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ExperienceYears
Lecturer, Ithaca College School of Business2005-2007
Taught Business Law 200 and 300 level courses , as well as Commercial Law
Senior Litigation Counsel and Chief Administrative Officer, United States Department of Justice, Criminal Division, Fraud Section1983-2005
Senior White Collar Crime Prosecutor, Fraud Section. Senior Legal Advisor for Regulatory Enforcement, Criminal Division. Supervised Litigation Branch, responsible for investigation and prosecution of "white collar" cases, including all criminal case referrals from federal regulatory agencies, including: Department of Labor (DOL), (MSHA and OSHA); DOT; Nuclear Regulatory Comission (NRC), Agriculture. Frequent speaker at the American Bar Association's annual meetings(Labor and Employment Law section). Litigated major federal criminal cases in Federal Courts in: VA,NC,NY,CA,AZ,NM,CO,TX,TN,ALA,GA,FL,MA,OH,Mich,IL,WA,MISS,ND. Handled multiple federal Appellate cases in Fourth, Seventh and Eighth U.S. Circuits Courts of Appeals.
First Assistant U.S. Attorney, United States Attorney, W.D. VA1978-1983
Chief Criminal Prosecutor and Acting U.S. Attorney, 1982. Headed RICO Investigation resulting in 37 convictions. Leading prosecutor of Criminal Cases under Mine Safety Act in U.S.
Assistant Commonwealth Attorney, Commonwealth Attorney City of Roanoke, VA1977-1978
Chief assistant State Prosecutor for City of Roanoke, VA. Tried cases in various courts of general jurisdiction and of record. tried more than 30 jury trials.
Partner, Scialdone, Sellers, and Weise1972-1977
General Practice of Law.in Portsmouth, Virginia. Also served as Counsel to Berkley shipbuilding and Drydock company. Multiple criminal jury trials. Once did 5 trials in one week.
Law Clerk, Hon. Richard B. Kellam, Chief US District Court Judge, U.S. District Court, ED VA1971-1972
Law Clerk to Chief judge. Accompanied Judge to Court , research and opinion writing.
Education
SchoolFocusDegreeYear
University of Richmond School of Law - University of RichmondJ.D. (1971)1971
Duke UniversityHistory/Pre-lawB.A.1967
Honors: Dean's list
Awards
AwardOrganizationYear
Outstanding Achievement AwardFederal Bureau of Investigation1983
For Operation HARJ prosecutions
Professional Affiliations
PositionYears
Member, New York State Bar2007-Current
member, Virginia State Bar Association1971-Current
Member Bar and CJA panel, U.S. District Court ND NY2007-Current

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