Judge, Court of Claims, Appointed by Governor David A. Paterson, 2008 to 2014

Acting Supreme Court Justice, New York County 

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP (formerly Kalkines, Arky, Zall &Bernstein, LLP), Partner, 1994 to 2008

CUNY Law School, Visiting Professor, 1994

City of New York, Corporation Counsel, 1991 to 1993

State of New York, Solicitor General, 1986 to 1991

New York State Department of Law, Deputy Solicitor General, 1984 to 1986

New York University School of Law, Adjunct Assistant Professor, 1980 to 1987

NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc., Assistant Counsel, 1974 to 1984

New York City Civil Court, Law Secretary to Hon. Fritz W. Alexander II, 1971 to 1974

NYS, Appellate Division, First Department, 1972

US Supreme Court,

US Circuit Courts of Appeals 2nd, 4th, 5th, 6th 8th and 11th Circuits,

US District Courts for the Southern, Eastern and Northern Districts of NY,  

J.D., New York University School of Law, 1971

B.A., Brooklyn College, City University of New York, 1968

New York State Bar Association, House of Delegates, 2003 to 2007

Secretary, Association of the Bar of the City of New York, 1994 to 1997

Member, Executive Committee, 1992 to 1997

Member, Committee on Federal Courts, 1986 to 1988

Member, Committee on the Judiciary, 1990 to 1991

Member, Federal Bar Association Inns of Court, 1999 to 2001

Member, American Academy of Appellate Lawyers, 1995 to 2000

Member, National Bar Association

Member, Metropolitan Black Bar Association

Member Panel of Distinguished Neutrals, CPR Institute for Dispute Resolution

Member, American Arbitration Association Commercial Panel and AAA Roster of Employment Neutrals

Member, New York State Bar Association