Areas Of Practice
- Criminal Law
- Municipal Court Law
- Educational Law
Bar Admissions
- New Jersey, 1975
- U.S. District Court District of New Jersey, 1975
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1979
Education
- Seton Hall University School of Law, Newark, New Jersey
- J.D.
- Seton Hall University, South Orange
- B.S.
- Honors: Dean's List
- Major: Business/Marketing
- Minor: Mathematics
Classes / Seminars
- Fairleigh Dickinson University, Masters Program, Instructor, 1998 to 2001
- Ocean County Police Academy, Instructor, 1977
- Trenton State College, Instructor, Criminal Law, 1977 to 1979
Honors And Awards
- AV Preeminent designation from Martindale-Hubbell
- 2012 New Jersey "Top Legal Minds", Inside Jersey, New Jersey Star Ledger
- 2011 "Professional Lawyer of the Year Award", NJ Commission on Professionalism and the Law
- Ocean County Bar Association - 2005 Recipient, Lifetime Achievement Award
- Ocean County Emerald Society "Irishman of the Year"
- Selected for inclusion in the Super Lawyers list of Top Attorneys of New Jersey as published in the New Jersey Monthly Magazine, 2007-2008, 2008-2009
- 200 Club of Ocean County New Jersey, Meritorious Service Award
- Senate & General Assembly Joint Legislative Resolution
Professional Associations And Memberships
- Ocean County Bar Association, Member, 1976
- Ocean County Bar Association, Co-Chair Municipal Court Law Committee, 2006 to Present
- Ocean County Bar Association, Co-Chair Criminal Law Committee, 1995 to Present
- American Bar Association, Member, 1976 to 2008
- New Jersey State Bar Association, Member, 1976
- New Jersey State Bar Association, Ocean County Delegate, Judicial & Prosecutorial Appointments Committee, 2008 to Present
Past Employment Positions
- Ocean County Prosecutor's Office, Sr. Assistant Prosecutor, 1976 to 2006
Fraternities / Sororities
- Tau Kappa Epsilon
- Phi Sigma Alpha
Specialties And Certifications
- Certified Criminal Trial Attorney, Supreme Court of New Jersey, 1981