Born: Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, February 21, 1948

Education

• Gettysburg College (B.A.,magna cum laude,1970.) Phi Beta Kappa.
• Duke University (J.D., 1973).

Bar Admissions & Memberships

• Pennsylvania (1973)
• United States Supreme Court
• United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and Third Circuit
• United States District Court for the Middle District and Eastern District of Pennsylvania

Noteworthy

• Law Clerk to Chief Judge Sheridan, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Pennsylvania (1974-1976)

Professional Affiliations

• Solicitor, Kingston Township Zoning Hearing Board (2006-Present)
• Solicitor, Fairview Township (2006-Present)
• Solicitor, Mountain Top Council of Governments (2006-Present)
• Solicitor, East Side Landfill Authority (1987-Present)
• Solicitor, Bear Creek Community Charter School (2007- )
• Pennsylvania Bar Association - Bar/Press Committee, Chairman (2005-present), Member (1999-Present); Member of Sections on Litigation and Education Law
• Hearing Committee-Disciplinary Board of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court- Chairman (2003-2004); Member (1998-2004)
• Solicitor, Nescopeck Borough Zoning Hearing Board (1998-2004)
• Solicitor, Shickshinny Borough (1983-1987, 2000-2003)
• American Bar Association - Member of Sections on Litigation; Labor and Employment Law; Communications Law
• Federal Bar Association
• National Association of College and University Attorneys

Community Affiliations

• Northeastern Pennsylvania Philharmonic, Board of Directors (1999-Present)