Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Civil Litigation; Insurance Coverage

Admitted: 1989, New York; 1990, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; 1994, New Jersey; 1995, U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1997, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second and Third Circuits; 1999, U.S. Supreme Court

Law School: Boston College, J.D ., 1988

College: New York University, B.A., 1985

Member: New York State and American Bar Associations; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; New York State Trial Lawyers Association.

Biography: Intern, Hon. Robert J. Ward, U.S. District Judge, Southern District of New York, 1987-1988. Founders Day Scholar, Int'l Economics Honor Society, New York University. Emergency Medical Technician, 1982—. Approved for Legal Referals in areas of Intellectual Property, Business Formation and Advice, Tort-Negligence by The Association of the Bar of the City of New York, 1995—. Formerly with Townley& Updike, N.Y., N.Y.; Cullen & Dykman, Brooklyn, N.Y. and Cozen & O'Connor, Philadelphia, PA.

Languages: Spanish

Reported Cases: Burrowes v. Sean Combs, RICO Bus.Disp.Guide 10,846 (2d Cir. 2005); Momentum v. Jansport, 64 U.S.P.Q.2d 1795 (2d Cir. 2002); Tormenia v. First Investors Realty Co., Inc. 251 F.3d. 128 (3d. Cir. 2000); Palazzo v. Corio, 232 F.3d. 38 (2d. Cir. 2000); Langman Fabrics v. Graff Californiawear, Inc., 160 F.3d 106 (2d Cir. 1998); Ty, Inc. v. GMA Accessories, Inc., 132 F.3d 1167 (7th Cir. 1997); GMA Accessories v. DML Marketing Group, 229 F.R.D. 71 (S.D.N.Y. 2005); Barton Southern Co. v. Manhole Barrier Systems, Inc., 318 F.Supp. 2d 1174 (N.D. Ga. 2004); Burrowes v. Sean Combs, 312 F.Supp. 449 (S.D.N.Y. 2004); Ulloa v. Universal Music, 303 F.Supp. 2d 409 (S.D.N.Y. 2004); Webb v. AAA Mid-Atlantic Ins., 348 F.Supp.2d 324 (D.N.J. 2004); Calabro v. Stone, 224 F.R.D. 532 (E.D.N.Y. 2004); Walia v. Purmasir & Associates, Inc., 160 F.Supp.2d 380 (E.D.N.Y. 2000); GMA Accessories v. Idea Nuova, Inc., 157 F.Supp.2d 234 (S.D.N.Y. 2000); Scott v. USAA Cas. Ins., 98 F. Supp.2d 283 (E.D.N.Y. 2000); Langman Fabrics v. Samsung America, Inc., 997 F.Supp. 479, (S.D.N.Y. 1998); Delmage v. Corio, 204 F.R.D. 639 (E.D.N.Y. 1998); Boothe v. TRW Credit Data, 768 F.Supp. 434 (S.D.N.Y. 1991); Jameer v. Fine Fare Express, Inc., 279 A.D.2d 256, 719 N.Y.S.2d 36 (1st Dept. 2001); Aboelkher v. Ryder Truck Rental, Inc., 268 A.D.2d. 397, 701 N.Y.S.2d 621 (2nd Dept. 2000); GRE Ins. Group v. GMA Accessories, Inc., 180 Misc.2d 927, 691 N.Y.S.2d 224 (N.Y. Sup. 1998).

Special Agencies: BRAVO Ambulance Service, Brooklyn, New York, 1981-2003.