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); Lavallee v. Container Graphics Corp., 4 Conn. L. Rptr. 259 (1991); Jones v. Security - Connecticut Life Ins. Co., 2068-BR-92 (CT Dep't of Labor, Employment Security Appeals Division, Board of Review (1994)); 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 (CT Dep't of Labor, Employment Security Appeals Division, Board of Review) (2004); D'Agostino v. Cellco Partnership, 1510-BR-04 (CT Dep't of Labor, 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); Loucks v. Positive Changes, 502-BR-06 (CT Dep't of Labor, Employment Security Appeals Division, Board of Review (2006)); Bourke v. Kensington Bird and Animal Hospital, 612-BR-07 (CT Dep't of Labor, Employment Security Appeals Division, Board of Review (2007)); Hunting v. Chambers, 99 Conn. App. 664 (2007); Upton v. Sleepy's, Inc., 595-BR-07 (CT Dep't of Labor, Employment Security Appeals Division, Board of Review (2007)); Lienfactors, LLC v. Crandall, 2008 WL 496631, 2008 WL 4635858, 2008 WL 4635876 (Conn. Super. 2008); Gilbert v. Parker, 2008 WL 4253309 (Conn. Super. 2008); Curran v. United Technologies Corporation, 2008 WL 4857462 (Conn. Super. 2008); Legienza. v. Joys, 2008 WL 5156454 (Conn. Super. 2008); Coe v. DeLucia, 2009 WL 4683557 (Conn. Super. 2009); J.P. Morgan Chase Bank v. Reynolds, 2009 WL 4913594 (Conn. Super. 2009); Swart v. Connecticut Pie, Inc., Employment Security Appeals Division, Referee Case No. 982-AA-10, affirmed, 1205-BR-10 (CT Dep't of Labor, Employment Security Appeals Division, Board of Review (2010)); Swart v. Connecticut Pie, Inc., Employment Security Appeals Division, Referee Case No. 982-AA-10, affirmed, 1205-BR-10 (CT Dep't of Labor, Employment Security Appeals Division, Board of Review (2010)); Czaikowski v. Konover Commercial Corporation, 1957-BR-09 (CT Dep't of Labor, Employment Security Appeals Division, Board of Review (2010)); Czaikowski v. Administrator, Unemployment Compensation Act, 2012 WL 1139120 (Conn. Super. 2012); Baffo v. United Healthcare Services, Inc., 91-BR-12 (CT Dep't of Labor, Employment Security Appeals Division, Board of Review (2012)).

Memberships / Affiliations: Connecticut Bar Association; Connecticut Employment Lawyers Association; Connecticut Bar Association Disability Law Committee.