Areas Of PracticeEducation
- Juris Doctor, cum laude, 1959 Syracuse University Syracuse, New York
- Bachelor of Science, Industrial and Labor Relations, 1956, Le Moyne College Syracuse, New York
Bar & Court Admissions
- New York State, United States District Court for the Northern District of New York
- United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Publications
- “ERISA Update – Year 2000 Status Report” Labor Law Developments 2000, 47th Annual Institute Southwestern Legal foundation, 2000
- “Developments in Employee Benefits 1999 – Litigation, Legislation, Regulation” Labor Law Developments 1999, 46th Annual Institute, Southwestern Legal Foundation, 1999
- “ERISA Update – Overview – Recent Significant Decisions”, Labor Law Developments 1998, 45th Annual Institute, Southwestern Legal Foundation, 1998
- “Litigation Issues in ERISA Cases”, Labor Law Developments 1997, 43rd Annual Institute, Southwestern Legal Foundation, 1997
- “Litigation Issues in ERISA Cases”, Labor Law Developments 1996, 42nd Annual Institute, Southwestern Legal Foundation, 1996
- “ERISA Litigation and Other Important Developments”, Labor Law Developments 1995, 41st Annual Institute, Southwestern Legal Foundation, 1995
- “Current Legal Developments Under ERISA — The Litigation Explosion Continues,” Labor Law Developments 1994, 40th Annual Institute, Southwestern Legal Foundation, 1994
- “Current Legal Developments Under ERISA,” Labor Law Developments 1993, 39th Annual Institute, Southwestern Legal Foundation, 1993
- “ERISA – Recent Litigation and Other Significant Developments,” Labor Law Developments 1992, 38th Annual Institute, Southwestern Legal Foundation, 1992
- “The Continuing Explosion of ERISA Litigation”, Labor Law Developments 1991, 37th Annual Institute, Southwestern Legal Foundation, 1991
- “Recent Developments Under ERISA,” Labor Law Developments 1990, 36th Annual Institute, Southwestern Legal Foundation, 1990
- “Current Issues in Collective Bargaining,” Labor Law Developments 1988, 34th Annual Institute, Southwestern Legal Foundation, 1988
- “The Aging Workforce and Health Care Cost Containment,” The 1988 Commerce Clearing House Labor and Employment Law Symposium, 1988
- Editor, “The Developing Labor Law, Second Edition,” BNA-ABA, 1983
- Co-Editor, “The Developing Labor Law Cumulative Supplement,” 1971-1975, and Editor-in-Chief of 1976, 1977, and 1978 Annual Supplement, Section of Labor Relations Law, American Bar Association
- Co-Author, “New Antitrust Developments Affecting Labor Law,” Legal Notes & Viewpoints, Vol. 3, No. 4, August 1983
- “Structuring Employee Benefit Plans Under the ADEA,” Age Discrimination in Employment Act, A Compliance & Litigation’s Manual, 1982
- “Procedural Problems in Arbitration and Some Proposed Remedies,” 1980 Annual Meeting of Society of Professionals in Dispute Resolution
- “The Rising Costs of Labor Arbitration: A Symposium,” Labor Law Section Newsletter, New York State Bar Association, Vol. 4, No. 1, March 1980
- Co-Author, “Current Trends in Construction Industry Labor Relations – The Double-Breasted Contractor and the Prehire Contract,” Syracuse Law Review, 1979
- “Pre-Election Conduct – Expanding Employer Rights and Some New and Renewed Perspectives,” Industrial Relations Law Journal, School of Law, University of California-Berkeley, 1978
- “The Taylor Act, Experiment in Public Employer-Employee Relations,” Industrial Relations Review, 1968 and Syracuse Law Review, 1969
Speaking Engagements
- Lecturer, Labor Studies Program, New York State School of Industrial and Labor Relations, Cornell University, 1974-1986.
Affiliations
- Onondaga County, New York State (Member, Executive Committee, Labor and Employment Law Section 1976- and Chairman, 1980-1981) and American (Member, Labor Law and Employment Law Committee, 1963
- Chairman of Labor and Employment Section of American Bar Association, 1987-1988
- Co-Chairman, Committee on Development of the Law Under The NLRA, 1977-1979
- Member, ABA Joint Committee on Employee Benefits, 1981-
- Co-Chairman of PLI Program presenting Construction Industry Labor Relations, 1977 and 1979, Council Member, Section of Labor Relations Law, 1979-
- Co-Chairman, Publications Committee, 1982-1987
- Member: Liaison Committee on Developing Labor Law, 1982-1992
- Employee Benefits Committee, 1982-
- Delegate to ABA House of Delegates, 1992-1998
- Member, ABA Committee on the Drug Crisis, 1992-1995
- Liaison, 1995-
- Member, ABA Committee on Prepaid Legal Services, 1996-) Bar Associations
- American Judicature Society. United Way of Central New York Corporate Member, 1971-1975
- Member, Board of Directors, 1981-1987
Syracuse Model Neighborhood Corporation Member Board of Directors, 1972-1975
- LeMoyne College Alumni Association President, 1974-1977
- Manlius Pebble Hill School Member, 1974-1980, Board of Trustees, Vice President, 1977-1979, President, 1979-1980
- Onondaga County Industrial Development Agency, Secretary, 1978-1981
- Naval Academies Selection Board 33rd Congressional District Committee Member, 1980-1983
- Central New York Chapter, Labor and Employment Research Assoc.Founding Co-Chairman, 1985
- American Bar Association Chairman, Labor and Employment Law Section, 1987-1988
- Labor and Employment Law Section
- Delegate to House of Delegates, 1991-1997
- Standing Committee on Group and Prepaid Legal Services 1996-1999
- Standing Committee on Substance Abuse 1992 to 1995
- Liaison to Committee 1995 to present
- Joint Committee on Employee Benefits, 1982 to present – Chairman
- Liaison from Labor and Employment Law Section, Council to Employee Benefits Committee, 1982 to present
- Co-Chairman, Publications Committee, 1982-1992
- Co-Chairman, Committee on Development of Law Under the NLRA, 1971-1976
- Council Member, 1979 to present
- Co-Chairman of PLI Program Presenting Construction Industry Labor Relations, 1977 and 1979
- Fellow, College of Labor & Employment Lawyers
- Fellow, American College of Employee Benefits Counsel
- American Prepaid Legal Services Institute Board of Directors (Past Director)
- New York State Bar Association Chairman, Labor Law Section, 1980-1981
- Member, Executive Committee, Labor and Employment Law Section, 1976 to present
- Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association
- American Arbitration Association Regional Advisory Committee, 1982 to present, Board of Directors, 1988 to 2001, Committee Member
- Society of Professionals in Dispute Resolutions
- Salvation Army Advisory Board
- LeMoyne College Board of Trustees (Past Trustee),Board of Regents
- Syracuse University College of Law, Board of Visitors 1985-2004.