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| Education |
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University of Vermont, Burlington, VT - BA 1958
Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY - JD 1961 |
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| Admission to Practice |
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- New York - 1961
- Connecticut - 1965
- Massachusetts - 1996
- U.S. Court of Military Appeals - 1964
- United States Supreme Court - 1965
- United States District Court - 1970
- United States Court of Appeals, 2nd Cir - 1999
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| Honors |
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- Distinguished Military Graduate, University of Vermont - 1958
- Blake Kennedy Memorial Scholar, Syracuse University - 1960
- Who's Who in American Law, 2nd, 3rd, 4th et seq. Editions
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| Publications |
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- Spot Zoning and the Comprehensive Plan, Syracuse Law Review, 1961
- Custody Meanings and Considerations, Connecticut Bar Journal, 1979
- How to Win Custody, Simon and Schuster, 1982
- Child Custody Litigation, Connecticut Law Tribune Vol 9, No. 35, August 29, 1983
- Family Law Policy, Connecticut Law Tribune Vol 10, No. 11, March 12, 1984
- Child Custody Policy, Connecticut Law Tribune Vol 10, No. 12, March 19, 1984
- Short Changing the State's Judicial System, Hartford Courant, 1986
- COBRA Strikes: Health Plans After Divorce, 12 CLT 44, November 10, 1986
- The Child Witness, Issues in Child Abuse Accusations, Vols. 1, 2, 3, 1989
- Confrontation Clause Revisited: Supreme Court Decisions Idaho v Wright and Craig v. Maryland, An Attorney's Response, Issues in Child Abuse Accusations. Vol 2, No. 3, Summer 1990
- Paternity Fraud: Successful Winning Strategies, PaternityFraud.com
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| Employment Experience |
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January 1971 to present:
Private practice of law engaged in general practice, including litigation at trial and appellate levels, with emphasis in family law.
1967 - 1971:
Assistant Temporary Clerk, Superior Court, Hartford, Connecticut.
1967:
General Counsel, Resolute Insurance Company, Hartford, Connecticut. Supervision of litigation — especially automobile liability arising out of New Jersey, and ocean marine liability arising out of Massachusetts; drafting contracts and insurance policies; trouble shooting complaints with various State Insurance Departments.
1965, 1966:
Trial Counsel for the Aetna Insurance Company, Hartford, Connecticut. Responsible for defending personal injury and property damage suits in four county Connecticut area.
1963, 1964:
Litigation Branch, Public Utility Division, Office of the Judge Advocate General, Washington, DC. Position involved representing the Department of Defense as a consumer of utilities before regulatory agencies.
1962, 1963:
Chief of Claims and Litigation Division, Office of the Judge Advocate General, Headquarters, First U.S. Army, New York, New York. Responsibility for supervision of all claims and litigation in five state New England area, New York and New Jersey. Also acted as special defense counsel on courts-martials.
1962:
Judge Advocate General School, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia.
1961:
U.S. Army Officers' Infantry School, Fort Benning, Georgia.
1961:
Claims Adjuster, Allstate Insurance Company, Rochester, New York.
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| Professional Organizations |
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- Executive Committee, Family Law Section, Connecticut Bar Association
- Hartford County Bar Association
- Panel Member, Commercial, American Arbitration Association
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| Lecturer |
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- National College of Juvenile and Family Court Judges, Reno, Nevada, 1985
- American Trial Lawyers Association Seminar, Tort Litigation, Bridgeport, Connecticut, 1985, "The Child Witness"
- Connecticut Bar Association, Meriden, Connecticut, 1988
- Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, New York, New York, October 1988
- Fourth International Conference, National Child Abuse Defense and Resource Center, Inc. Chicago, IL. 1995
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| TV Appearances, including: |
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- WEDW-TV 49 Fairfield, CT
- WVIT-TV 30 West Hartford, CT
- "The Sonya Show" USA Cable Network (national)
- WGGB-TV 40 Springfield, MA
- WWLP-TV 22 Springfield, MA
- WTNH-TV 8 New Haven, CT
- 'Good Morning' Washington, DC
- 'Good Day' Boston, MA
- 'Jane Whitney Show' Philadelphia, PA
- WOR-TV9 New York, NY
- 'Sally Raphael Show' New Haven, CT
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| Radio Appearances, including: |
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- 'Mark Davis Show' WTIC, Hartford, CT
- 'Tiny Markel Show' Bridgeport, CT
- 'Kathy Novak Show' WABC, New York, NY
- 'Bernard Meltzer Show' WOR, New York, NY
- 'Bob Grant Show' WMCA, New York NY
- 'Bob Coxe Show' Atlanta, GA
- 'Heat Seat' WDRC, Hartford, CT
- WKSS, Hartford, CT
- WSIX, Nashville, TN
- 'Morton Downey, Jr. Show' Miami, FL
- 'Casper Citrin Show' WQXR, NY
- 'Jim Tate' KTRH, Houston, TX
- 'Scott Cassidy' WTKN, Pittsburgh, PA
- 'Luther Sturns' WBAL, Baltimore, MD
- WDBO, Orlando, FL
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| Radio Talk Show |
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Host of Family, Law and Justice, Talk America Radio Network
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| Other Information |
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- Jackson v. DeSouza, (2006) Amicus Curiae Brief, N.Y. Court of Appeals
- Madigan v Madigan, 224 Conn. 749, 620 A.2d 1276 (1993) Conn. Supreme Court case establishing right of parent to take appeal on temporary custody order.
- Craig v Maryland, ll0 S. CT 3l57 (1990) (Amicus Curiae Brief, United States Supreme Court).
- Special Master, Regional Custody Court, Middletown, Connecticut.
- Holder of Private Pilot's License — Instrument rated, single engine land.
- Has appeared in trial courts in Connecticut, New York, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts.
- Interests involve science, computers, and writing.
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