Bio
I'm an attorney who has worked for nearly five years in the New York State Judiciary. I'm also a writer and speaker, focusing on the social and psychological roots of success . . . and other stuff.
In my legal career, I've drafted more than 180 judicial decisions and run 250 settlement conferences in NYS Supreme Court and NYC Civil Court. I also preside over arbitrations and took my initial mediation training at Columbia Law School.
My writing has appeared in Psychology Today, where I currently have a blog titled The Cross-Examined Life, and the New York Law Journal. I also run a personal blog titled Equal Results. In law school, I was the editor-in-chief of the student newspaper. In that position, I increased readership by 30%
My one-hour presentation for the Practising Law Institute got 1300 views, and I've also spoken at the University of Pennsylvania and was fortunate to be elected by my law school classmates to speak on their behalf at the former Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center.
I've also developed and run three iterations of a bar exam preparation program. The sample sizes have been small, but the results have been promising.
I've been fortunate to win several awards for my work, including the Elected Student Commencement Speaker (BLS, 2013), 3L of the Year (BLS Black Law Students Association, 2013), the SBA President’s Award for Public Service (BLS, 2013), Alumnus of the Year (BLS BLSA, 2014) and the Chris Peterson Memorial Fellowship (2015, Penn).
