ADMITTED: New Jersey State Bar 1975 U.S. District Court N.J. 1975 Third Circuit Court of Appeals 1981 U. S. Supreme Court 1986

CERTIFICATION: Criminal Trial Advocate; National Board of Trial Advocacy

MEMBER: Graduate National College of Criminal Defense Life Member National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers Assoc. of Criminal Defense Lawyers-N.J. - Board of Governors

EMPLOYMENT: Public Defender, Union County Region 1976 - 1979 Associate: Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer, P.C., 1979-1981 Private Practice 1981 to present

FEATURED IN: Champion Profile, December 1992, Champion Magazine, National Assoc. of Criminal Defense Lawyers In a Child’s Name, auth. Peter Maas

BORN: 7/17/50, Irvington, New Jersey

COLLEGE: University of Connecticut, B.A. 1972, Phi Beta Kappa
LAW SCHOOL: New York University School of Law, J.D. 1975, Criminal Law Clinic

LECTURES: I.C.L.E. – Criminal Trial Preparation N.J.S.B.A. – Criminal Defense Techniques A.C.D.L.-N.J. – “Super Saturday” annual seminars – trial dynamics, confession cases, drug defenses

SOME CASES HANDLED:
* 1981 State v. James Hall, Murder case Middlesex - acquittal.
* 1986 Cecil v. Linden, Police Brutality Lawsuit - $400,000 verdict
* 1987 Brizak v. Ford Motor Co., Product Liability - $625,000 verdict
* 1990 State v. Moscaritolo, Old Bridge Police Officer-conspiracy and misconduct in office - defendant accepted for P.T.I.
* 1991 State v. Waldie, N.J.State Trooper - conspiracy and misconduct in office - acquitted on all indictments
* 1994 State v. Jiminez - Abduction - robbery, acquitted
* 1995 State v. Chippero, Capital Murder - life sentence reversed on appeal, pending trial
* 1999 State v. Lafond, Armed Robbery, acquitted
* 1999 State v. Horvath, Weapons, drug charges - not guilty
* 2001 State v. Kirk, Murder, acquitted