BIOGRAPHY

• Board Certified by the National Board of Trial Advocacy since 1996.
• Fellow of the Academy of Trial Lawyers of Allegheny County since 1990.
• President of the Pennsylvania Bar Association (2022-2023)
• Chair, Allegheny County Bar Association Civil Litigation Section (2001-2002)
• Chair, Pennsylvania Bar Association Professional Liability Committee (2015-2019)
• Appointed member, Pennsylvania Bar Association Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility Committee (2019-Present)
• Appointed by the Supreme Court to the Pennsylvania CLE Board (2017-2022)
• Appointed by the Supreme Court as a Hearing Committee Member of the Disciplinary Board (2017-2022, 2024-Present)
• Appointed by the Supreme Court to the Interbranch Commission for Gender, Racial, and Ethnic Fairness (2023-Present)
• Trained and Certified Mediator
• Member, Pennsylvania Bar Association Dispute Resolution Committee
• Member, Mediation Council of Western Pennsylvania
• Frequent CLE speaker for PBA and PBI
• Author of numerous articles for a variety of publications

ADR 

• Certified Mediator for the U.S. District Court for the Western District of PA
• PBA ADR Committee Member
• Mediation Counsel of Western PA Member

SAMPLE OF PUBLICATIONS

• "Professional Liability Insurance 101 and Rule 1.4(c): A Theatrical Vignette," Pennsylvania Bar Association, Professional Liability Committee, Avoiding Legal Malpractice Program CD ROM (2006-2007)
• "Divorce and Due Dates", "Agonizing Arbitration," "Keeping it Simple," "In the Middle," and "DB-7", Pennsylvania Bar Association Professional Liability Committee, Avoiding Legal Malpractice Program CD-ROM (2014-2015)
• "Side Bar: A Road Map for the Future," The Pennsylvania Lawyer (January/February 2023)
• "For the Future of Legal Practice, Let's Learn From the Past," Law 360 (March 15, 2023)

SAMPLE OF SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS/PRESENTATIONS:

• "Staying out of Trouble: Disciplinary Board Proceedings and Malpractice Complaints," Pennsylvania Bar Institute, Pittsburgh (June 22, 2016)
• "Trials and Tribulations of Witness Examinations," Pennsylvania Bar Association Family Law Section Winter Meeting (Pittsburgh, January 18, 2019)
• "The Dobbs Decision: A PBA Series Capturing Different Perspectives Featuring Dean Erwin Chemerinsky," (presented virtually, August 2, 2022)
• "Hot Tips: Legal Malpractice and Ethics," PBA Solo and Small Firm Conference (Bedford, July 27, 2023)
• "The Influence of the ALI of Early Members from the Western District of Pennsylvania," The American Law Institute 100th Anniversary (Pittsburgh, October 3, 2023)

PRESENT BAR ASSOCIATION, PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS, AND VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE

• American Bar Association (1980 - 1995, 2017, 2021 - Present)
• Pennsylvania Bar Association (1980 - Present)
• Allegheny County Bar Association (1980 - Present)
• American Association for Justice (1980 - 2013)
• Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association (1980 - 2001)
• Western Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association (1980 - 2001)
• Academy of Trial Lawyers of Allegheny County (1990 - Present, membership by invitation)

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

• Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
  • Pennsylvania CLE Board (2017 - 2022)
• Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
  • Hearing Committee Member (2017 - 2023, 2024 - Present)
• Interbranch Commission for Gender, Racial and Ethnic Fairness (2023 - Present)
• United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania, Magistrate Judge Merit Selection Panel (2023)
• American Bar Association
  • House of Delegates (2021- Present)
  • Taskforce to Combat Antisemitism (2024 - Present)
• Pennsylvania Bar Association
  • Immediate Past-President (2023 - 2024)
  • President (2022 - 2023)
  • President Elect (2021 - 2022)
  • Vice-President (2020 - 2021)