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Admitted: 1990, Pennsylvania; 1991, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania and U.S. District Court, Northern District of California; 1992, California; 1993, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 1997, Connecticut, U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut and U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; 2000, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit and Eleventh Circuit; 2001, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit, First Circuit, Tenth Circuit and Third Circuit; 2002, U.S. Supreme Court

Law School: University of Pennsylvania, J.D., cum laude, 1990.

College: University of Rhode Island, B.S., with highest distinction, 1987.

Birth Date and Place: Newport, Rhode Island, July 12, 1962.

Practice Areas: Constitutional Law; Civil Rights; Prisoners Rights; Litigation; Public Benefits; Class Actions; Appellate Practice; Civil Appeals; Complex and Multi-District Litigation; Fifth Amendment Law; First Amendment Law; Fourth Amendment Law; Freedom of Informatio

Additional Information: PRIOR EMPLOYMENT: Member, Order of the Coif. Law Clerk to Hon. Edmund V. Ludwig, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1990-1991. Associate: O'Melveny & Myers, 1991-1992; Law Offices of Amitai Schwartz, 1993-1997; Tyler, Cooper & Alcorn, 1997-1999. Lewis v. Casey, 518 U.S. 343 (1996) (amici); Greenless v. Almond, 277 F.3d 601 (1st Cir. 2002); Tyler v. Douglas, 2001 U.S. App. LEXIS 22407 (2ND Cir. 2001); McCledon v. Georgia Dept. of Community Health, 261 F.3d 1252 (11th Cir. 2001); United States v. Nurse, 2000 U.S. app. LEXIS 651 (2nd Cir. 2000); Bitetto v. Harrington, 1997 U.S. App. Lexis 19957 (9th Cir. 2000); Bucholtz v. Belshe, 114 F.3d 923 (9th Cir. 1997); Madrid v. California, 1996 U.S. App. LEXIS 27460 (9th Cir. 1997); Jackson v. Mcintosh, 90 F.3d 330 (9th Cir. 1996); Broselow v. Fisher, 2001 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 17386 (E.D. Pa. 2001); Cardenas v. Anzai, 128 F. Supp. 2d 704 (D. Haw. 2001); Barton v. Summers, 111 F.Supp. 2d 989 (M.D. Tenn. 2000); Bolieau v. Hartford, 1999 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 22968 (D. Conn. 1999); Dalzin v. Belshe, 993 F.Supp. 732 (N.D.Cal. 1997); People ex rel. Gallo v. Acuna, 14 Cal. 4th 1090 (Cal. 1997); Wagner v. Clark Equipment Co., 259 Conn. 114 (2002) (amicus). See: Hills v. U.S. Smokeless Tobacco

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