Professional Work History

Present Occupation: Full-time Arbitrator and Mediator since January 2009

Licenses: Admitted to practice as an attorney in the state and federal courts of the State of New York.

Issues: Areas of expertise include: 1) Discipline and discharge, including competency, misconduct, employee theft, violence in the workplace, time and attendance/absenteeism, performance, alcohol and drug abuse; 2) Discrimination issues, including sex and pregnancy, sexual harassment, ADEA, ADA, race, national origin and religion; 3) Contract negotiation and interpretation involving a broad spectrum of issues including employment contracts, executive compensation and non-compete provisions, performance reviews, wage and hour (exempt and non-exempt employees), employee handbooks, military leave, union wage and benefit structures, payroll tax obligations, unemployment issues, health insurance. Experience dealing with Department of Labor complaints and general enforcement of state and federal employment laws;
4) Other commercial contract expertise includes independent contractor relationships, agency, consulting, non-disclosure, commercial loans, intellectual property, equipment and commercial leasing, escrow, assignments, security agreements and corporate organization and governance documents.

Previous Work Experience:

1996-2008 - General Counsel, Mark Ross & Co., Inc.
Responsible for all legal affairs, including all employment-related matters and
grievances; internal dispute resolution; extensive experience in contract interpretation and drafting and a wide variety of commercial matters.

1988-1996 - General Counsel, Bafill Construction Corp.
Managed all legal affairs for union shop.

1985-1988 - Senior Associate, Frankfurt, Garbus, Klein & Selz
Worked on both entertainment and litigation sides of the firm, with emphasis on television, publishing and First Amendment matters.

1982-1985 - Associate, Dechert, Price and Rhoads
Commercial litigation in state and federal courts.