He graduated cum laude from St. John’s University School of Law in 1999 and has been handling appeals and complex litigation matters his entire career. He spent three years working for one of the busiest appellate courts in the nation as a court attorney, assisting the bench in deciding appeals by preparing reports based on the record on appeal and the briefs submitted by the parties, recommending the appropriate disposition, and drafting proposed slip opinions. This experience required him to research a wide range of issues in virtually all areas of the law, both criminal and civil, including trial practice and procedure.