John’s University, Jamaica, New York. Also, he maintains an office in Garden City, New York, for the private practice of law. His area of specialty is criminal defense. He has earned three degrees from St. John’s University: a Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics/Education, a Master’s in Counselor Education and a Juris Doctorate. He is a co-coach of the nationally recognized St. John’s University Intercollegiate Mock Trial Team. He is a member of the Judiciary Committee of the Nassau County Bar Association; a past member of the Magistrate Judge Selection Committee of the United States District Court, Eastern District of New York; and former member of the New York City Mayor’s Committee on the Judiciary, and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York.