Born: Sayre, Pennsylvania; December 17, 1962.
 
Admitted to bar, 1988, Connecticut and U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut; 2000, U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.
 
Education: Cornell University (A.B., with distinction, 1985); Vanderbilt University ( J.D., 1988). Phi Delta Phi. Associate Editor, Vanderbilt University Law Review, 1987-1988.
 
Factfinder / Arbitrator, State of Connecticut Superior Court.
 
Reported Cases: Pintavalle v. Valkanos, 216 Conn. 412 (1990); Lacasse v. Burns, 214 Conn. 464 (1990); Blake v. H-2A & H-2B Voluntary Employees Beneficiary Association, 952 F.Supp. 927 (D.Conn. 1997); Reynolds v. Frank, 786 F. Supp. 168 (D.Conn 1992); Gandelman v. Aetna Ambulance Service, Inc., 48 F. Supp.2d 169 (D. Conn. May 10, 1999); Zoldak v. Tacala, Inc., 2000 WL 1576419 (D. Conn. 2000); Chaudhry v. Country Pure Foods, Inc., 2000 WL 1056636 (Conn.Super.), 141 Lab.Cas. P 59,036 (2000); Schleifer v. Women's Health Group of Manchester, P.C. , 27 Conn. L. Rptr. 15 (2000); Martinez v. Rivera,  34 Conn. L. Rptr 622 (2003); Tri-State Contracting, LLC v. Ferguson & McGuire, Inc., 35 Conn. L. Rptr. 453 (2003); Bradley v. Colonial BT, LLC, 1797-BR-03, Digest No. DD 0-77, DD 0-78 (Employment Security Appeals Division, Board of Review) (2004); Menard v. Estate of Menard, 2004 WL 1558288 (Conn. Super. 2004); Chaulk-Snow v. University of Connecticut, 10 Conn. Ops. 1384 (Connecticut Superior Court, October 25, 2004); Pfeifer v. MacDougal-Walker Correctional Institution, Freedom of Information Commission (Doc. No. FIC 2003-299) (August 11, 2004); Menard v. Gaskell, 92 Conn. App. 551 (2005); Chaulk-Snow v. University of Connecticut, 2006 WL 279384 (Conn. Super. 2006); Hunting v. Chambers, 99 Conn. App. 664 (2007); Lienfactors, LLC v. Crandall, 2008 WL 496631 (Conn. Super. 2008).

Memberships / Affiliations: Connecticut Bar Association, Connecticut Employment Lawyers Association.