Admitted: 1981, Pennsylvania and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Law School: St. Louis University, J.D.
Member: Pennsylvania Bar Association (Family Law Section: Immediate Past Chair, 2004-2005; Chair, 2003-2004; First Vice Chair, 2002-2003; Second Vice Chair, 2001-2002; Secretary, 2000-2001; Treasurer, 1999-2000; Member, Executive Council, 1994-1995, 1997; Co-Chair, Program Committee, 1993-1995); Philadelphia Bar Association (Secretary, Family Law Section, 1998; Member, Executive Committee, 1993-1994, 1996-1997; Co-Chair, Custody Committee, 1992-1993; Co-Chair, Equitable Distribution Committee, 1994-1996; Co-Chair, Continuing Legal Education Committee, 1997); Montgomery and Delaware (Family Law Section) County Bar Associations.
Biography: Formerly with: Abrahams & Loewenstein; Blank, Rome Comisky & McCauley; Dolchin, Slotkin & Todd. Editor: Pennsylvania Family Lawyer, 1997. Member, Health Care Task Force, Pennsylvania Bar Association, 2003-2004. Member, St. Joseph's Preparatory School Law Alumni. Listed, "Super Lawyer," Family Law, Philadelphia Magazine, 2006-2009. Recipient: Legal Aid of Southeastern Pennsylvania Pro Bono Service Award, 2004 and 2007; Pennsylvania Bar Association Pro Bono Service Award, 2001; Custody Master Pro Tem, Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County, 1995-1996; Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County, Hearing Officer Pro Tem, Custody Pre-Trial Conference Program, 1987; Board of Trustees, Haverford State hospital, by Governor Robert P. Casey, 1992-1995. Author, "Shepp v. Shepp and Religious Custody Dispute," Pennsylvania Family Lawyer, 2003. Contributing Author: Fundamentals of Family Law, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002; Annual Family Law Update, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, 1997-2000; Philadelphia County Domestic Relations Practice, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, 1993, 1995, 1997; Drafting Marital Settlement Agreements, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, 1993, 1991. Co-Author: "The Rainbow After the Storm? Post-Secondary Education Support Legislation in the Wake of Blue," Pennsylvania Family Lawyer, 1994; "Net Spendable Income Calculations in the Context of Depreciation and Business Expenses," Pennsylvania Family Lawyer, 1993. Member, Parental Rights of Unwed Fathers, St. Louis University Law Journal, 1979. Lectures: Alternative Dispute Resolution Institute, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, Philadelphia, 2005; Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Enforcement Act, Delaware County Bar Association, 2004; Child Custody Roundtable, Pennsylvania Psychological Association, Middletown, April 2004; Child Custody Law Update, Pennsylvania bar Institute, Plymouth Meeting, 2003; Fundamental of Family Law, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, Philadelphia, Media and Harrisburg, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002; Business Valuation in Equitable Distribution, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, Philadelphia, 2001; Annual Update on Family Law, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, Philadelphia and Harrisburg, 1997-2003; Complex Support Issues, Pennsylvania Bar Association, family Law Section, Bermuda, 1998; Tips from the Front Line, New Issues in Child Custody, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, Philadelphia, 1999; Domestic Relations Practice in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, Philadelphia, 1994-1997; Drafting Marital Settlement Agreements, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, Philadelphia and Harrisburg, 1991, 1993, 1996, 1999, 2003, 2009; Complex Discovery Issues in Equitable Distribution, Pennsylvania Bar Association, Toronto, 1996; Distribution of Marital Property, Philadelphia Bar Association, Philadelphia, 1996; The Equal Credit Opportunity Act, Spousal Waiver and Divorce, Pennsylvania Bar Association, Harrisburg, 1996; Complex Support Issues, Pennsylvania Bar Association, Family Law Section, Williamsburg, VA, 1995; Course Planner, White Collar Crime/Federal Crime in the Domestic Arena, Pennsylvania Bar Association, Family Law Section, Philadelphia, 1995; Creditors' Rights in Marital Property, Philadelphia Bar Association, Philadelphia, 1994; Depreciation and Business Expenses, Pennsylvania Bar Association, Toronto, 1993; Ethical Issues in Family Law, Philadelphia Bar Association, Philadelphia, 1993; Breakfast with the Judges Program, Philadelphia Bar Association, 1992-1993; Custody Trial Procedures, Philadelphia Bar Association, 1993; Trial Techniques and Family Law, Philadelphia Bar Association, Philadelphia, 1992; Cross-Examination of a Psychologist in a Child Custody Case, Philadelphia Bar Association, 1992; Religious Practices and Child Custody Law, Pennsylvania Bar Association, Philadelphia, January 1991; DNA Testing and Paternity Cases, Pennsylvania Bar Association, Washington, DC, 1991; Role of Psychological Experts in Child Custody Litigation, Pennsylvania Psychological Association, June 1991; Trial Techniques and Family Law, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, Pittsburgh, 1990; First Amendment Religious Issues and Child Custody, Philadelphia Bar Association, 1990; Religious and Child Custody, American Jewish Congress, 1989; "Religious Custody" Issues, Civil Rights Committee, Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith, 1989; Tax Aspects of Separation and Divorce, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, 1989; Basic Legal Practice Course - Family Law, Philadelphia Bar Institute, 1989; Seminar, Custody Philadelphia Bar Association Committee on Homeless, 1986; Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act - Practice and Procedures, Montgomery County Bar Association, 1985; Equitable Distribution/Divorce Code, Lawyer's Volunteers Action Program, Philadelphia Bar Association, 1985. Assistant Managing Editor, St. Louis University Law Journal, 1979-1980. Special Editor, Church and State Symposium, St. Louis University Law Journal, Vol. 24, No. 2, 1980. St. Joseph's Preparatory School: Alumni Board of Governors; President, 1994-1995; Executive Board, 1990-1996; Class Representative, 1985; Member, Law Alumni; Long Term Plan, Capital, Co-education Study and related committees, 1990-1996; Co-Chair, Hawktion Lawyers Committee, 2007-2008. Board of Trustees, Haverford State Hospital, 1992-1995. School Board Member, St. Margaret School, Narberth, PA, 1997-2000.
Born: Darby, Pennsylvania, February 3, 1952