Temple University School of Law, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1994 | J.D. | Temple University School of Law, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | LLM in Trial Advocacy | Drexel University, 1991 | B.S.

Membership among America’s Top 100 High Stakes Litigators® is meant to identify and highlight the accomplishments of the nation’s most esteemed and skilled litigators in high stakes legal matters. To be considered for selection, an attorney must have litigated (for either plaintiff or defendant) a matter (1) with at least $2,000,000 in alleged damages at stake or (2) with the fate of a business worth at least $2,000,000 at stake (i.e. bet-the-company litigation valued in excess of $2,000,000). These minimum qualifications are required for initial consideration. Thereafter, only the top 100 qualifying attorneys in each state* will receive this honor and be selected for membership among America’s Top 100 High Stakes Litigators®. While selection for any award, honor, or exclusive membership organization is always subjective in nature, we have developed a comprehensive multi-phase selection process involving proprietary algorithms and Qualitative Comparative Analysis in an effort to help ensure that only the most skilled and exceptional attorneys in the community are selected for membership., 2017 | Qualifications require that the applicant's client(s) received a verdict, award or settlement in the amount of One Million Dollars or more, 2015 | Avvo goes beyond a peer-review system and considers the opinions of other lawyers just one of the many factors required to evaluate an attorney, 2014 | Avvo goes beyond a peer-review system and considers the opinions of other lawyers just one of the many factors required to evaluate an attorney, 2015 | Awarded for continuous professional recognition, an accomplishment realized by the Top American Professionals. All qualifying public recognitions of excellence are certified by the American Registry and include significant mentions in the press, honors by recognized trade groups, and acclaimed recognitions by peers or clients., 2018 | Avvo goes beyond a peer-review system and considers the opinions of other lawyers just one of the many factors required to evaluate an attorney, 2018 | U.S. District Court Western District of New York, 2016 | U.S. District Court District of New Jersey, 2016 | U.S. District Court Southern District of New York, 2016 | U.S. District Court Northern District of New York, 2016 | U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York, 2016 | U.S. District Court Western District of Pennsylvania, 2016 | U.S. District Court Middle District of Pennsylvania, 2016 | U.S. District Court Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 2016 | Pennsylvania Association for Justice, 2016 | Member in good standing NY bar, 1999 | New Jersey Association for Justice, 2015 | Member in good standing NJ bar, 1994 | Member in good standing PA bar, 1994