Born, New York, New York; admitted to bar, 1967, New York. Education: City College, City University of New York (B.A. cum laude, 1964), Phi Beta Kappa; Harvard Law School (J.D. 1967); Military Service: Officer, United States Navy, 1967-1969; Member: New York State Bar Association (Municipal Law Section); New York State Association of School Law Attorneys; Director and past President, Herman Goldman Foundation; Director, Charles P. Berolzheimer Foundation; Director, Helen Matchett Demario Foundation; Director and past President, Community Mainstreaming Associates, Inc., a not-for-profit corporation providing housing and services to developmentally disabled adults in Nassau County; Awards: John Walters Humanitarian Award.