension Plan Funding and the PBGC, WEB Breakfast Meeting, sponsored by Worldwide Employee Benefits Network, Stamford Chapter, Stamford, Connecticut, September 9, 2005;  Adverse Actions-Strategies and Pitfalls, SFLERP Annual Symposium, sponsored by Society of Federal Labor & Employee Relations Professionals, Arlington, Virginia, May 13, 2005;  The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation: Past, Present, Future, Luncheon Meeting, sponsored by Louisville Employee Benefits Council, Louisville, Kentucky, April 12, 2005;  PBGC Update, Enrolled Actuaries Meeting, sponsored by American Academy of Actuaries and Conference of Consulting Actuaries, Washington, D.C., April 4, 2005;  PBGC Update, New York Employee Benefits Group Meeting, New York, New York, December 3, 2004;  News from the PBGC, 2004 ASPPA Annual Conference, sponsored by American Society of Pension Professionals & Actuaries, Washington, D.C., October 26, 2004;  PBGC Premiums 101, 2004 ASPPA Annual Conference, sponsored by American Society of Pension Professionals & Actuaries, Washington, D.C., October 26, 2004;  The Law of Adverse Action Charges, Charges for Disciplinary Actions, sponsored by Federal Employment Law Training Group, Arlington, Virginia, September 28, 2004;  Update on PBGC Regulations and Policies, Western Pension & Benefits Conference, sponsored by ASPA, Portland, Oregon, August 3, 2004;  Update on PBGC Regulations and Policies, ASPA Summer Conference, sponsored by American Society of Pension Actuaries, San Francisco, California, July 18, 2004;  Winning Decisions, Power Representation: Winning at MSPB and EEOC, sponsored by Federal Training Foundation, Washington, D.C., May 20, 2004;  Participant Notice Enforcement Initiative, 2004 Employee Benefits Committee May Meeting, sponsored by Section of Taxation, American Bar Association, Washington, D.C., May 8, 2004;  Winning at MSPB-Before the Appeal is Filed, SFLERP Annual Symposium, sponsored by Society of Federal Labor & Employee Relations Professionals, Arlington, Virginia, May 6, 2004;  Update on PBGC Regulations and Policies, Baltimore Actuaries Club Dinner Meeting, Baltimore, Maryland, March 31, 2004;  PBGC Premiums 101, Enrolled Actuaries Meeting, sponsored by American Academy of Actuaries and Conference of Consulting Actuaries, Washington, D.C., March 23, 2004;  Dialogue with the PBGC, Enrolled Actuaries Meeting, sponsored by American Academy of Actuaries and Conference of Consulting Actuaries, Washington, D.C., March 22, 2004;  PBGC Update, Northeast Pension Liaison Group Meeting, Brooklyn, New York, February 27, 2004;  State of the PBGC, New York Employee Benefits Group Meeting, New York, New York, December 12,;  News from the PBGC, 2003 ASPA Annual Conference, sponsored by American Society of Pension Actuaries, Washington, D.C., October 29, 2003;  Winning Prep Skills Demonstrated, Winning Representation at MSPB or EEOC: How To Do It, sponsored by Federal Training Foundation, Crystal City, Virginia, September 26, 2003;  Winning Agency Representation, Winning Representation at MSPB or EEOC: How To Do It, sponsored by Federal Training Foundation, Crystal City, Virginia, September 25, 2003;  PBGC Update, Educational Meeting, sponsored by International Society of Certified Employee Benefits Specialists, Louisville, Kentucky, September 17, 2003;  Current State of the PBGC, Mountain States Benefits Conference, sponsored by ASPA, Denver, CO, September 12, 2003;  Winning at MSPB-Before the Appeal is Filed, EXCEL Federal Conference, sponsored by U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Atlantic City, New Jersey, August 27, 2003;  Winning at MSPB-After the Appeal is Filed, EXCEL Federal Conference, sponsored by U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Atlantic City, New Jersey, August 27, 2003;  PBGC Update, Western Pension & Benefits Conference, sponsored by ASPA, Monterey, California, June 23, 2003;  The Law of Adverse Action Charges, SFLERP 30th Anniversary Symposium, sponsored by Society of Federal Labor & Employee Relations Professionals, Arlington, Virginia, May 15, 2003;  Title IV of ERISA: Legislative and Policy Issues, guest lecture to "ERISA: Plan Termination and Withdrawal Liability" class, LLM program, Georgetown Law School, Washington, D.C., April 17, 2003;  The Law of Adverse Action Charges, Society of Federal Labor & Employee Relations Professionals, D.C. Chapter Luncheon, April 15, 2003;  Selecting and Drafting Winning Adverse Action Charges, Symposium on Employee and Labor Relations (SOELR), sponsored by U.S. Office of Personnel Management, March 19, 2003;  Dialogue with the PBGC, Enrolled Actuaries Meeting, sponsored by American Academy of Actuaries and Conference of Consulting Actuaries, Washington, D.C., March 17, 2003;  Update on PBGC Regulations and Policies: Premium Guidance and Legislative Proposals, New York Employee Benefits Group Meeting, New York, New York, December 6, 2002;  Selecting and Drafting Winning Adverse Action Charges, presentation to Council of Counsels to the Inspectors General, Washington, D.C., October 16, 2002;  Adverse Actions: A - Z (Selecting and Drafting Winning Adverse Action Charges), Federal Dispute Resolution Conference XVI I, sponsored by FDR Conference, Inc., Palm Desert, California, August 19, 2002;  What's New at PBGC, Northeast Key District Benefit Conference, jointly sponsored by IRS and ASPA, Natick, Massachusetts, June 13, 2002, and White Plains, New York, June 14, 2002;  PBGC Audits, Northeast Key District Benefit Conference, jointly sponsored by IRS and ASPA, Natick, Massachusetts, June 13, 2002, and White Plains, New York, June 14, 2002;  Dialogue with the PBGC, Enrolled Actuaries Meeting, sponsored by American Academy of Actuaries and Conference of Consulting Actuaries, Washington, D.C., March 11, 2002;  Update on PBGC Regulations and Policies: Disaster Relief, Premium Guidance, and Penalty Policies, New York Employee Benefits Group Meeting, New York, New York, December 7, 2001;  Selecting and Drafting Winning Adverse Action Charges, MSPB Practitioners Forum, sponsored by Public Administration Forum, Seattle, Washington, November 7, 2001;  News from the PBGC, 2001 ASPA Annual ConferencE, sponsored by American Society of Pension Actuaries, Washington, D.C., October 30, 2001;  Update on PBGC Regulations and Guidance, Tri-State Actuarial Club Annual Meeting, sponsored by Tri-State Actuarial Club, Cincinnati, Ohio (via teleconference), September 25, 2001;  Selecting and Drafting Winning Adverse Action Charges, MSPB Practitioners Forum, sponsored by Public Administration Forum, Reston, Virginia, September 6, 2001;  Selecting and Drafting Winning Adverse Action Charges, Federal Dispute Resolution Conference XV I, sponsored by FDR Conference, Inc., New Orleans, Louisiana, August 13-14, 2001;  Form 5500 and PBGC Update, Northeast Key District Benefit Conference, jointly sponsored by IRS and ASPA, Natick, Massachusetts, June 14, 2001, and White Plains, New York, June 15, 2001;  PBGC Update, Terminal Funding Industry Roundtable, sponsored by Hartford Insurance Co., Scottsdale, Arizona, May 18, 2001;  Dialogue with the PBGC, Enrolled Actuaries Meeting, sponsored by American Academy of Actuaries and Conference of Consulting Actuaries, Washington, D.C., March 21, 2001;  Update on PBGC Regulations and Policies: New Premium Rules, New York Employee Benefits Group Meeting, New York, New York, December 8, 2000;  Selecting and Drafting Winning Adverse Action Charges, MSPB Practitioners Forum, sponsored by Public Administration Forum, San Diego, California, November 15, 2000;  PBGC Update, presentation at WEB Jacksonville Chapter Luncheon, Jacksonville, Florida, November 9, 2000;  News from the PBGC, 2000 ASPA Annual Conference, sponsored by American Society of Pension Actuaries, Washington, D.C., October 31, 2000;  Selecting and Drafting Winning Adverse Action Charges, MSPB Practitioners Forum, sponsored by Public Administration Forum, Reston, Virginia, September 6, 2000;  Addressing Time and Attendance, Leave, and AWOL Problems, Attendance and Leave Issues Forum, sponsored by Public Administration Forum, Washington, D.C., May 31, 2000;  PBGC Update, presentation at WEB Georgia Chapter Luncheon, Atlanta, Georgia, May 18, 2000;  Standard Terminations, Terminal Funding Industry Roundtable, sponsored by Hartford Insurance Co., Palm Beach, Florida, May 4, 2000;  Dialogue with the PBGC, Enrolled Actuaries Meeting, sponsored by American Academy of Actuaries and Conference of Consulting Actuaries, Washington, D.C., March 27, 2000;  PBGC and Title IV of ERISA, guest lecture to "Advanced Pension Planning" class, LLM program, Georgetown Law School, Washington, D.C., February 2000;  Update on PBGC Regulations and Policies, New York Employee Benefits Group Meeting, New York, New York, December 10, 1999;  News from the PBGC, 1999 ASPA Annual Conference, sponsored by American Society of Pension Actuaries, Washington, D.C., October 26, 1999;  Plan Termination Update, 1999 ASPA Annual Conference, sponsored by American Society of Pension Actuaries, Washington, D.C., October 25, 1999;  Update on PBGC Regulations and Policies, ABA Business Law Section Employee Benefits Committee Fly-In Meeting, Washington, D.C., October 20, 1999;  Winning at MSPB: Effective Strategies for MSPB Representatives, MSPB Practitioners Forum, sponsored by Public Administration Forum, Arlington, Virginia, June 23, 1999;  PBGC Update, Northeast Key District Benefit Conference, jointly sponsored by IRS and ASPA, Woodbridge, New Jersey, May 21, 1999;  PBGC Update - Regulations, Policies, Audit & Enforcement, Enrolled Actuaries Meeting, sponsored by American Academy of Actuaries and Conference of Consulting Actuaries, Washington, D.C., March 16, 1999;  PBGC and Title IV of ERISA, guest lecture to Advanced Pension Planning class, LLM program, Georgetown Law School, Washington, D.C., February 4, 1999;  Update on PBGC Regulations and Policies, New York Employee Benefits Group Meeting, New York, New York, December 4, 1998;  Tips on Winning at MSPB, presentation to Interagency Attorney Personnel Group, Washington, D.C., November 5, 1998;  News from the PBGC, 1998 ASPA Annual Conference, sponsored by American Society of Pension Actuaries, Washington, D.C., October 27, 1998;  PBGC Update and Common Questions/Problems with PBGC Filings, ABA Business Law Section Employee Benefits Committee Fly-In Meeting, Washington, D.C., October 21, 1998;  Preparing an MSPB Case for Hearing, National Symposium on MSPB Law, Process, and Procedures, sponsored by Government Training Institute, San Francisco, California, October 16, 1998;  Preparing an MSPB Case for Hearing, National Symposium on MSPB Law, Process, and Procedures, sponsored by Government Training Institute, Washington, D.C., September 25, 1998;  Charge Selection and Drafting, Federal Employment Law Conference, sponsored by U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Hot Springs, Arkansas, September 15, 1998;  Presenting a Case to the Merit Systems Protection Board, Federal Dispute Resolution Conference XIII, sponsored by FDR Conference, Inc., Palm Beach, California, August 17, 1998;  Charge Selection and the 7 Habits of Highly Effective Charge Drafters, MSPB Charges and Penalties, sponsored by Government Training Institute, Arlington, Virginia, May 14, 1998;  PBGC and Title IV of ERISA, guest lecture to Advanced Pension Planning class, LLM program, Georgetown Law School, Washington, D.C., April 9, 1998;  Current Regulatory Developments at PBGC, Spring Meeting of Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Committee of ABA Business Law Section, St. Louis, Missouri, April 1998;  Overview of PBGC Termination Insurance Program, presentation to Greater Washington Society of CPAs, Washington, D.C., March 24, 1998;  PBGC Premiums, Enrolled Actuaries Meeting, sponsored by American Academy of Actuaries and Conference of Consulting Actuaries, Washington, D.C., March 23, 1998;  PBGC Regulations and Policies, Enrolled Actuaries Meeting, sponsored by American Academy of Actuaries and Conference of Consulting Actuaries, Washington, D.C., March 22, 1998;  PBGC's New Standard Termination Rules, New York Employee Benefits Group Meeting, New York, New York, December 5, 1997;  News from the PBGC, 1997 ASPA Annual Conference, sponsored by American Society of Pension Actuaries, Washington, D.C., October 31, 1997;  PBGC Update, ABA Business Law Section Employee Benefits Committee Fly-In Meeting, Washington, D.C., October 24, 1997;  Proposed Simplification of PBGC Termination Rules, ABA Tax Committee Meeting, Employee Benefits Committee, Subcommittee on Special Defined Benefits Issues, Washington, D.C., May 10, 1997;  Plan Termination Problems, Enrolled Actuaries Meeting, sponsored by American Academy of Actuaries and Conference of Consulting Actuaries, Washington, D.C., March 18, 1997;  PBGC Questions and Answers, Enrolled Actuaries Meeting, sponsored by American Academy of Actuaries and Conference of Consulting Actuaries, Washington, D.C., March 18, 1997;  PBGC's New Reportable Events Rules, New York Employee Benefits Group Meeting, New York, New York, December 6, 1996;  PBGC Premiums, Enrolled Actuaries Meeting, sponsored by American Academy of Actuaries and Conference of Consulting Actuaries, Washington, D.C., March 20, 1996;  Implementing a Standard Termination, Enrolled Actuaries Meeting, sponsored by American Academy of Actuaries and Conference of Consulting Actuaries, Washington, D.C., March 19, 1996;  PBGC Reportable Events, Standard Termination Notices, Participant Disclosures, and PBGC Premium Reports, Reporting and Disclosure Seminar, sponsored by D.C. Chapter WEB, Washington, D.C., June 23, 1995;  Standard Terminations-Problems and Solutions, New York Employee Benefits Group Meeting, New York, New York, December 3, 1993;  Technically Defective Plan Terminations: PBGC and IRS Problems, Consequences, and Cures, Pension, Profit-sharing, Welfare, and Other Compensation Plans, Annual Advanced ALI-ABA Course of Study, sponsored by ALI-ABA, Washington, D.C., October 15, 1993;  PBGC Premium Determinations, Enrolled Actuaries Meeting, sponsored by American Academy of Actuaries and Conference of Consulting Actuaries, Washington, D.C., March 19, 1990;  Beyond Douglas: Selecting and Defending the Penalty, MSPB Practitioners Forum, sponsored by Public Administration Forum, Chicago, Illinois, November 13-14, 1985;  Beyond Douglas: Selecting and Defending the Penalty, MSPB Practitioners Forum 1985, sponsored by Public Administration Forum, Washington, D.C., October 24-25, 1985;  MSPB Strategies and Procedures, 1985 Employee and Labor-Relations Symposium, sponsored by Society of Federal Labor Relations Professionals, Washington, D.C., March 15, 1985;  Harmful Error: Issues and Standards, 1984 MSPB Procedures and Precedent Conference, sponsored by Administrative Law Institute, San Francisco, California, November 20, 1984;  MSPB Case Preparation and Presentation, Annual OPM Employee Relations Seminar, sponsored by U.S. Office of Personnel Management, Virginia Beach, Virginia, November 1984;  Harmful Error: Issues and Standards, 1984 MSPB Procedures and Precedent Conference, sponsored by Administrative Law Institute, Chicago, Illinois, October 23, 1984;  Representing the Agency Before MSPB, East Coast Labor and Employee Relations Conference, sponsored by Naval Civilian Personnel Command, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, October 17, 1984;  Agency Strategy: Appeals Before the Merit Systems Protection Board, 1984 AMC Continuing Legal Education Program, sponsored by U.S. Army Materiel Development and Readiness Command, October 1984;  MSPB Case Preparation and Presentation, Conflict in the Federal Sector, sponsored by New York Regional Office, U.S. Office of Personnel Management, New York, New York, September 20-21, 1984;  Harmful Error: Issues and Standards, 1984 MSPB Procedures and Precedent Conference, sponsored by Administrative Law Institute, Washington, D.C. September 12, 1984;  Effectively Preparing and Presenting a Case Before MSPB, Dealing with Employee Problems Conference, sponsored by Veterans Administration, Reno, Nevada, August 1984;  Management Seminar: MSPB Voluntary Expedited Appeals Procedure, sponsored by Boston Region, U.S. Office of Personnel Management, Boston, Massachusetts, June 15, 1984;  MSPB Appeals Arbitration Procedures for Management Representatives, sponsored by Labor-Management Training Institute, Dallas Region, U.S. Office of Personnel Management, Dallas, Texas, March 19, 1984;  MSPB Appeals Arbitration Procedures for Management Representatives, sponsored by Labor-Management Training Institute, Dallas Region, U.S. Office of Personnel Management, San Antonio, Texas March 20, 1984;  MSPB Appeals Arbitration Seminar, 1983 MSPB Procedures and Precedent Conference, sponsored by Administrative Law Institute/Labor Relations Press, Dallas, Texas, November 30, 1983;  MSPB Appeals Arbitration Seminar, 1983 MSPB Procedures and Precedent Conference, sponsored by Administrative Law Institute/Labor Relations Press, Washington, D.C. October 18, 1983;  MSPB Case Preparation and Presentation, Annual OPM Employee Relations Seminar, sponsored by U.S. Office of Personnel Management, Leesburg, Virginia, October 1983;  MSPB Appeals Arbitration, Annual OPM Employee Relations Seminar, sponsored by U.S. Office of Personnel Management, Leesburg, Virginia, October 1983;  Management Perspectives on Appeals Arbitration, Labor Relations Symposium for Managers and Executives, sponsored by Great Lakes Region, U.S. Office of Personnel Management, Chicago, Illinois, August 30, 1983;  Seminar on MSPB's Accelerated Arbitration Procedures, sponsored by U.S. Office of Personnel Management, Rocky Mountain Region, Denver, Colorado, August 11, 1983;  Adverse Actions and Performance-Based Actions: MSPB Trends, Labor and Employee Relations Seminar, sponsored by Naval Civilian Personnel Command, Washington, D.C. July 13, 1983;  Employee Protections v. Management Needs: Has CSRA Struck the Proper Balance?, Risk-Taking and Earning Rewards in the Federal Service, sponsored by U.S. Office of Personnel Management, Washington, D.C, June 1983;  Seminar on Representing the Agency under the New MSPB Accelerated Appeals Arbitration Procedures, sponsored by Western Regional Training Center, U.S. Office of Personnel Management, Los Angeles, California, June 24, 1983;  Seminar on Representing the Agency under the New MSPB Accelerated Appeals Arbitration Procedures, sponsored by Western Regional Training Center, U.S. Office of Personnel Management, San Francisco, California, June 22, 1983;  Seminar on MSPB's Accelerated Arbitration Procedures, sponsored by Northwest Region, U.S. Office of Personnel Management, Seattle, Washington, June 20, 1983;  Case Preparation Before MSPB, Attorney Conference of Practitioners Before MSPB and EEOC, sponsored by U.S. Office of Personnel Management, September 28, 1982;  Mitigation of Penalties by MSPB, Attorney Conference of Practitioners Before MSPB and EEOC, sponsored by U.S. Office of Personnel Management, September 29, 1982;  Attorney Fees, Attorney Conference of Practitioners Before MSPB and EEOC, sponsored by U.S. Office of Personnel Management, September 29, 1982;  Handicap Discrimination, Attorney Conference of Practitioners Before MSPB and EEOC, sponsored by U.S. Office of Personnel Management, September 29, 1982;  MSPB Trends, Employee Relations Conference, sponsored by Department of Agriculture, Hyattsville, Maryland, September 1982;  Case Preparation and Presentation Before MSPB, sponsored by Washington Regional Training Center, U.S. Office of Personnel Management, Washington, D.C., August 1982;  Recent Significant Decisions of MSPB, Employee Relations Conference, sponsored by Department of Housing and Urban Development, Columbia, Maryland, June 1982;  Case Preparation and Presentation Before MSPB, sponsored by Washington Regional Training Center, U.S. Office of Personnel Management, Washington, D.C., March 1982;  Agency Disciplinary Procedures and Standards, presentation to Council of Counsels to the Inspectors General, Washington, D.C., February 19, 1982;  OPM's Role in MSPB Appeals, Annual OPM Employee Relations Seminar, sponsored by U.S. Office of Personnel Management, October 21, 1981;  Mitigation of Penalties by MSPB, Annual OPM Employee Relations Seminar, sponsored by U.S. Office of Personnel Management, October 1981;  MSPB Case Preparation and Presentation, Annual OPM Employee Relations Seminar, sponsored by U.S. Office of Personnel Management, Beckley, West Virginia, November 18-20, 1980.