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Attorney Information

Admitted: 

• 1982, Florida, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 
  
• 1984, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit 

Education:

• Law School: University of Miami, J.D., 1982
  
• College: Union College, B.S., Biology, with distinction, 1979 
  

Memberships: 

• The Florida Bar
  
• New Jersey State Bar Association - Dispute Resolution Section
  
• American Bar Association
  
• Monmouth County Bar Association  
  

Association Memberships:

• International Superyacht Society 
  
• U.S. Superyacht Association 
  
• Florida Yacht Brokers Association - Affiliate
  
• New Jersey Association of Professional Mediators
  
• International Forum of Travel & Tourism Advocates 
  
• Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers 
  
• Cruise Line International Association 
  
• Sigma Xi – The Scientific Research Society 
  
• American Fisheries Society
  
• Sierra Club
  
• The Nature Conservancy
  
• World Wildlife Fund
  

Articles:

• Brown Bagging It – The Ethics of the Sale of a Superyacht
  
• Engineering Issues:  How to Address Them More Effectively from Legal and Engineering Perspectives (Download PDF Presentation)
  
• Homeland Security (Boat International USA Article)
  
• The Yacht Report 100th Edition:  100 Projects, People and Pictures
  
• The Yacht Report The Yard Edition:  The Lawyers’ Responses
  
• Drafting And Managing Refit Contracts
  
• Legal And Insurance Issues Facing The Super Yacht Industry  
  
• Is there an Appropriate Limit to Reliance upon Captain and Engineers When Designing or Building a Superyacht and, If So, Upon What Professionals Should an Owner Rely?
  

Speaker: 

• 2013 American Superyacht Forum – Moderator: Money Matters
  
• 2013 American Superyacht Forum – Moderator:  Project and Contract Management
  
• 2010 Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers – “Engineering Issues:  How to Address Them More Effectively from Legal and Engineering Perspectives”
  
• 2008 American Superyacht Conference - "The Brokerage Forum - Doing the Deal vs. Making the Market" 
  
• 2008 Seatrade Cruise Shipping Conference - "Environmental Issues Facing the Superyacht Industry" 
  
• 2007 Dubai Conference on Yachts and Superyachts for the Gulf Cooperation Council Region - "How Much Reliance Should Owners and Their Representatives Place on Yacht Captains and Engineers When Introducing the Latest Technologies and Engineering Limits Into a Superyacht?"
  
• 2007 Global Superyacht Forum Design Workshop - "How To Resolve The Conflicts Created By The Different Wishes, Objectives And Opinions Of Key People Involved In A New-Build Project So That A Superyacht May Be Built Efficiently And To Schedule"
  
• 2007 Global Superyacht Forum Legal Session - "Is there an Appropriate Limit to Reliance upon Captain and Engineers When Designing or Building a Superyacht and, if so, Upon what Professionals Should an Owner Rely?"
  
• 2007 Project USA Superyacht Conference,
  
• 2007 - "Drafting and Managing Superyacht Refit Contracts"
  
• 2007 Seatrade Cruise Shipping Conference - "Legal and Insurance Issues Facing the Superyacht Industry"
  

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