Admitted: 1966, New York; 1972, U.S. Supreme Court
Law School: Harvard University, J.D.
Member: New York State Bar Association (Member, Executive Committee, Criminal Justice Section, 1987-); New York State Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (President, 1987-1989); New York Criminal Bar Association (President, 1982-1985); National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (Chairman, Ethics Advisory Committee, 1989-1992; President, 2002-2003; Co-Chair, White Collar Committee, 2004-2009); New York Council of Defense Lawyers; American Board of Criminal Lawyers.
Biography: Recipient: 1994 Distinguished Practitioner Award, New York Criminal Bar Association; 1996 Outstanding Practitioner Award, Criminal Justice Section, New York State Bar Association; 1998 Heeney Award, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; 1999 Thurgood Marshall Outstanding Practitioner Award, New York State Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. Author, "Disposition by Guilty Plea," Criminal Trial Advocacy, 1992, 1996. Co-Author: "Pre-Indictment Representation in White Collar Cases," The Champion, 2000; "Grand Jury Investigations: A Guide for In-House Counsel," ACCA Docket, 2003, Contributing Editor, White Collar Crime Prof Blog. Assistant District Attorney, New York County, 1966-1971. Consultant: Mayor's Criminal Justice Coordinating Council, 1971; New York City Commission to Investigate Allegations of Police Corruption (Knapp Commission), 1971. Assistant General Counsel, New York State Study Commission for New York City, 1971-1972. Member, 1990-2006 and Chairman, 2004-2006, New York State Commission of Judicial Conduct. Member, New York State Advisory Committee on the Criminal Law, 1992-. Special District Attorney, New York County, 1995. Member, New York State Commission on Future of Indigent Defense, 2004-2006.
Born: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, March 25, 1942