Admitted: 1979, New York; 1980, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York and U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; 1986, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Eighth Circuits and U.S. Supreme Court
Law School: Fordham University, J.D.
Member: American Bar Association.
Biography: Director of Litigation, Shearson Lehman Brothers, 1988-1992. Member: NASD National Arbitration and Mediation Committee, 2002-2004 and 1991-1993; Board of Advisors, Securities Arbitration Commentator; Board of Arbitrators, NASD and NYSE; Securities Industry Association Legal and Compliance Division. Testified before U.S. Congressional Hearings on Securities Arbitration Reform, 1988. Frequent Author and Lecturer on Securities Litigation and Arbitration Issues.
Born: Flushing, New York, September 21, 1953
Cases: Shearson v. McMahon, 482 U.S. 220 (1987); Rodriquez v. Shearson, 490 U.S. 477 (1989); Shearson v. Bird, 493 U.S. 884 (1989).