Education:
- St. John’s University
School of Law
Jamaica, New York
- Manhattan College
School of Engineering
New York, New York
(Valedictorian class of 1987)
Bar Admissions:
- New York
- Connecticut
- Southern District of New York
- Eastern District of New York
- Federal Second Circuit
- Bankruptcy Court Eastern District of New York
Mediation Training:
- 30 Hour Basic Mediation Training (2012)
New York Center for Interpersonal Development - Advanced Commercial Mediation Training (2013)
International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution, presenter Simeon H. Baum - The Eastern District of New York Chapter of the Federal Bar Association Fourth Annual Federal Civil Practice Update; (October 2015)
- Alternate Dispute Resolution/Bankruptcy Committee Basics of Mediation Discussion Lead by Hon. Alan S. Trust, Hon. Louis A. Scarcella, Leslie Berkoff, Esq. and Andrew Thaler, Esq.; (October 2015)
- Advanced Commercial Mediation Training (2015)
- Planning Change, presenter Elizabeth Clements (six week advanced program)
Mediation Experience
- Federal
- Bankruptcy
- Commercial Division New York State Supreme Court