Law School: The George Washington University Law School

Languages Spoken: English, French

Admitted: 1974, Massachusetts

Selected To: Massachusetts Super Lawyers 2010

Special Licenses/Certifications:

• Admitted to practice before the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, the First Circuit Court of Appeals, and the U.S. Supreme Court.

• Past member of the Executive Board of the Boston Inn of Court; Jewish National Fund's Boston Area President, currently; Mass. Bar Association, currently.

Scholarly Lectures and Writings:

Lectures: Lecturer, Mass. Bar Association, Roundtable Presentation, "Key Issues Involved With Employee-Shareholders in the Closely Held Corporation", May 18, 2006; Lecturer, Mass Continuing Legal Education, Business Litigation Conference, 2003, "Enforcing Oral Agreements"; "The American Legal System-An Overview", presentation at the annual international conference of GALEXY, an affiliation of international law firms, July, 2003; Business Litigation Conference 2003, Instructor Mass. Continuing Legal Education; "The Government Lawyer" New England School of Law, Fall 1979 - Fall 1980; "First Year Writing Program" Boston University School of Law, Fall 1978 - Spring 1979; "Client Advocacy in Consumer Protection" Jointly sponsored by the University of Massachusetts and Action for Boston Community Development, Spring 1978; "Consumer Education" for high school teachers, sponsored by the Massachusetts Consumers' Counsel, Fall 1976; "General Law for Laymen", Division of Continuing Education, Southeastern Massachusetts University, Spring 1976

Writings: "Enforcing Oral Agreements", MCLE Business Litigation Conference 2003, Chapter 8; See Lawyers Regularly, Boston Business Journal Vol. 21, No. 2 (February 16-22 2001); Rights and Duties of Retail Merchants Under State Consumer Protection Laws: Emergent Doctrines and Strategies of the Defense, 18 N.E. LAW REV. part 2 (Fall, 1982); Defective Motor Vehicles: Warranty Rights and Practical Remedies for Consumer Purchasers, 65 MASS. L. REV. (No. 1) 33 (Jan. - Feb. 1980); Contempt Proceedings: Another Dimension to Consumer Protection, 14 SUFFOLK L. REV. 1 (Winter 1980); Massachusetts Mobile Home Park Law Guide, published by the Department of the Attorney General, 1978; State Protection of the Consumer: Integration of Civil and Criminal Remedies, 12 N.E. LAW. REV. 933 (Spring 1977) co-author with Paula Gold, Chief, Attorney General's Public Protection Bureau; Tenant Rights, self-help booklet, published by Onboard Legal Services, Inc., 1976

Notable Verdicts and Settlements:

• $1.24 Million arbitration award for real estate commissions, Vesper Realty Advisors Inc. v. Binswanger Management Corp (April 15, 2008), also listed as one of the most important opinions by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly (January 7, 2008)

• $1.6 Million settlement for loss of retirement benefits, reported in Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly (June 30, 2008)

• The Largest Verdicts and Settlements of 1996: $1.14 Million, Products Liability, Prison Security System – Faulty Design And Installation- reported in Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly (March 3, 1997)

• The Largest Verdicts and Settlements of 1996: $820,000, Tort – Breach Of Fiduciary Duty- reported in Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly (March 3, 1997)

• Man Gets 'Lost Profits' For Business that Never Existed $500,000 - reported in Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly (April 17, 1995)

Educational Background:

• Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, B.S. in Economics, 1971; Phillips Academy, Andover, Massachusetts, 1963-1967