Profile

  • Monroe County Bar Association
  • American Bar Association
  • New York State Bar Association
  • American Bar Foundation
  • New York State Bar Foundation
  • Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers
  • Listed in:
    • The Best Lawyers in America®, Bet-The-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Environmental; Litigation - Labor and Employment; Litigation - Municipal; Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs, 1997-2025 (listed for more than 25 years)
    • New York Super Lawyers®, Business Litigation, 2023
  • Legal Excellence Award, Lifetime Achievement, Rochester Business Journal, 2021
  • Pro Bono Honor Roll, United States District Court for the Western District of New York, January 2020 - June 2021
  • Thurgood Marshall Award from the Federal Bar Council of the Second Circuit, 2018
  • Bridge Building Award, Rochester Black Bar Association, 2018
  • Monroe County Bar Association Humanitarian Award, 2014
  • University at Buffalo Law School Students of Color Trail Blazer Award, 2009
  • Rochester Black Bar Association’s Award for Commitment to Diversity, 2005
  • University at Buffalo Law School Distinguished Alumnus Award, 2003
  • Monroe County Bar Association Adolph J. Rodenbeck Award, 2001
  • U.S. District Court Special Service Award, 2000
  • The Daily Record Nathaniel Award, 1997

  • Political Speech or Incitement to Riot: Where is the Line Located?, Monroe Community College, April 12, 2021
  • Moderator, The Economic Decline of Legal Market Place: What, if Anything, Can Lawyers and Law Firms Do About it?, June 2017
  • Moderator and Chair, General Counsel Round Table, Including General Counsel from Constellation Brands, Rochester Institute of Technology, University of Rochester and Paychex, November 2017
  • Arbitrations, Employment Law, Ethics and a View From the Bench: Practical Considerations for In‐House Counsel, The Wolford Law Firm, April 2015
  • Moderator and Speaker, Justice Robert H. Jackson: Chief Prosecutor at Nuremberg, The Connections to Rochester & Related Topics, Monroe County Bar Association, October 2014

  • “Forced Arbitration is Under Siege in U.S. Like Never Before,” Rochester Business Journal, December 7, 2018
  • “Is There an Insurance Investigation Privilege?” The Daily Record, September 6, 2018
  • “Donald Trump And His Administration Have Generated A Litigation Explosion,” The Daily Record, April 5, 2018
  • “What Law Firms Can Do About a Decade of Decline for Legal Services,” The Daily Record, June 9, 2017
  • “Did Election Decide Transgender Restroom Litigation?” The Daily Record, December 1, 2016
  • “ ‘Deflategate’ May Be Pumped Back To Life,” The Daily Record, March 5, 2015