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; 2003 U.S. District Court, Southern District of of New York; 2009 U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

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, 2009 and 2010.

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, Temple Sharey Tefilo-Israel - 2011; 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, 2005-2010; Vice President, Temple Sharey Tefilo Israel, 2008-2010; Vice President and Member of Board, United Jewish Communities of Metrowest, 2000-2011