Education

J.D., Georgetown University Law Center, 1975

A.B., with distinction, University of Michigan, 1972

Memberships

Adjunct Fellow, University of Maryland Center for Food, Nutrition, and Agriculture Policy

Member, Advisory Board, USDA Graduate School

Member, American Agricultural Law Association

Member, American Bar Association

Member, American Society of Association Executives (Past Chairman, Legal Section Council)

Member, Association of Food and Drug Officials (AFDO)

Member, Board of Directors, Advocates for Better Children's Diets

Member, Board of Directors, Seed Programs, Inc.

Member, Board of Governors, Aleh Negev

Member, Board of Governors, City Club of Washington

Member, Federal Bar Association (Past Chairman, Council on Health and Human Services; Past Chairman, Food and Drug Committee)

Member, Governing Board, Executive Committee and National Commission, Anti-Defamation League

Member, Governing Board, Jewish National Fund

Member, Institute of Food Technologists (Member, Laws and Regulations Committee)

Member, National Strategic Initiative Steering Committee, Partnership for Food Safety Education

Member, Review Committee, National Academy of Sciences/National Research Council Report, Assessing the Nation's Framework for Addressing Animal Diseases

Bar admissions and qualifications

District of Columbia

Maryland

Court admissions

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Maryland Court of Appeals

U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals, 2nd Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals, 10th Circuit

U.S. Court of International Trade

U.S. District Court, District of Columbia

U.S. Supreme Court