Born Brooklyn, New York, August 19, 1950;
Admitted to bar, 1976, New Jersey, U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; 1980, New York, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York; U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Education:

Syracuse University (B.S., 1972); Brooklyn Law School (J.D. 1975); New York University (L.L.M. 1977).

Experience:

Law Clerk – Alan B. Handler, Associate Justice, New Jersey Supreme Court (1977-1978); Law Clerk – Joseph Halpern – Presiding Judge, New Jersey Superior Court, Appellate Division (1976-1977); Associate – Adjunct Professor, Brooklyn Law School (1981-1990).  Author: Matthew Bender, Criminal Defenses, Chapters on Search and Seizure and Insanity Defense.

Reported Cases:

Klein, Wagner & Morris v. Lawrence A. Klein, P.C.,186 A.D. 2d 631, 588 N.Y.S. 2d 424 (2d Dept. 1992); D’Angelo v. D’Angelo, 208 N.J. Super. 729, 506 A.2d 851 (Ch. Div. 1986); Fitzgibbon v. Fitzgibbon, 161 A.D. 2d 619, 555 N.Y.S. 2d 399 (2d Dept. 1990); State v. Epstein, 177 N.J. Super. 423, 426 A.2d 1066 (App. Div. 1981); Matter of Polk, 178 N.J. Super. 191, 428 A.2d 551 (App. Div. 1981); Licette Music Corp. v. A.A. Records, Inc., 239 A.D. 2d 228, 657 N.Y.S. 2d 901 (1st Dept. 1997); Weinstein v. 367 Park Avenue Realty Corp., 173 A.D. 539, 570 N.Y.S. 2d 1005 (2d Dept. 1991).

Member:

New Jersey State Bar Association.  Executive Committee, Young Lawyers Division, New Jersey State bar Association (1981-1983).

Practice Areas:

Civil Litigation; Appellate Litigation; Chancery and Equity; Sports Law.