Practice Areas    Alternative Dispute Resolution; Bankruptcy; Creditor; Small Business Law; Estate Planning/Administration; Corporate Finance; Real Estate; Corporate Law; Commercial Real Estate; Real Estate Closings; Real Estate Foreclosure; Estate Planning; Estate Administration; Bankruptcy Mediation; Collections; Commercial Litigation; Business Mediation; Government Contracts; Incorporations; Computer Law; FINRA Arbitration; Mediation
 
Education    Duquesne University, J.D., 1988, University of Pittsburgh, B.S., 1977
 
Admitted    1988, Pennsylvania and U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania; 1990, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; 2001, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Pennsylvania; 2003, U.S. Supreme Court; 2005, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania; 2008, North Carolina and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of North Carolina
 
Memberships    Allegheny County (Council Member, Bankruptcy and Commercial Law Section, Member, Committees on: Alternative Dispute Resolution; Pittsburgh Legal Journal), Washington County, Pennsylvania,   American Bar Association (Member, ADR Committee); Association of Attorney Mediators; Mortgage Bankers Association (Committee Member, State Legislative and Regulatory Committee; and Legal Issues, Regulatory Compliance and Quality Assurance Committee); North Carolina Dispute Resolution Commission Approved Mediator for Superior Court Civil Actions; FINRA/Mediator/Arbitrator.
 
Peer Review Rating as posted by Martindale-Hubble Website
BV    Distinguished™  4.4 out of 5
Meets Very High Criteria of General Ethical Standards