• Any and all areas of employment and labor law representing management
• Healthcare

Bar Admissions

• Admitted to practice in Pennsylvania, 1970, and in Florida, 1974

Education

• J.D. (cum laude, Order of the Coif, Law Review), University of Pittsburgh School of Law, 1970
• B.A., Cornell University, 1967

Noteworthy

• The Best Lawyers in America, Labor Law
• Who’s Who in American Law
• Who’s Who in the World
• Who’s Who in America
• Who’s Who in the East
• Madison Who’s Who Among Executives and Professionals
• Featured in Pittsburgh Business Times as “the management labor lawyer to call in a crisis”
• Listed in The Legal Media Group Guide to the Leading U.S. Healthcare Lawyers, 2005
• “Pennsylvania Super Lawyer” by Philadelphia Magazine and Pennsylvania Super Lawyers Magazine
• ACHCA Educator of the Year Award 2004
• Chambers USA America’s Leading Business Lawyers
• Listed in The Legal Media Group Guide to the Leading U.S. Healthcare Lawyers, 2005
• Strathmore's Who's Who candidate
• Co-Chair, Cornell University Class of 1967 40th Reunion Campaign

Memberships

• Federal Bar Association
• Florida Bar (Labor Law Section, Health Law Section)
• American Health Lawyers Association (Board of Directors, 2005 - ; Chair, Labor and Employment Practice Group, 2001-04; Member, ADR Task Force, 2004; Member, Long Term Care Practice Group; Member, Board Practice Group Committee, 2005 - ; Member, Board Program Planning Committee, 2005 -)
• Board of Directors, Associate Member, Director-at-Large, Florida Assisted Living Affiliation
• Member, Assisted Living Federation of America (ALFA), 2000 – present; Member, ALFA Legal Advisory Council, 2000-2004
• Dispute Resolver, American Health Lawyers Association Alternative Dispute Resolution Service
• Member, Assisted Living Federation of America and Member of Legal Advisory Council, 2000-2004
• Member, Society for Human Resource Management
• Member, AHA American Society for Healthcare Risk Management
• Member, AHA American Society for Healthcare Human Resources Administration
• Member American College of Health Care Administrators (ACHCA) (Member of Board of Directors; By-Laws Committee Chair)
• Member, Nominating Committee, American College of Health Care Administrators
• Member, Chair of By-Laws Committee, President, Board of Directors, Pennsylvania Chapter, ACHCA
• Board of Advisors, OSHA Compliance Insider for Health Care Facilities
• Member, Current Legal Developments Subcommittee
• Arbitrator, American Arbitration Association National Panel, and on Arbitration Panel of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
• Member, Labor Relations Advisory Committee
• Member, Business Dispute Resolution Alliance
• Member, Collier County Bar Association
• Member, Lee County Bar Association
• Member, Florida Assisted Living Affiliation
• Member, HR Collier
• Member, HRMA of Southwest Florida
• Member, Federalist Society
• Cornell University Class of 1967 Class Council
• Board of Visitors, Robert Morris University
• Member, Board of Directors, Cornell Football Association
• Member, Membership Committee, Quail Creek Country Club
• Member, Great Lakes Senior Golf Association

Seminars & Speeches

• “Labor Disputes: Concerted Activity; Protected or Not, and What Employers Can Do About It" - Live ACHCA Webcast ("What Happens When Nurses Walk Out Without Warning?") (March 31, 2008)
• “Labor & Employment Law Issues Currently Impacting Healthcare" - PBI 14th Annual Health Law Institute, Philadelphia, PA (March 12, 2008)
• “The Unions Are Coming: Will You Be Ready?" - 2008 FALA Legislative Days, Tallahassee, FL (Feb. 19, 2008)
• “Recent Developments in Labor & Employment Law Impacting Hospitals & Health Systems" - AHLA Hospitals and Health Systems Law Institute, Orlando, FL (Feb. 15, 2008)
• “Labor and Employment Law: Minefields and How to Avoid Them" - Entrepreneurs Law School, Florida Gulf Coast University, Fort Myers, FL (Jan. 26, 2008)
• “Dealing with Substance Abuse in the Workplace" - HR Collier, Naples, FL (Jan. 23, 2008)
• “Employment Law 101”; “Dealing with Government Agencies Enforcing Employment Laws”, “Update on Union Activity and Tactics”; and “Legal Issues with Substance Abuse” – ACHCA 2007 Winter Marketplace (December 7, 2007)
• “The Political Agendas of Business and Labor in 2008” – Southwestern Pennsylvania Chapter of the Labor and Employment Relations Association (LERA) (November 9, 2007)
• “A ‘How To’ Teleconference: Arbitrating Healthcare Cases” (Moderator) – AHLA ADR Task Force (November 8, 2007)
• “The Unions Aren’t Coming, They’re Here – Will You Be Ready?” – Labor and Employment Seminar (October 30, 2007)
• “Employment Laws for Long-Term Care Providers” and Effective Employee Discipline & Discharge Practices” – AAHSA 2007 Annual Meeting (October 23, 2007)
• “Workforce Planning for an Avian Flu Pandemic” – HR Florida 2007 Annual Conference (October 3, 2007)
• “Human Resources and Workforce Planning for a Bird Flu Pandemic – Will You Be Ready? – ASHHRA 2007 Annual Conference (September 30, 2007)
• “When is an ‘Independent Contractor’ Legally an ‘Employee’ and What are the Consequences?” – Labor and Employment Seminar (September 27, 2007)
• “Unions are Coming to Florida and Taking Up Residence: Will You Be Ready?” – Human Resource Management Association, Edison College (September 25, 2007)
• “Unions Are Moving Into Assisted Living and Are Coming to Florida – Will You Be Ready?” – FALA 2007 Annual Conference (August 16, 2007)
• “Union Organizing in Assisted Living & Long Term Care: The Change to Win Coalition, “Corporate Campaigns” & Tips to Remain Union Free” – FALA 2007 Annual Conference (August, 2007)
• “This Plan Will Work: Reducing Labor Relations Headaches” – FAHSA Annual Convention and Exposition (July 30, 2007
• “The Legal and Practical Issues of Dealing with Substance Abuse in the Workplace” – AHLA Annual Meeting (June 25, 2007)
• “The Why’s, Wherefore’s and What If’s of Employment Agreements” – Labor and Employment Seminar (April 19, 2007)
• “Employment Law 101”, “Hiring Right – Firing Right: Practical Tips to Avoid Employment Claims” and “Frequently Misunderstood Employment Laws” – Labor Certificate Program – ACHCA Annual Convocation (April 16, 2007)
• “Hot Topics in Labor and Human Resource Law in LTC” – Leadership Health Care Spring 2007 National LTC Conference/Exhibit (March 20, 2007)
• “Employing Foreign Nationals from an Immigration and Employment Law Perspective – Labor and Employment Seminar (March 15, 2007)
• “Hot Topics in Labor & Employment Law Impacting LTC” – AHLA Long Term Care and the Law (February 22-23, 2007)
• “Firing Right! – A Primer for Effective Discipline and Termination with Minimal Risk” – Labor and Employment Seminar (February 15, 2007)
• “Human Resource and Workforce Planning for a Potential Bird Flu Pandemic – Will You Be Ready?” – HRMA of SW Florida (February 14, 2007)
• “Combating and Eliminating Harassment in the Workplace” – Labor and Employment Seminar (January 25, 2007)
• Employment Law 101: Planning for an Avian Flu Pandemic; An Analysis of the FLSA and Other Employment Laws and Recent Decisions Impacting Long Term Care; Union Organizing in Long Term Care: The Change to Win Coalition and Corporate Campaign Tactics and Tips to Remain Union Free, ACHCA 2006 Annual Winter Marketplace (December 8, 2006)
• Union Organizing Update & Recommendations, Provider Alliance (December 4, 2006)
• Union Organizing: Tips to Remain Union Free, AAHSA 2006 Annual Meeting and Exposition (November 7, 2006)
• Union Organizing: Corporate Campaigns, the Change to Win Coalition and the Impact on Healthcare Employers – Tips to Remain Union Free – ASHHRA 2006 Annual Conference (October 15-17, 2006)
• Change to Win Coalition and Corporate Campaigns: Tips to Remaining Union Free, AHCA/NCAL 57th Annual Convention and Exposition (October 8-11, 2006)
• Hiring Right – Firing Right & Everything In Between: Employment Law 101 & Practical Tips to Avoid Employment Claims, Pennsylvania Conference of Executives of the Arc Speech (September 28, 2006)
• Employment Laws 101: An Overview of the Jurisdiction, Coverage and Key Provisions of Federal Labor and Employment Laws – FALA 2006 Annual Conference (September 13-15, 2006)
• The Facts and Fictions of Union Organizing – Tips to Remain Union Free, Georgia – ALFA Annual Conference & Trade Show (September 12-13, 2006)
• Sorting Out the Fair Labor Standards Act, Butler Human Resource Association (May 9, 2006)
• Employment Issues During a Pandemic – How Businesses Should Prepare for an Avian Flu Strike, Cohen & Grigsby Seminar (July 27, 2006)
• Facilitator, Work Force Needs,” Bonita Springs Area Chamber of Commerce (July 25, 2006)
• Moderator, Corporate Campaigns: Organized Labor’s Lethal Weapon & How to Diffuse It, American Health Lawyers Association Annual Meeting and In-House Counsel Program (June 25-28, 2006)
• Hiring Right-Firing Right: Tips to Minimize Issues and Claims, Florida Home Builders Association Executive Officer’s Counsel(June 22-24, 2006)
• Sorting Out the FLSA and Wage & Hour Laws, Cohen & Grigsby Seminar (May 23, 2006)
• An Update on Developments in Traditional Labor Law and Hiring Right – Practical Tips for Effective Hiring Practices, American College of Health Care Administrators 40th Annual Conference & Exposition (April 29 – May 3, 2006)
• Hire Right – Fire Right: Tips for Effective Interviewing Selection, Discipline and Termination with Minimal Risk, Ohio Health Care Association 2006 Annual Convention and Exposition (April 24-27, 2006)
• The Ins and Outs of Employee Handbooks – From Essentials to Best Practices, Cohen & Grigsby Seminar (April 11, 2006)
• Education 2006: The Keys to Student Success, Robert Morris University Education Conference (March 28, 2006)
• Co-Presenter, Hiring Right - Firing Right Practical Tips to Avoid Employment Claims and The Legality of Workplace Privacy, Leadership Health Care Spring 2006 National Long Term Care Conference (March 21, 2006)
• Hiring Right - Firing Right: Practical Tips to Avoid Employment Claims, The Oklahoma Association of Homes and Services for the Aging 2006 Annual Conference (March 9, 2006)
• Moderator, New Union Organization Activities – What it Means to the Healthcare Industry, American Health Lawyers Association Practice Groups Teleconference (February 23, 2006)
• Recent Developments in Labor Employment and Human Resource Law Impacting Long Term Care Providers, American Health Lawyers Association Long Term Care and the Law Conference (February 16-17, 2006)
• Hiring Right: Practical Tips for Effective Interviewing and Selection, American College of Health Care Administrators Winter Marketplace (December 2, 2005)
• Hiring Right – Firing Right: Tips to Avoid Liability and Employment and Labor Law Issues Associated with Increased Dependence on Technology, American Association for Homes and Services for the Aging 2005 Annual Meeting and Exposition (November 7-10, 2005)
• Hiring Right – Tips For Effective Recruiting, Interviewing and Selection, Tri County Specialty Contractors Association, Ft. Myers, FL (October 11, 2005)
• Hiring Right – Firing Right: Practical Tips to Avoid Liability, Florida Assisted Living Association and Florida Health Care Association 2005 Annual Conference (July 5-8, 2005)
• Hot Topics In Labor and Employment Law, American Health Lawyers Association 2005 Annual Meeting (June 27-29, 2005)
• The Fair Labor Standards Act and How the New ‘White Collar’ Exemption Regulations Will Affect Health Facilities and Union Activities and Tactics Affecting Health Care, American Health Lawyers Association 2005 In-House Counsel Program (June 25-29, 2005)
• Minimizing Risks of Employment Practices Liability and an Update on Changes to Fair Labor Standards Act, Empire State Association of Assisted Living Facilities 2005 Conference (May 15-18, 2005)
• Co-presenter, Hiring Right – Firing Right Practical Tips to Prevent Being Sued by Your Employee, Lifespan’s 24th Annual Conference and Exposition (May 10-13, 2005)
• Assisted Living Legal Update and Unions Aren't Coming to Assisted Living -- They're Here! ALFA 2005 National Conference & Expo (May 4-6, 2005)
• Revised Overtime Regulations Under the FLSA: What You Need to Know, ACHCA Annual Conference & Exposition (April 16-19, 2005)
• Co-presenter, Hot Topics in Labor, Employment and Human Resource Law in Long Term Care, Leadership Health Care Spring 2005 National LTC Conference/Exhibit (March 14-16, 2005)
• Co-presenter, An Update on the Fair Labor Standards Act and How the New ‘White Collar’ Exemption Regulations Will Affect Long Term Care Facilities, AHLA Long Term Care and the Law Conference (February 23-25, 2005)
• Minimizing Risks of Employment Practices Liability! How to Avoid Being Sued by Your Employees and Tips for Dealing With Government Agencies Administering Employment Laws, American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging’s Annual Meeting & Exposition (October 27, 2004)
• Understanding and Complying with the New FLSA ‘White Collar’ Overtime Exemptions, ACHCA's 2004 Winter Marketplace (December 4-6, 2004)
• Update of New NLRB Cases, Union Activity and Union Tactics Affecting Health Care, Kentucky Health Law Conference (December 10, 2004)
• Practical Tips: Update on Union Activity and Tactics in Long Term Care, HR Development Forum (October 25, 2004)
• Revised Overtime Regulations Under the FLSA - What You Need to Know, Georgia-ALFA Conference (September. 29, 2004)
• An Update on NLRA Decisions and Healthcare Union Activity, American Society for Healthcare Human Resources Administration's Annual Conference (July 25-28, 2004)
• A Look at What’s New and Different In Employment Law, at the NLRB and With the Unions Targeting Healthcare Facilities, American Health Lawyers Association’s In-House Counsel Program and Annual Meeting (June 27-30, 2004)
• Department of Labor 541 Regulations Regarding White Collar Exemptions—How These New Wage and Hour Regulations will Affect the Healthcare Industry, American Health Lawyers Association Teleconference (May 26, 2004)
• Winning Labor Cases: An Update on Union Activity and How to Win Your NLRB Case in Assisted Living, Empire State Association of Adult Homes and Assisted Living Facilities 2004 Conference (May 17, 2004)
• What Does the Fair Labor Standards Act Mean to Me? Assisted Living Federation of America's 2004 National Conference and EXPO (May 7, 2004
• Be Safe, Not Sorry! Preventing Workplace Violence and Handling Workplace Security, American College of Health Care Administrator's 38th Annual Conference and Exposition (April 19, 2004)
• Be Safe, Not Sorry! Strategies for Preventing Workplace Violence, American Health Lawyers Association Teleconference (February 24, 2004)
• Hiring Right Firing Right: Building The Proper Pre- Hire File And Pre-Termination Record, American Health Lawyers Association Hospitals and Health Systems Program (February 12-13, 2004)
• Tips For Dealing With the EEOC, NLRB, DOL and Other Government Agencies Administering Employment Laws, American Health Lawyers Association Long Term Care and the Law Program (February 18-20, 2004)
• Panelist, Labor and Benefits Panel, American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging’s CEMO (Chief Executives of Multi-Facility Organizations) Fifteenth Annual Winter Retreat (January 30, 2004
• Recognizing and Diffusing the Seeds of Employee Discontent, American College of Health Care Administrators 10th Annual Winter Marketplace (December 7, 2003)
• Hiring Right – Firing Right: Practical Tips to Avoid Employment-Related Lawsuits and Hot Topics in Labor, Employment and Human Resource Law for Long Term Care Providers: Case Studies, American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging’s Annual Meeting & Exposition (October 27, 2003)
• Be Safe, Not Sorry: Preventing Workplace Violence and Handling Workplace Security, Florida Health Care Association and Florida Assisted Living Affiliation 2003 Annual Conference (July 28, 2003)
• Mergers and Acquisitions: Have You Done Your Labor Law Due Diligence?, American Health Lawyers Association Annual Meeting (June 30, 2003)
• Recognizing and Diffusing the Seeds of Employee Discontent, American College of Health Care Administrators Annual Convocation (April 29, 2003)
• Case Studies On Emerging Employment and Labor Law Issues in the Healthcare Workplace, American Health Lawyers Association's Long Term Care and the Law Program (February 20-21, 2003)
• An Update on Healthcare Union Activity and NLRB Cases Affecting Union Organizing in Healthcare, American Health Lawyers Association’s Hospitals and Health Systems Law Institute Program (February 7, 2003)
• Traditional Labor Issues, American Health Lawyers Association Teleconference (January 30, 2003)
• Moderator, A Look at the Increased Use of Nontraditional Employment Relationships in Healthcare, American Health Lawyers Association Teleconference (January 9, 2003)
• Hiring Right-Firing Right: Practical Tips to Avoid Employee Lawsuits and Recognizing and Diffusing the Seeds of Employee Discontent, Florida Assisted Living Affiliation (November 13, 2002)
• Hot Topics in Employment and Human Resource Law for Long Term Care, Leadership Healthcare National Long Term Care Conference Fall 2002 (November 12, 2002)
• Be Safe, Not Sorry! Preventing Workplace Violence and Handling Workplace Security and An Rx for Long Term Care Providers for Remaining Union Free, American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging 41st Annual Meeting (October 28 & 29, 2002)
• Labor and Employment Issues Affecting Assisted Living Providers – Case Studies, Assisted Living Federation of America Fall 2002 National Conference and Expo (October 12, 2002)
• Lessons Learned: Tips from the Trenches to Remain Union Free in the New Millennium, American Society of Healthcare Human Resources Administration (July 30, 2002)
• Employment Issues Affecting Interns and Residents and Panel Member, Mandatory Arbitration and Healthcare Employment, American Health Lawyers Annual Meeting (July 1 & 3, 2002)
• An Rx for Long Term Care Providers, Case Studies in Emerging Labor and Employment Issues and Hiring Right – Firing Right, Lifespan's 21st Annual Conference (May 8 & 9, 2002)
• Hot Topics in Labor and Employment Law, American College of Health Care Administrators Annual Convocation (May 6, 2002)
• Moderator and Presenter, Immigration Legal Issues Encountered in Addressing the Nursing Shortage Crises, American Health Lawyers Association Teleconference (April 30, 2002)
• Preventing, Eliminating and Defending Harassment in the Workplace: Avoiding Legal Landmines in Employment Practices Liability, American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants Thirteenth Annual Education Conference (April 19, 2002)
• Mandatory Arbitration in Employment – The Impact of the Supreme Court’s Decisions in Waffle House and Circuit City and the Practical Realities of Implementing a Mandatory Arbitration Program American Health Lawyers Association Teleconference (March 6, 2002)
• Current Trends in Collective Bargaining in the Health Care Industry, Industrial Relations Research Association (March 6, 2002)
• Hot Topics in Labor and Employment Law, American Health Lawyers Association Long Term Care and The Law Program (February 27 & March 1, 2002)

Publications

• Quoted, Health Workers saying "union, yes," Modern Healthcare (February 4, 2008)
• Author, Substance Abuse in the Workplace, FALA News (Spring/Summer 2007)
• Co-Author, Successful Strategies for Dealing with Government Agencies in Health Care Law (2007)
• Author, The FLSA Minefields Await the Unwary LTC Employer, Nursing Homes Long Term Care Management (July 2007)
• Author, Have You Prepared Your Workforce for an Avian Flu Outbreak?  FALA News (Winter 2007)
• Co-Author, The Avian Flu:  Is Your Workplace Ready for an Outbreak?, Dynamic Business (December 2006)
• Co-Author, The National Labor Relations Board Finally Provides Guidance on "Supervisors" Under The National Labor Relations Act, ACHCA Long Tern Care Continuum (November 2006)
• Quoted, ALFs Urged to Act on Personnel Classification Following Ruling, Assisted Living Director (October 16, 2006
• Author, Preparing for an Avian Flu Outbreak – Workforce Issues and Planning, In-House Counselor (Fall 2006)
• Co-Author, The National Labor Relations Board Finally Provides Guidance on "Supervisors" Under The National Labor Relations Act, Health Lawyers Weekly (October 6, 2006)
• Author, Avoid Employee Lawsuits:  Discipline Consistetly and With Fairness, Dignity and Class FALA News (August 2006)
• Co-author, Update on DOL’s Regulations for Employee Exemption, Nursing Homes Magazine (August 2006)
•  Author, Avoiding Employee Lawsuits:  Get Off to a Good Start, Florida Assisted Living Affiliation News (Spring 2006)
•  Author, Effective Discipline Can Avoid Employee Lawsuits, North Naples Journal (May 2006)
• Author, Employers Take Heed:  A Solid Employment Relationship Starts With A Good Foundation, North Naples Journal (February 2006)
• Author, Charge Nurses:  Hello, NLRB – Are You Out There?, Hospital News (January 2006)
• Co-author, The Last Twenty Years Have Resulted in a Spate of Employee-Friendly Laws, Hospital News (September 22, 2005)
• Quoted, A Physician's Guide to Wage-and-Hour Law, Medical Economics (September 16, 2005)
• Author, Hire Right:  The Do’s and Don’ts of Interviewing, FALA News (Summer/Fall 2005)
• Quoted, Camera Cell Phones in the Workplace – Get the Picture!, Hospital News (August 22, 2005)
• Quoted, The Smallest Raise in the Office Was Yours, The New York Times (August 21, 2005)
• Co-author, FLSA White Collar Exemptions:  One Year After the Final Regulations – Are You in Compliance, Florida Assisted Living Affiliation News (Spring 2005)
• Co-author, Camera Cell Phones in the Workplace, Pennsylvania Chapter, ACHCA Newsletter (March 2005)
• Quoted, Attorney Offers Advice on Unions, Assisted Living Director (May 23, 2005)
• Author, Healthcare! Why Are We the Prime Target of the Upsurge in Union Organizing? AHLA Labor and Employment Newsletter (Fall 2004)
• Quoted, Train Supervisors to Avoid Termination Mishaps, Housing the Elderly Report (January 2004)
• Quoted, Know the Basics of Hiring to Avoid Lawsuits Later, Housing the Elderly Report (December 2003)
• Contributing Writer, The American Health Lawyers Association Health Information and Technology Practice Guide, 2nd Edition (Spring 2003)
• Co-author, HIPAA-The Healthcare Employer's Perspective, Hospital News (December 20, 2002)
• Author, The Impact of HIPAA on Employers, Health Lawyers News (December 2002)
• Quoted, Are Male OB/GYNs Headed for Extinction?, Medical Economics (October 2002)
• Co-author, Waffle House Shouldn't Make You Waffle About Mandatory Arbitration of Employment Claims, Hospital News (September 23, 2002)
• Author, Keeping the Unions at Bay – With Unions More Active in Long-Term Care Than Ever, How Can You Keep Your Facility Union-Free?, Nursing Homes Long Term Care Management (May 2002)
• Co-author, Does the Beverly Settlement Foretell the Future for All Healthcare Employers, Hospital News (March 20, 2002)
• Co-author, OSHA Settlement Has Far Reaching Implications for All Healthcare Employers, AHLA Labor and Employment Newsletter (Winter 2002)
• Co-author, Can Employers Rest Easy Now That OSHA’s Ergonomics Standard is History? Assisted Living Success (January 2002) 
• Co-author, Zero Tolerance, The Best Medicine for Workplace Violence, Assisted Living Success (Sourcebook 2002)