Admissions
1974, New York Court of Appeals
1975, Pennsylvania
1977, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit
1979, U.S. Supreme Court
1980, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
1983, U.S. Court of Claims
1986, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and U.S. Claims Court
1994, U.S. District Court, Southern, Eastern and Northern Districts of New York
2001, U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York
1975, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Pennsylvania and U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia
1974, New York
1975, District of Columbia
Memberships
New York State, Pennsylvania (Chair-Health Care Law Committee
Member, Litigation Section
Amicus Committee), Federal (Past President, Central Pennsylvania Chapter, 1995-1996) and American Bar Associations
District of Columbia Bar
American Association for Justice (Member, Board of Governors, 2005)
Pennsylvania Association for Justice (President, 2001-2002)
Lycoming Law Association (Bench Bar Committee)
American Law Institute (Consultant Group, Restatement Torts 3rd, Product Liability, General Torts, Apportionment of Liability & Liability for Physical Harm, Economic Torts, Infliction of Emotional Distress, Restatement of the Law, Restitution of Unjust Enrichment)
American Judicature Society
Civil Justice Foundation (Founding Sponsor, 1985)
Million Dollar Advocates Forum
Roscoe Pound Institute
Trial Lawyers for Public Justice (Member, Communications and State Network Committee)
Pennsylvania Bar Institute (Member, Health Care Task Force)
Pennsylvania Bar Association Constitutional Review Commission.