Admitted
1959, Pennsylvania
Law School
Dickinson School of Law, J.D., 1958
Law School Graduation Year
1958
College
Dickinson College, A.B., 1955
Memberships
Pennsylvania (President, 1995-1996; President-Elect, 1994-1995; Vice President, 1993-1994; Member: Board of Governors, 1989-1991; Corporate Banking and Business Law Section, 1981-1992; House of Delegates, 1975—) and American (Member and Member, House of Delegates) Bar Associations; Wilkes-Barre Law and Library Association (President, 1980-1981); Pennsylvania Bar Foundation (President, 1999-2002); Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association; Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Fellow, American Bar Foundation (Vice-President, 1977-1999; President, 1999—).
Biographical
Assistant District Attorney, 1962. First Assistant District Attorney, Luzerne County, 1963-1966. Deputy Attorney General, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1966-1970. Solicitor: Forty-Fort Borough, 1960-1982; Luzerne Borough, 1967-1982; Luzerne Borough Sewer Authority, 1973-1986. Counselor, 1981-1983, 1987 and Member, 1981. Judge in Compensation, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1970-1992. President, Pennsylvania County Conference of Bar Leaders, 1986-1987. Member, Attorney General Mike Fisher's Transition Team, 1996-1997. Member: Pennsylvania Continuing Legal Education Board, 1997—; Pennsylvania Supreme Court Special Committee to Limit Campaign Expenses, 1997—; Arbitration Panel, American Arbitration Association, 1980—; Pennsylvania Futures Commission on Justice in the 21st Century, 1995—. Board of Governors, Dickinson School of Law, Pennsylvania State University. (Resident, Kingston Office)