Biography

Legal Practice Experience 


Established law practice in 1981.

Prior Legal Experience

Monasch Chazen & Steam

• Associate  1974-1976
• Partner 1978-1981

Wein, Lane & Malkin

• Associate 1976-1978

Education

• Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey School of Law - Newark, Newark, New Jersey
  • J.D. - 1973
• Brooklyn College-CUNY, Brooklyn, New York
  • B.A. - 1970

Bar Admission

• New York, 1974
• U.S. District Court Southern District of New York, 1975
• U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit, 1975
• U.S. Supreme Court, 1978

Published Works

• Comment, 26 Rutgers Law Rev. 383, 1973

Representative Cases

• People v. Borriello, 155 Misc. 2d 261, 1992, S.Ct. Kings Co.
• Mars Productions Corp. v. U.S. Media Corp., 169 A.D.2d 550, 1991, 1st Dept
• People v. Beatty, 168 A.D.2d 683, 1990, 2nd Dept
• Fridman v. Fridman, 120 A.D.2d 491, 1986, 1st Dept
• Anderson v. Anderson, 111 A.D.2d 730, 1985
• Fendler v. Thorne, 83 A.D.2d 803, 1982, 1st Dept
• Weyerhaeuser v. Weyerhaeuser, 79 A.D.2d 902, 1981, 1st Dept
• Con Edison v. City of New York, 44 N.Y.2d 536, 1978
• City of New York v. State of Board of Equalization and Assessment, 60 A.D.2d 932, 1978, 3rd Dept.
• Stream v. Sportscar Salon, 91 Misc.2d 99, 1977, Civ.Ct.Queens Co.
• Wolfe v. Wolfe, 86 Misc.2d 313, 1976, Sup.Ct.Nassau Co.
• Wolff v. Illustrated World Encyclopedia, 34 N.Y.2d 834, 1974

Classes & Seminars

• Commentator on Criminal Cases and Domestic Relations Cases, Court Television Network, 1991 to Present

Past Positions

• Monasch Chazen & Steam, Associate, 1974 to 1976
• Wein, Lane & Malkin, Associate, 1976 to 1978
• Monasch Chazen & Steam, Partner, 1978 to 1981

Professional Associations

• New York State Bar Association, Member
• New York County Lawyers Association, Member, Committee on the Supreme Court, 1992
• New York County Lawyers Association, Matrimonial Law Section, Member
• National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Member