Listed: Best Lawyers In America, 2003—; New York SuperLawyers, 2007—. Member, Character and Fitness Committee, New York State Supreme Court, Fifth Judicial District, 2001—. Regent, The University of the State of New York, 1996—. Member, Dean's Advisory Council, State University of New York at Buffalo, School of Law, 2002-2009. Speaker: "Annual Legal Update - Precedents & Statutes for Personal Injury Litigators"; "Products Liability," New York State Academy of Trial Lawyers; "Medicine in the Courtroom," New York State Bar Association; "Automobile Insurance Law and Practice," New York State Bar Association; "Practical Skills: Basic Civil Practice - The Trial," New York State Bar Association; "Keeping Pace: A Guide for the Up-To-Date Litigator," New York State Bar Association; "How To Try An Auto Accident Case," New York State Bar Association; "Product Liability - Post Daubert," New York State Bar Association; "Proving and Defending Damages," New York State Bar Association; "Decisions," New York State Trial Lawyers Institute; "Legislation and Litigation: The Importance of Ergonomics in Every Workplace," Onondaga County Bar Association. Guest Lecturer, "Advanced Torts," Syracuse University College of Law. Lecturer, Environmental Law, Racquel Carson College, State University of New York at Buffalo. Assistant Corporation Counsel, City of Syracuse, Department of Law, 1978-1982. Trustee, North Syracuse Central School District Board of Education, 1988-1996. President, North Syracuse Central School District Board of Education, 1989-1996. Member, Board of Directors, Onondaga-Madison School Boards Association, 1994-1996. Author: "Coastal Processes and Change: Legal Implications," 1 Sea Grant Law Journal 139 (1976).