Admitted
1977, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1988, District of Columbia
Law School
Seton Hall University, J.D., 1977; New York University, LL.M., 1982
Law School Graduation Year
1982
College
William Paterson College, B.A., 1968
Memberships
The District of Columbia Bar; American Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Tort and Insurance Practice Section Committee on Health Insurance Law, Vice, Chair 1993-1994); The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC; Former Chair, State Federal Health Policy Task Force Advisory Committee, 1986-1989); Health Insurance Association of America (HIAA; Legal Advisory Committee, 1985-1992; Special Board Task Force on the Uninsured, 1989-1990); State Access to Health Care Task Force; American Council of Life Insurance, (Member, ACLI Advisory Group on Law Compliance; Legislative Committee, 1989-1992; Subcommittee on Federal Bankruptcy Legislation 1993—; Federal Legislative Strategy Group; Washington Representatives, Health and Life Organization (HALO), 1989—); Association of California Life Insurance Companies, Member, Board of Directors, 1993—; Council of Chief Legal Officers, Member, Conference Board, 1993—; Defense Research and Trial Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute, 1993—.
Biographical
Member, 1975-1976 and Associate Editor, 1976-1977, Seton Hall Law Review. Author: Casenote, Anderson v. Somberg, 7 Seton Hall Law Review 208-31, 1975; Liability for Treatment Decisions, Practising Law Institute, 1986; Manageable Risks of Managed Care, Health Cost Management, v. 3, No. 6, Nov./December, 1986; Group Term Life Insurance: Section 89, Section 79 and ADEA Discrimination Issues, Practising Law Institute, 1988; Fiduciary (ERISA) Responsibility for Managed Care, Practising Law Institute, 1988; The Alphabet Soup of Health Care: HMOs, PPOs, IPS', HCPPs, Triple Options, American Bar Association National Institute, 1988; Other Postemployment Benefits: Two Trillion Dollars Give or Take $1,900,000,000,000, American Bar Association, 1989; Mergers and Acquisitions: Liability Issues Surrounding Employee Benefit Plans, American Bar Association, 1990; The Future of Health Insurance Law & Regulation and Health Care Access-Out of Chaos, American Bar Association National Institute, 1991. Member, National Association of Insurance Commissioners Group Rate Review Advisory Committee.