Education:
Columbia University (Columbia College) (B.A., 1982)
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (J.D., 1989)

Bar Admissions:
New Jersey
New York
Pennsylvania

Court Admissions:
Supreme Court of the United States
United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
United States District Court for the District of New Jersey
United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
United States District Court for the Northern District of New York
United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
United States District Court for the Western District of New York

Clerkships:
Honorable James A. O'Neill, Superior Court of New Jersey, Law Division, Cape May County
Honorable Joseph C. Visalli, Superior Court of New Jersey, Law Division, Cape May County

Memberships:
American Bankruptcy Institute
Maritime Law Association
Transportation Lawyers Association

Law School Honors:
Awarded "Best Brief" and "Best Oral Argument" in an intramural moot court competition
Served as teaching assistant for a section of Legal Research and Writing
Served on the Moot Court Board as a student-judge
Awarded American Jurisprudence Award in Administrative Law

Articles and Publications:
"The End of Winter Storms: The End of Prejudgment Attachment of Electronic Funds Transfers Under Maritime and Admiralty Law," The Transportation Lawyer, April, 2010
"The New Bankruptcy Code's Ordinary Course of Business Defense to a Preference Proceeding," In Transit, Summer, 2006
Contributing editor to New Jersey Forms: Legal and Business (Lawyers Cooperative Publishing).
Contributing editor to New Jersey construction lien law section (Real Property volume)
Contributing editor to Bank Deposits and Collections section (Uniform Commercial Code volume)

Reported Decisions:
In re Fickling, 361 F.3d 172 (2d Cir. 2004) (attorney's fees and expenses incurred by a debtor during a Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceeding are dischargeable debts following an involuntary conversion to Chapter 7)
O'Connell v. Shallo (In re: Die Fliedermaus LLC, d/b/a Le Bar Bat), 323 B.R. 101 (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. 2005) (involved important issues regarding the New York Limited Liability Company Law)