He was born in Newark, New Jersey, received a Bachelor of Science degree from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania in 1974, an Master of Business Administration from The Harvard Business School in 1978, and a Juris Doctor from Rutgers School of Law-Newark in 1981.
University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School of Finance and Commerce (Bachelor of Science, 1974). Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration (Master of Business Administration, 1978). Rutgers University Law School (Juris Doctor, with honors, 1981).
Admitted to the bar, 1981, New Jersey and United States. District Court, District of New Jersey. 1982, New York and United States.
Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.
1984, United States. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New New York 1987, United States. Supreme Court.
Editor-in-Chief, Rutgers Law Review, 1980-1981. Author, "Personal Letters: A Dilemma for Copyright and Privacy Law," 33 Rutgers Law Review 134, 1980.
Law Clerk, Honorable H. Lee Sarokin, United States.
District Court, 1981-1983. Listed in: The Best Lawyers in America. National Directory of Criminal Lawyers.
Bar Register of Preeminent Attorneys (General, Criminal and Civil Trial, and Appellate Practice).
Chairman, Sub-Committee on the Availability of Legal Services for the Elderly, New Jersey State Bar Association, 1982-1984. Executive Committee, Essex County Representative, Young Lawyer"s Section, New Jersey State Bar Association, 1983-1985.
Member, Availability of Legal Services Committee, New Jersey State Bar Association, 1982-1985. Alumni Council, Rutgers Law School, 1983.
Adjunct Faculty Member, Rutgers Law School, 1984-1988.
Member, New Jersey Supreme Court Committee on Criminal Practice, 1993. Reader, New Jersey Board of Bar Examiners, 1985. Secretary, University of Pennsylvania Alumni Club, 1986-1987.
Chairman, Lawyers Referral Service Committee, Essex County Bar Association, 1986-1987.
Lecturer, Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 1987. Moderator, New Jersey Criminal Law and Procedure Forum, Lexis Counsel Connect, 1994.
Master, C. Willard Heckel Inns of Court, 1993. Member: New Jersey State Bar Association (Trustee, 1986-1988.
Vice-Chairman, Young Lawyers Division, 1985-1986.
Trustee, Criminal Law Section, 1987. Second Vice-Chair, Criminal Law Section, 1993-1994. Chair, Criminal Law Section, 1995-1996.
Member, Executive Committee Federal Practice, 1990).
The Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers of New Jersey (Trustee, 1989-1994. Secretary/Treasurer, 1994-1995.
Vice Chair, 1995-1996).
He said that he became a lawyer to defend the “little, powerless person against the powerful forces of government.”.
Member, Availability of Legal Services Committee, New Jersey State Bar Association, 1982-1985. Alumni Council, Rutgers Law School, 1983. Adjunct Faculty Member, Rutgers Law School, 1984-1988.
Member, New Jersey Supreme Court Committee on Criminal Practice, 1993.
Reader, New Jersey Board of Bar Examiners, 1985. Secretary, University of Pennsylvania Alumni Club, 1986-1987.
Chairman, Lawyers Referral Service Committee, Essex County Bar Association, 1986-1987. Lecturer, Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 1987.
Moderator, New Jersey Criminal Law and Procedure Forum, Lexis Counsel Connect, 1994.
Master, C. Willard Heckel Inns of Court, 1993. Member: New Jersey State Bar Association (Trustee, 1986-1988. Vice-Chairman, Young Lawyers Division, 1985-1986.
Trustee, Criminal Law Section, 1987.
Second Vice-Chair, Criminal Law Section, 1993-1994. Chair, Criminal Law Section, 1995-1996.
Member, Executive Committee Federal Practice, 1990). The Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers of New Jersey (Trustee, 1989-1994.
Secretary/Treasurer, 1994-1995.
Vice Chair, 1995-1996).
