Background
Leber, Bernice K. was born on April 12, 1953 in Albany, New York, United States.
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Bernice K. Leber
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Mount Holyoke College (Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, 1975). Columbia University School of Law (Juris Doctor, 1978).
Career
Worked at Arent Fox Kintner Plotkin & Kahn (New York, NY) specializing in Civil Litigation in all Federal and State Courts, International Law. Admitted to the bar, 1979, New York and United States. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York.
1982, United States. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. 1988, United States. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan. United States. District Court, Central District of California.
Author: "Preclusion Res Judicata and Collateral Estoppel, Recent Developments, What Practitioners Can Expect," Federal Civil Practice Handbook, New York State Bar Association, Spring, 1989, 1993 updates. "Joinder, Consolidation and Severance," Commercial Litigation in New York State Courts, West 1995 and 1996 update. Member, Temporary State Commission on Management and Productivity, 1976.
Parliamentarian to the N.Y. State Senate, 1975 Legislative Session. Legislative Assistant to New York State Senator, 1973-1974. Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New York (Member: Courts of Superior Jurisdiction, 1995-1998.
Civil Court Committee, 1986-1989. Council on Judicial Administration, 1989-1992). New York State Bar Association (Chair, Federal Courts and Commercial Litigation Section, 1997-1998.
Chair Elect, 1996-1997. Chair, Appellate Practice Subcommittee, 1989. Chair, Discovery Committee, 1988-1989).
Achievements
Membership
Member, Temporary State Commission on Management and Productivity, 1976. Parliamentarian to the N.Y. State Senate, 1975 Legislative Session. Legislative Assistant to New York State Senator, 1973-1974.
Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New York (Member: Courts of Superior Jurisdiction, 1995-1998. Civil Court Committee, 1986-1989. Council on Judicial Administration, 1989-1992).
New York State Bar Association (Chair, Federal Courts and Commercial Litigation Section, 1997-1998. Chair Elect, 1996-1997. Chair, Appellate Practice Subcommittee, 1989.
Chair, Discovery Committee, 1988-1989).
Interests
Connections
M. David Rosenberg, June 25, 1989.
