Born in Parkersburg, West Virginia, September 6, 1960; admitted to bar, 1985, Pennsylvania and U.S. District Court, Middle District of Pennsylvania; 1991, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; 1993, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania and U.S. Supreme Court.

 

Education: Villanova University (B.A., cum laude, 1982); Syracuse University (J.D., 1985). Phi Kappa Phi; Phi Alpha Theta. Law clerk to the District Attorney, County of Onondaga, New York, 1985. Legal Intern to the Honorable Max Rosenn, Circuit Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit, 1985. Lecturer, "Pennsylvania Foreclosure and Repossession," National Business Institute, 1999; "Complying with Fair Debt Collection Practices Act,National Business Institute, 2000; "Successful Judgment Collection in Pennsylvania," 2004; "Pennsylvania Foreclosure and Related Bankruptcy and Title Issues," 2002. Assistant Public Defender, Lackawanna County, 1987-1993.

 

Member: Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations.

 

Practice Areas: Criminal Law; Personal Injury; Commercial Law; Creditors Rights Law; Mortgage Foreclosure; Repossessions