Experience

Paterson

• Retail
• 100 - 200 Employee

• General Counsel

  • Jul 2012 - Jul 2016

  Paterson, NJ



Newark Public Schools

• United States
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• General Counsel

  • Sep 2009 - Jan 2012

  Member of leadership team charged with developing and implementing strategies, agreements, programs and accountability measures to drive transformational change in New Jersey’s largest, state-operated school district. Counselor to Newark Public School executive staff and School Advisory Board on legal compliance and ethics issues.



Travelers of New Jersey

• Vice President & General Counsel

  • Oct 2002 - Feb 2009

  Member of Senior Leadership Team. Managed company's response to dramatic shifts in the external NJ regulatory, legislative and judicial environments and positioned organization on critical industry issues such as auto insurance reform, medical cost containment, disaster risk management. Chief compliance officer; reviewed and negotiated all contracts and business agreements, managed litigation and introduced system for controlling costs and improving results.



Astragal Press

• President

  • Dec 1995 - Oct 2002

  Managed company publishing books on tools, trades and early technologies.



Reiner & Pollak

• Partner

  • Jan 1996 - Sep 2002

  Represented primarily insurance industry clients in wide range of matters, including regulatory issues, coverage counseling and litigation, fraud issues, agency relationships contract issues and claim litigation



Mound Cotton Wollan & Greengrass LLP

• United States
• Law Practice
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Of Counsel

  • Jul 1994 - Dec 1995

  Represented national insurance clients in regulatory, coverage, claim litigation, contract and rate issues.



Crum & Forster

• Insurance
• 700 & Above Employee

• Vice President

  • Dec 1986 - Jun 1994

  Provided legal counsel to a number of C&F business units. Chief Counsel to Crum & Forster Personal Lines organization and Crum & Forster Commercial Lines speciality unit, directly all regulatory, commercial and litigation matters. Participated in reinsurance collection negotiations, arbitrations and litigations



Farrell, Curtis, Carlin & Davidson

• Associate/Partner

  • Jul 1977 - Dec 1986

  Represented various business enterprises in full range of commercial, product, personal injury, environmental and real estate issues. Drafted and negotiated employment, licensing, joint venture, financing and other commercial agreements.