Admitted: 1982, Connecticut; 1983, New York; 2007, District of Columbia; U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut; U.S. District Court, Southern, Eastern and Northern Districts of New York; U.S. District Court, District of Colorado; U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois; U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia; U.S. Tax Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, First and Second Circuits; U.S. Supreme Court
Law School: Fordham University, J.D.
Member: Connecticut Bar Association; New York County, New York State and American Bar Associations; District of Columbia Bar; National Transportation Safety Board Bar Association; Lawyer-Pilots Bar Association; Payday Loan Bar Association (President); Consumer Credit Research Foundation (Director).
Biography: Phi Beta Kappa. Rufus Choate Scholar. Edward Tuck Scholar. Airline Transport Pilot. Author: "Arbitration and Class Actions After JAMS' Flip-Flop," N.Y.L.J. (May 4, 2005); "International Aircraft Registry Adds New Hurdles," Twin and Turbine (May 2006); "Appellate Review of FAA Emergency Certificate Actions," 67 J. Air Law & Comm. 841 (Summer 2002); "Educational Support Orders in Connecticut," 13 Connecticut Lawyer 1 (Aug-Sep. 2002); "Application of the Consumer Telephone Protection Act to Interstate Calls and Faxes," 52 Fed. Commun. Law J. 668-686 (May 2000); "Open Floodgates at the 'Hoover' Dam Air-21 Fails to Provide Meaningful Review of Emergency Certificate Actions," 22 Lawyer-Pilots Bar Assn. J. 22-32 (Winter 2000-2001). Arbitrator, NASD Regulation and American Arbitration Association. Mediator, Special Master, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York. Arbitrator, New York City Civil Court. Hearing Officer, Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection. Chartered Financial Analyst. Director: Amogerone Volunteer Fire Co.; Greenwich Symphony Orchestra.
Born: New York, N.Y., February 20, 1951
Languages: French
Cases: Francis v. Goodman, 91 F.3d 121 (1st Cir. 1996); Gregory v. American Guild of Musical Artists, 1993 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 6971 (S.D.N.Y. 1993); Gill v. Monetary Management Corp., 1996 Ohio App. LEXIS 4088 (Ct. App. 1996); State v. Filipov, 2000 Conn. Super. LEXIS 266 (2000); Wirdzek v. Monetary Mgt. Corp. of California, Inc., 1999 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 8455 (E.D. CA. 1999); Lewittes v. Lobis, 2004 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 16320 (S.D.N.Y. 2004), aff'd (mem.), 164 Fed. Appx. 97 (2d. Cir. 2005), cert. denied, 127 S. Ct. 110 (2006); Evans v. Direct Gen. Ins. Agency, Inc., 2005 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 4801 (E.D. Ark. 2005); Golden v. Mandel, 2007 Conn. Super. LEXIS 1326 (Ct. Super. 2007), aff'd., 110 Conn. App. 376 (2008); Matter of People of State of New York v. County Bank of Rehoboth Beach, Del., 45 A.D.3d 1136, 846 N.Y.S.2d 436 (3rd Dep't 2007).