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Licensed since: 1986
Law school: St. John's University School of Law
Education: Hofstra University, B.A., 1982; Hofstra University LGBTQ+ Advisory Board; University of London, 1981 Elizabethan Theater Modern Theatre in Performance, 1981
Certifications: Certified Law Guardian/Attorney for the Child, Appellate Division, First Department, 2024; Certified Law Guardian/Attorney for the Child, Appellate Division, First Department, 2025; Certified Law Guardian/Attorney for the Child, Appellate Division, First Department, 2022; Certified Law Guardian/Attorney for the Child, Appellate Division, First Department, 2021; Admitted to Practice before: The U.S. District Court, For The Eastern District of the State of New York, 1998; Admitted to Practice before: The U.S. District Court, For The Southern District of the State of New York, 1998; SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, December 2017, Sworn in as Member of the Bar, 2017
Professional activity: Committee on Matrimonial Law, Secretary, Member, 1987-1988; Committee on Municipal Affairs, Secretary, Member, 1989-1992; LeGal, Family and Matrimonial Law Committee, Member, 2013-Present; United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York; United States District Court for the Southern District of New York; New York; Elected to membership in the LGBTQIA+ Family Law Institute (after rigorous approval process).; The National LGBTQIA+ Bar Association: Member at Large and Member of the Family Law Institute:; Hofstra University Women in Leadership Initiative, Member, 2013-Present; Member, New York State Academy of Trial Lawyers; New York State Bar Association, Member, Special Committee on LGBT People and the Law; U.S. State Department Attorney Network, Registered Counsel, The Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of Child Abduction; Member Lambda Legal Defense Fund, Cooperating Attorney Network; Member, LeGal; New York State Bar Association- Member, Family Law Section (2004 to present), Executive Committee (2004-2008); Member, New York State Bar Association; Member, Committee on State Legislation; Member, Committee on Matrimonial Law; Member, Committee on Family Courts and Family; Member, Association of the Bar of the City of New York (1987-2007); OK RISE, LGBTQIA Subcommittee Chair, 2020-Present; United States Supreme Court; U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; Certified Law Guardian, Appellate Division, First Department (2002 -Present) Member, Association of the Bar of the City of New York (1987-2007) Member, Committee on Family Courts and Family (2003 – 2007) Member, Committee on State Legislation (1995-1997) Member, Committee on Matrimonial Law (1992-1995) Member, Committee on Matrimonial Law (Secretary, 1987-1988) Member, Committee on Municipal Affairs (Secretary, 1989-1992) Member, New York State Bar Association (1986-Present) Member, Family Law Section, Executive Committee (2004-Present) Member, Hofstra University Women in Leadership Initiative (2013-Present) Member, LeGal, Family and Matrimonial Law Committee (2013-Present) Member Lambda Legal Defense Fund, Cooperating Attorney Network (2009-Present) U.S. Department Attorney Network, Registered Counsel, The Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of Child Abduction. (2010-Present) Member, NYSBA, Committee on LGBT People and the Law (2013-Present); New York State Bar Association, Member, Special Committee on LGBT People and the Law, 2014