BAR ADMISSIONS
New Jersey, 1989
New York, 1996
District of Columbia, 1991 (inactive status)
U.S. District Court, District of NJ, 1989
U.S. District Court, Southern District of NY, 1996
U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit, 1990
U.S. Supreme Court, 2008
U.S. Tax Court, 1992
EDUCATION
Seton Hall University School of Law, J.D., 1989
Fairleigh Dickinson University, B.S., Accounting, summa cum laude, 1986
AWARDS AND RECOGNITION
• Recipient of 2020 Alfred C. Clapp Award for Excellence in Legal Education by New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education.
• Recipient of 2012 Distinguished Legislative Service Award from New Jersey State Bar Association in recognition of his work dealing with New Jersey's enactment of the New Jersey Revised Uniform Limited Liability Company Act.
• Selected by his peers to be listed in The Best Lawyers in America in the area of Corporate Law (2006-2023). (This list is issued by The Best Lawyers in America, owned by Woodward White, Inc. A description of the selection methodology can be found at www.BestLawyers.com. No aspect of this advertisement has been approved by the New Jersey Supreme Court.)
• Selected as the 2013, 2016, 2018 and 2020 Hackensack Corporate Law "Lawyer of the Year" by The Best Lawyers in America.
• Profiled in The Best Lawyers in America.
• Selected by his peers to be listed as a Super Lawyer in the areas of Business Litigation (2005), Business/Corporate (2009-2012; 2014-2021) and Mergers & Acquisitions (2022-2023). (This list is issued by Super Lawyers, which is owned by Thomson Reuters. A description of the selection methodology can be found at www.SuperLawyers.com. No aspect of this advertisement has been approved by the New Jersey Supreme Court.)
• Selected as an AV-rated (Preeminent) by Martindale-Hubbell. (This designation is issued by Martindale-Hubbell. A description of the selection methodology can be found at www.Martindale.com. No aspect of this advertisement has been approved by the New Jersey Supreme Court.)
• Named to NJBIZ 2021 and 2020 Law Power 50 Lists. (No aspect of this advertisement has been approved by the New Jersey Supreme Court.)
• Selected as one of 40 distinguished young lawyers (40 under 40) by the New Jersey Law Journal (August 26, 2002). (No aspect of this advertisement has been approved by the New Jersey Supreme Court.)
PUBLICATIONS
• Author, Chapter on “Complaints,” New Jersey Federal Civil Procedure (New Jersey Law Journal Books, 2008 and 2010).
• Author, Chapter on “Post Trial Motions,” Trial Tactics Defense Litigation Manual (Defense Research Institute, 2006).
• Author, Annual Supplements, Chapter on "Evidence" (2002-2006), New Jersey Federal Civil Procedure (New Jersey Law Journal Books).
• Author of numerous articles on business law, litigation, and legal ethics.
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
• New Jersey State Bar Association (1990- ).
• Business Law Section
• Director, Business Law Section (2002- ).
• Chairman, Business Law Section (2010- 2012).
• Secretary, Business Law Section (2008-2010).
• Co-Chair, Communications Committee (2006-2008).
• Member, Business Entities Committee (2006- ).
• Member, Executive Committee, Young Lawyers Division (1995-96).
• Hudson-Bergen Inn of Transactional Counsel
• Vice President (2016- ), Trustee (2009- ), and Member (2008- ).
• Commerce and Industry Association of New Jersey
• Member, Board of Directors (2022- ).
• Member, Family Business Forum (2017- ).
• Member, Manufacturing Forum (2014- ).
• New Jersey Lawyer Magazine (1996-2010).
• Member, Editorial Board (1996-2010).
• Special Editor, Business Litigation Issue, New Jersey Lawyer Magazine (Feb. 2008).
• Special Editor, Business Law Issue, New Jersey Lawyer Magazine (June 2006).
• Special Editor, Corporate Practice Issue, New Jersey Lawyer Magazine (Dec. 2002).
• Special Editor, Trial Practice Issue, New Jersey Lawyer Magazine (Nov./Dec. 1998).
• American Bar Association (1990- ).
• Business Law Section
• Trial Attorneys of New Jersey (1994-2012).
• Association of the Federal Bar of the State of New Jersey (1992-2012).
• The District of Columbia Bar (1991- ).
• Defense Research Institute (1996-2017).
• Passaic County Bar Association (1992-2022).
• Bergen County Bar Association (2008- ).
• Inn of Transactional Counsel (Essex-Morris), Solicitor (2002-2007).
• Justice Pashman American Inn of Court (Bergen County), Pupil (1994-96).
• Worrall F. Mountain American Inn of Court (Morris County), Pupil (1992-93).
TEACHING
• Adjunct Faculty, Seton Hall University School of Law, M&A Transactional Skills Course (2013).
• Adjunct Faculty, Fairleigh Dickinson University, Paralegal Studies Program, Corporate Law (2003-2008).
• Lecturer on numerous presentations and seminars on business law and legal ethics topics.
APPOINTMENTS
• District XII Fee Arbitration Committee (Union County).
• Chair (2003-2005); Vice Chair (2002-2003); Member (2001-2005).
• District XII Ethics Committee (Union County).
• Member (1996-2000).
• Condemnation Commissioner, Superior Court of New Jersey (1995; 1996; 2005).
• Commercial Arbitrator, Superior Court of New Jersey, Passaic County (1994-2012).