Education & Background

Credentials & Bar Admissions

Education

Undergraduate:

State University of New York at Buffalo
B.A., with distinction, 1968

Law School:

University at Buffalo Law School
J.D., 1972

Professional Memberships

Early Career:

Interstate Commerce Commission (1972–1977)
Assistant Regional Counsel prior to private practice

Bar Admissions & Court Admissions

1972 — New York State Bar
1977 — California State Bar
1977 — U.S. District Court, Northern and Central Districts of California
1977 — U.S. Tax Court
1981 — U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit
1981 — U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
1988 — U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California
1988 — U.S. Supreme Court
1989 — U.S. District Court, Southern District of California
1991 — U.S. District Court, District of Arizona
1993 — U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit

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