I have helped parties settle over ninety-five percent of the over two hundred cases I have mediated.  As an arbitrator and advocate, I have handled over one hundred arbitrations covering labor, employment, commercial and personal injury disputes.  My 35+  years of experience, as a Mediator, Arbitrator, General Counsel, Business Leader, Executive, and Attorney, gives me a broad perspective that allows me to understand and analyze the multiple sides of a dispute.

 

Mediator and Arbitrator – 2017 to Present

Member, National Academy of Arbitrators

 

Standing Arbitration Panels                

New Jersey Teachers’, Tenure Panel

Cmlth. of Pa. and Pa. State Corrections Officers Assoc., Expedited Grievance Panel

Cmlth. of Pa. and Pa. State Corrections Officers Assoc., Heart & Lung Panel

Cmlth. of Pa. and Pa. State Troopers Assoc., Arbitration Panel

Cmlth. of Pa. and Pa. State Troopers Assoc., Heart & Lung Panel

AFGE and National Archives and Records Admin., Grievance Panel

ATU Local 689 and RATP Dev Circulator, Grievance Panel

ATU Local 689 and Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, Grievance Panel

Temple University Hosp. and Temple University Hosp. Nurses Assoc./PASNAP, Grievance Panel

FOP Fort Pitt Lodge 1 and City of Pittsburgh, Grievance Panel

 

Arbitrator/Hearing Officer

AAA Labor Panel – PA, NJ, DE, MD & D.C.              FMCS                         

PA Bureau of Mediation                                                PA Labor Relations Board

NJ PERC                                                                         NJ State Board of Mediation

District of Columbia PERB

                                                                                                                                                 

Mediator

AAA employment Panel, NAM employment Panel, Resolute Systems employment Panel

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NFI - Cherry Hill, NJ

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Executive Vice President, Canadian Operations

2013 to 2016

Executive Vice President and General Counsel

2011 to 2013

Senior Vice President and General Counsel

2007 to 2011

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NFI is one of the largest logistics companies in North America, with revenue over $2 billion and with over 100 locations across the U.S. and Canada.  NFI employs over 11,000 people, manages over 30 million square feet of warehouse space, operates over 2300 trucks, and maintains substantial brokerage, global and intermodal operations.

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General Counsel

From 2007 to 2013 I supervised an in-house team of attorneys and paralegals, managing all legal matters, including arbitrations; mediations; State and Federal litigation; contract negotiation and drafting; internal investigations; labor relations; litigation avoidance training; and regulatory compliance.

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Canadian Operations

From 2012 to 2014 the Canadian divisions President reported to me, and after his departure, Canada’s five division Vice Presidents reported directly to me.  The Canadian operation had four locations in Canada, one in the U.S. and two in Chile.  NFI Canada provided the same logistics services as provided by NFI in the U.S.

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Fleet Services and Purchasing

From 2010 to 2015 the Senior VP of Fleet Services reported to me, with a team of over 150 employees at 15 locations.  My group was responsible for all of NFI’s purchasing, as well as maintenance and sale of equipment.

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Philadelphia Newspapers, Inc. - Philadelphia, PA

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General Counsel and VP, Labor Relations

2004 to 2007

Vice President, Labor Relations

1998 to 2004

Director, Employee Relations

1992 to 1998

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Philadelphia Newspapers, Inc. ("PNI") published The Philadelphia Inquirer, the Daily News, and Philly.com. During my tenure PNI employed over 2,800 employees.  Over 2,400 employees were represented by eleven unions and covered by nineteen collective bargaining agreements.  

• As the head of Labor Relations, I developed constructive and positive relationships with PNI’s unions and their attorneys.

• In 2000 PNI received the Governor’s award for superior Labor-Management relations. 

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General Counsel

Supervised all inside and outside attorneys working on all PNI legal matters, including State and Federal employment litigation, contract negotiation and drafting, internal investigations, litigation avoidance training, and regulatory compliance.

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Labor Relations

Responsible for all aspects of Labor Relations, including arbitrations and mediations, CBA negotiations, CBA drafting, short and long-term strategic planning, contract disputes, internal investigations, and administrative procedures.

• Lead Management Trustee on fifteen Taft-Hartley Pension, and Health and Welfare Funds.

• Handled multiple arbitrations and mediations directly, as well as with outside counsel, involving contract interpretation as well as discipline and discharge.

• Lead negotiator and CBA drafter through multiple contract cycles.

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Pepper, Hamilton & Scheetz - Philadelphia, PA

Labor and Employment Attorney

1986 to 1992

• Experience in all aspects of State and Federal employment law, including the NLRA, RLA, FLSA, OSHA, ADEA, ERISA, wrongful discharge, State and Federal employment discrimination litigation, and workers' and unemployment compensation.

• Represented employers in arbitrations, mediations, collective bargaining negotiations, injunction motions, and employment litigation.

 

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