Experience

Rating: 10.0 (Superb)

Honors

2024

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2023

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2022

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2021

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2020

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2019

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2018

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2017

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2016

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2015

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2014

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2013

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2010

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2009

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2008

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2007

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2006

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

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Hofstra Law Review, Research Editor, Hofstra Law School

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Listings: Who's Who in the World, America and American Law, Marquis Who's Who

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Listing: New York Super Lawyers, Super Lawyers Magazine (Thomson Reuters)

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Listing: The International Who's Who of Business Lawyers, Law Business Research Ltd

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Listing: The International Who's Who of Aviation Lawyers, Law Business Research Ltd

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Listing: Telecommunications Media & Technology, Who’s Who Legal (Law Business Research Ltd)

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Listing: Guide to the World's Leading Aviation Lawyers, Legal Media Group's Expert Guides

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Listing: Aerospace/Aviation, The Legal 500 USA, Litigation: Product Liability & Mass Tort Defense

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Listing: Transportation: Aviation: Litigation, Chambers USA - America's Leading Business Lawyers guide

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Listing: Legal 100: Aviation, Information Technology, Who's Who Legal

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Listing: Transport, Aviation Contentious, Who's Who Legal

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Director, First Year Legal Research & Advisement Fellows Program, Hofstra Law School

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Work Experience

1997 - 2018

As of 4/5/18, Retired Senior Partner, Holland & Knight (merged with HGPH)

1986 - 1997

Partner, Haight Gardner Poor & Havens (HGPH)

1978 - 1986

Associate, Haight Gardner Poor & Havens (HGPH)

1976 - 1978

Associate, Martin, Van de Walle & Sawyer

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Associations

New York State Bar Association

House of Delegates, Past Delegate

New York State Bar Association

Computer Law Committee, Past Chair

American Bar Association

Member

Nassau County Bar Association

Member

2019 - 2020

International Bar Association

Aviation Law Committee, Past Chair

2017 - 2020

New York City Bar Association

Aeronautics Committee, Past Chair

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Education

1976

Hofstra Law School

J.D.

1973

Syracuse University

B.A.

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Speaking Engagements

2017

McGill Institute of Air and Space Law Conference on International Aviation Liability & Insurance, Montreal, Canada

Panel Chair, Liability of Airports, ANSPs, Lessors and Maintenance Providers

2016

International Bar Association Annual Conference, Washington, DC

Session Chair, Liability Issues for Airlines, Aircraft Manufacturers and Governments

2016

Conference On International Aviation Law & Insurance, Edinburgh, Scotland

Panel Chair, Air Carrier Liability

2015

International Bar Association Annual Conference, Vienna, Austria

Session Chair, Mock Mediation of Aircraft Accident Liability

2013

McGill Institute of Air and Space Law Conference on International Aviation Liability & Insurance, Montreal, Canada

Panel Chair, Carrier and Passenger Liability for Unruly Conduct Aboard Aircraft

2013

International Bar Association Annual Conference, Boston, Massachusetts

Panel Chair, Aircraft Accidents, Investigation, Compensating the Victims, Liability of the Manufacturer, Criminal Prosecution

2012

Paterson MacDougall LLP and Alexander Holburn Beaudin & Lang LLP 13th Annual Aviation Conference, Toronto, Canada,

Legal Update - United States

2011

McGill Institute of Air and Space Law Conference on International Aviation Liability & Insurance, Montreal, Canada

Panel Chair, Mock Mediation

2010

International Bar Association Annual Conference, Vancouver, B.C.

Panel Co-Chair, Mediation of Complex Aviation Accident Wrongful Death Claims

2010

European Air Law Association Liability Seminar, Munich, Germany

Moderator, Mock Mediation of Complex Aviation Accident

2009

McGill Institute of Air & Space Law Conference on International Aviation Liability & Insurance, Montreal, Canada

Panel Chair, Mock Mediation of Complex Aviation Accident Litigation

2009

American Bar Association and New York City Bar Aviation on Trial Program, New York, NY

Panel Chair, Critical Recommendations to the Incoming Transportation Secretary

2008

Paterson, MacDougall 9th Annual Aviation Conference, Toronto, Canada,

Legal Liability Update - United States - Recent Developments of Interest

2006

International Bar Association 2006 Conference, Chicago, IL

Blacklisting of Airlines

2005

American Bar Association Aviation Law Program, New York, NY

Proving Damages in a Tort Reform, VCF World

2005

American Bar Association Aviation Law Conference, Washington, D.C.,

Settlement Issues: Financial and Legal Considerations in Packaging A Settlement

2004

Beaumont Garnault 7th International Aviation Conference, London, England

Disaster Handling and Claims

2000

International Bar Association 2000 Conference, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Panel Chair, Mediation of Complex Aviation Accident Litigation

1999

1999 Conference of the International Bar Association Section on Business Law, Barcelona, Spain

The Internet: Jurisdiction and Liability - the Roles of the Players on the Internet

1998

International Bar Association 1998 Conference, Vancouver, B.C.

Panel Co-Chair, Legal Update 1998: Intellectual Property, Technology and Computer Laws

1998

American Bar Association Aviation Litigation Program, Washington, D.C.

Jurisdiction in Cyberspace

1996

American Bar Association Aviation Litigation Program, New York, NY

Moderator, Using Experts: Pointers, Perils and Pitfalls

1995

EVD Ministerie Van Economische Zaken Program on U.S. Intellectual Property Law, The Hague, Netherlands

Avoiding Litigation and User-Unfriendly Computer Software By Building User Protections Into Software License Agreements and Selected Topics in High Technology Litigation

1994

American Bar Association Litigation in Aviation Program, Washington, D.C.

Creative Use of Class Actions in Aviation Disaster Litigation

1991

New York State Bar Association Program on Computer Law, New York, NY

High Technology Litigation

1991

American Bar Association Litigation Program, Washington, D.C.

Recent Developments in Aviation

1988

New York State Bar Association Program on Computer Law, New York, NY

High Technology Litigation

1987

New York State Bar Association Program on Computer Law, New York, NY

High Technology Litigation

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Publications

2017

Litigating the Aviation Case, Fourth Edition (American Bar Association) Co-Author, Chapter on Multidistrict Litigation Practice and Procedure

2017

International Bar Association Aviation Law Committee Newsletter National Transportation Safety Board’s 2016 “Most Wanted List”

2016

International Bar Association Aviation Law Committee Newsletter NTSB's 2015 Most Wanted List

2014

International Bar Association Aviation Law Committee Newsletter NTSB’s 2014 Most Wanted List

2013

International Bar Association Aviation Law Committee Newsletter NTSB’s 2013 Most Wanted List

2011

Holland & Knight Newsletter, September 2011 The Last Rivet

2011

Holland & Knight Alert, October 15, 2011 Forum Non Conveniens Dismissal Ordered in All U.S. Litigation Arising From Air France Flight 447 Accident

2010

Holland & Knight Newsletter, December 2010 The Last Rivet

2010

Holland & Knight Newsletter, May 2010 Court Grants Defense Motions to Dismiss Cases in EgyptAir Flight 990 Litigation

2010

Holland & Knight Newsletter, May 2010 The Last Rivet

2010

Holland & Knight Newsletter, August 2008 The Last Rivet

2010

International Bar Association Aviation Law Committee Newsletter Airline Liability for Mental Injury Claims of Ground Claimants

2009

Holland & Knight Newsletter, October 2009 The Last Rivet

2009

Holland & Knight Newsletter, June 2009 The Last Rivet

2009

Holland & Knight Newsletter, February 2009 The Last Rivet

2009

Holland & Knight Newsletter, May 2008 EU Airline Operating Ban Regulations – Update

2008

Air & Space Law (Kluwer Law Int'l), Issue 33.2, April 2008 EU Regulation on Banning of Airlines for Safety Concerns

2008

Holland & Knight Newsletter, November 2008 The Last Rivet

2008

Holland & Knight Newsletter, May 2008 EU Airline Operating Ban Regulations – Update

2007

Holland & Knight Newsletter, December 2007 European Union Updates Airline Operating Ban List

2005

International Association of Defense Counsel, Aviation and Space Law Committee Newsletter, July 1, 2005 Practice Pointer: Written Notice to Claimant When Settlement Check is Sent to Counsel

1997

The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel, November 1997 Considerations In Computer System ‘User Versus Vendor’ Disputes

1996

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark (Udenrigsministeriet), June 30, 1996 Introduction to Trademarks, Copyrights and Patents in the United States

1994

The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel, July 1994 Building Better Software License Agreements for Users

1992

Eksport (Denmark), August 7, 1992 Software Licensing: Read the Fine Print

1989

Computerworld, October 16, 1989 Courting Disaster

1989

4 Computer Law Association Bulletin 16, Summer 1989 Liability for Negligent Misrepresentation Claims in Computer Litigation -- The Scope of the ‘Special Relationship’ under New York Law

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Languages

English

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