Practice Areas
- Civil litigation including representation of clients in commercial disputes, real property disputes and foreclosure defense and prosecution; landlord/tenant proceedings on behalf of landlord and tenant, in commercial and residential tenancy matters
- Estate planning and probate administration, wills, trusts, healthcare agent and advance directive (living will) and powers of attorney
- Real Estate; represented clients in the sale, purchase and financing of residential real estate
- Commercial Real Estate; represented clients in the sale, purchase, leasing and financing of commercial real estate projects
- Business Law
Professional Associations
- Danbury Bar Association, Member (1992 - Present), President (2004-2005)
- Connecticut and New York State Bar Associations, Member
- American Bar Association, Member
Community Involvement
- Union Savings Bank Foundation
- Member, Board of Trustees (3/2017 – Present)
- Union Savings Bank
- Corporator (2013 – Present)
- Western Connecticut Health Network Foundation
- Director (2/2010 – 2015)
- Secretary (2/2012 – 12/31/14)
- Danbury Hospital Development Fund Associate Board (n/k/a Western Connecticut Health Network Foundation)
- Founding Member and Director (1/2006 – 12/2011)
- Chair (2/10 – 12/2011)
- Danbury Visiting Nurse Association, Inc.
- Vice President (12/2005 – 1/2011)
- Ridgefield Parking Authority
- Director (1999 – 2007)
Current Employment Position
- Member
Past Employment Positions
- New York City Law Department, Assistant Corporation Counsel, 1988 to 1991
Education
- New York Law School, New York, New York
- J.D. - 1988
- Honors: cum laude
- Lafayette College
- A.B. - 1985
- Major: Government & Law
Bar Admissions
- New York, 1989
- Connecticut, 1988
- U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit, 1991
- U.S. District Court Southern District of New York, 1989
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York, 1989
- U.S. District Court District of Connecticut, 1991
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1996