Experience

HRA

• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Associate General Counsel

  • Jan 2014 - Present



Office of the Attorney General of the State of New York

• Assistant Attorney General

  • Jun 1999 - Jan 2014

  Trials (both bench and jury) in state and federal courts, and appeals in state courts. Extensive writing of pleadings, motions, briefs and memoranda of law. Both individual and class actions.Conduct settlement negotiations and draft agreements.Provide client counseling on issues relating to state hospital administration.Specialties: Civil Litigation and Client Counseling in Areas of Employment Discrimination, Civil Rights, Mental Health Law, Tobacco Compliance and Enforcement



Civil Court of the City of New York

• Arbitrator

  • Oct 2006 - Jun 2010

  Preside over trials in the Small Claims Part of the Civil Court of the City of New York. Take testimony, evaluate evidence, and render decisions in small claims cases.



Mental Hygiene Legal Service, Second Judicial Department

• Senior Attorney

  • Jan 1996 - Jun 1999