Born Brooklyn, New York;  admitted to bar, 1969, New York.

 Education: Hofstra College (B.A., 1962, Dean’s List), The New England School of Law (J.D., 1969 - Law Review and Recipient of The New England School of Law’s American Jurisprudence Award). Teacher, East Meadow School District; Probation Officer, Nassau County; Councilman of the Town of Hempstead, New York - 1979 to 1987; Presiding Supervisor, Town of Hempstead - 1987 to 1991; Majority leader, Nassau County Legislature; Chairman of the Board and President of Nassau Downs - 1993 to 1997; 1994, Chairman of New York State Governor George Pataki’s transition team; Counsel to the New York State Legislature, serving the New York State Senate Majority and the New York State Assembly Majority and Minority, the State Committee on Labor and as a former Assistant District Attorney serving in the Complaint, Felony and Trial Bureaus; Special Agent in the U.S. Office of Naval Intelligence; currently an adjunct professor of government at Hofstra University; currently Chairman of the Nassau County Republican committee and the Republican National Committeeman for the State of New York.

Member: Nassau County Bar Association; the former District Attorneys’ Association; the Nassau Lawyers’ Association, the Columbian Lawyers’ Association; the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council of Nassau County; New York State District Attorneys’ Association and the Criminal Bar Association; charter member and former orator and member of the Board of Directors, Sons of Italy, Marco Polo Lodge; Ushers Society of St. Bernard’s Roman Catholic Church; Epsilon Sigma Fraternity of Hofstra University; Ancient Order of Hibernians; Knights of Columbus, Holy Innocents Council (4^th Degree); the Knights of the Holy Sepulcher, Long Island Area Development Association, the Levittown Chamber of Commerce and the Uniondale Hispanic Association, Nassau County Criminal Justice Coordinating Council, the Kiwanis and Lions Clubs, the Disabled American Veterans, the Massapequa Park Post of the American Veterans and Post #1711 of the American Legion in Levittown; Levittown District Chairman of the Boy Scouts of America, a coordinator of Catholic Charities, Chairman of the Bishop’s Annual Appeal drive for St. Bernard’s parish and he has played a leadership role with the Nassau County Heart Association.

Recipient: President’s Award from the Long Island Hispanic Chamber of Commerce; the Distinguished Service Award of the Columbia Lawyers’ Association of Nassau County; the Good Scout Award for Community Service from the Nassau County Council of the Boy Scouts of America; the Law Enforcement Man of the Year Award from the Detective’s Association of the Nassau County Police Department; Certificate of Merit from the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States; the Youth Service Award of the Levittown Athletic Club; Community Service Recognition from the Marco Polo Lodge of the Order of Sons of Italy; Merit Award from the Hispanic Committee of Nassau County; Citation of Merit from the Grand Lodge of the State of New York, Order Sons of Italy; Certificate of Achievement from the American Committee on Italian Migration; the Frank A. Gulotta Criminal Justice Award; Certificate of Merit from the Adjunct Faculty Association of Nassau Community College; the Torch of Freedom Award from the Nassau Conservative Committee; Long Island Committee for Soviet Jewry and the Anti-Defamation League of B’Nai B’Rith; Honorary Doctorate from Five Town College; "Christian Family Award" from the Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockville Centre’s Office of Family Ministry; Justice Frank A. Gulotta/Justice Marcus Christ Award.