Admitted: 1956, New York; 1960, U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York; 1972, U.S. Supreme Court
Law School: Cornell University, J.D.
Member: Cayuga County (Chairman, Grievance Committee, 1978-1979; Member, Executive Committee, 1980-1982; Vice President, 1981; President, 1982) and New York State (Member, Committee on Legal Education and Admission to the Bar, 1965-1967) Bar Associations.
Biography: Phi Delta Phi; Order of the Coif. Member, Board of Editors, Cornell Law Quarterly, 1956. Co-author, "The Lawyers Tightrope Use and Abuse of Fees," 42 Cornell Law Quarterly, 1956. Instructor, Practice Training Program, Cornell Law School, 1965-1969. Assistant Counsel to New York State Governor, 1959-1960. Counsel, New York State Legislative Committee on Metropolitan Areas, 1960-1964; 1969. Counsel: Minority Committee on Local Government and Home Rule, New York State Constitutional Convention, 1967; to the Majority Leader, New York State Senate, 1972-1978. Member, 1969-1980 and Chairman, 1977-1978, Mental Health Board of Cayuga County. Member: Committee on Character & Fitness, 4th Dept., 7th Judicial District, 1994; Salvation Army Board, 1987. Special Counsel on Indian Affairs, New York State Senate, 1980-1986.
Born: Auburn, New York, February 27, 1931