Born New York, N.Y., February 12, 1952; admitted to bar, 1977, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1979, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; 1981, U.S. Supreme Court.

Experience

Recipient, Pro Bono Chancery Achievement Award, Essex County Bar Association, 1995. Law Clerk to the Honorable Baruch S. Seidman, New Jersey Superior Court, Appellate Division, 1977-1978. Author: "Equity Procedures," New Jersey Practice, Vol. 19, Chapter 4, 1993; "Responsibility of Insolvent Corporation for Environmental Cleanup," New Jersey Law Journal, September 25, 1986. Lecturer: "Restrictive Covenants," New Jersey State Bar Association Convention, 1989; "The Corporate Deadlock Statute," New Jersey State Bar Convention, 1990; "Law Firm Dissolution," New Jersey State Bar Association Convention, 1991; "The Corporate Deadlock Statute," Institute of Continuing Legal Education, 1991; "Successfully Litigating The Closely Held Corporate Dispute When Those in Control Have Engaged in Fraud and Mismanagement," Essex County Bar Association, 1993; "Litigating Fraud and Mismanagement Disputes in Closely Held Corporations," Institute of Continuing Legal Education, 1995; Speaker, "Marketability Discounts in the Sale of Closely Held stock", New Jersey State Bar Association Equity Jurisprudence Committee, 1999. Member: District Ethics Committee for Essex County District V-B, 1994-1999; N.J. Lawyer Editorial Board, 1996-2008; Program Administrator, Superior Court Chancery Division Early Settlement Program, Essex County, 1990-present.

Honors

New Jersey Super Lawyers Top 100 Attorneys in New Jersey, 2007, 2008 and 2009.

Education

Rutgers University (B.A., with honors, 1974; J.D., 1977) 

Memberships

Practice Areas

Commercial Litigation; Complex Litigation; Personal Injury; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Corporate Law; Estate Litigation; Real Estate; Chancery Practice; Class Action Litigation.

Volunteer Activities

President, Jewish Community Housing Corp., 1995-1999; President, Gates of Israel Foundation of Temple Sharey Tefilo Israel, 2002-2007; Member, Board of Trustees, Daughters of Israel Geriatric Center, 2007-2008; Member, Board of Trustees, Jewish Community Foundation of Metrowest, 2005-2009; Vice President, Temple Sharey Tefilo Israel, 2008-2009; Vice Present and Member of Board, United Jewish Communities of Metrowest, 2000-present.

Articles

New Jersey Law Journal, $575,000 for Drowning Accident, Wells v. Bergen County, 4-24-2006