Education
Bachelor cum laude, City College of New York, 1966; Juris Doctor magna cum laude, Columbia University, 1969.
Bachelor cum laude, City College of New York, 1966; Juris Doctor magna cum laude, Columbia University, 1969.
Associate in law School Law, Columbia University, New York City, 1969-1971; associate litigation department, Rosenman, Colin, Kaye, Petschek, Freund & Emil, New York City, 1971-1972; assistant professor of law, Hofstra U. School Law, Hempstead, New York, 1972-1975; associate professor of law, Hofstra U. School Law, Hempstead, New York, 1975-1983; professor of law, Hofstra U. School Law, Hempstead, New York, since 1983; Alexander M. Bickel Distinguished professor of law, Hofstra U. School Law, Hempstead, New York, 1985-1997; Andrew Boas and Mark Claster Distinguished Professor Civil Procedure, Hofstra U. School Law, Hempstead, New York, since 1997; associate dean, Hofstra U. School Law, Hempstead, New York, 1976-1979; vice dean, Hofstra U. School Law, Hempstead, New York, 1982-1986; dean, Hofstra U. School Law, Hempstead, New York, since 1989; chair local budget advising committee, Hofstra U. School Law, Hempstead, New York. Private consultant, 1972-1989.
Member commission on government revision Nassau County, since 1993, chairperson localbudget advising committee. Member American Bar Association, American Arbitration Association (member of advisory committee), Fund for Modern Court Justices (board directors), American Law Institute, New York State Bar Association, Nassau County BarAssn. (proclamation for outstanding service to both the legal profession and the community 1991), Suffolk County Bar Association, Inns of Court, Phi Beta Kappa.