Business Address: Second Business Address:
11736 Bright Passage 3110 Magazine Street #216Columbia, MD 21044 New Orleans, LA 70115
Phone: (443) 718-9110
Fax: (954) 697-6165
EDUCATION:
JD Law Columbia University 1971
AB Government Georgetown University 1968
CERTIFICATION:
Law District of
Columbia 1971
PROFESSIONAL
AFFILIATIONS:
Labor and Employee Relations Association
Society of Federal Labor Relations Professionals
ARBITRATION/LABOR RELATIONS EXPERIENCE:
2000- Present: Arbitrator. Arbitrate labor and
employment cases.
2001-2005: Intern
with Arbitrator James M. Harkless.
1993-2000, Director, Office of
Appeals Counsel, U.S. Merit Systems Protection
Board. Directed the preparation of all recommended decisions
submitted to the
Presidential-appointed Board,
which decides personnel appeals involving the federal
civil service. Issues appealed to the Board include discipline
and discharge,
pension claims, reductions in force, whistleblower
claims, and claims
under title VII, the ADA, and the ADEA. I directed
thirty-five attorneys employed by the
Office of Appeals Counsel.
1978-1991, Associate
General Counsel (Labor Law), United States Postal Service. I
directed the legal representation of the U.S. Postal Service
in all labor and
employment matters, including
all litigation before the NLRB, and in federal district and
appellate courts, and in all collective bargaining
negotiations, interest
arbitration proceedings, and
in significant rights arbitrations between the Postal Service
and the unions representing its 650,000 bargaining unit
employees.
I
frequently appeared in federal district and appellate courts in employment and
labor cases. I served as a lead member (and alternate chief
spokesperson)
of bargaining teams in many collective
bargaining negotiations and dealt with such issues as wages, bargaining unit work,
jurisdiction, safety and health,
subcontracting, alcohol and drug offenses, overtime, and job
posting/bidding.
1971-1978, Staff
attorney and supervisory attorney in the Postal Service’s
Office of Labor Law.
INDUSTRIES AND SECTORS:
office workers/Clerical; Public (Non-federal);
public (Federal), food (manu./proc./serv.), health care,
police and fire, prisons, education, restaurants, steel,
transportation, electrical equipment, paper
OTHER:
Presiding Judge, Ecclesiastical Court, Episcopal Diocese of Maryland, 2004-2011
President, Disciplinary Board (formerly Ecclesiastical Court) Episcopal Diocese of Maryland, 2011-present
ARBITRATION ROSTERS:
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
American Arbitration Association
National Mediation Board
PERMANENT PANELS:
U.S. Department of Labor and Local 12, AFGE (2005-2009)
District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority and AFGE Locals 631, 872, 2553/AFSCME Local 2091/NAGE Local R3-06 (2006-present)
Social Security Administration and AFGE – regular and expedited panels (2009-present )
FEES:
PER DIEM FEE: $1,000.00 DOCKETING FEE: None CANCELLATION FEE: (See below)
Grievance Arbitration: The fee is
$1,000.00 per day for hearing, and for research and
preparation of the opinion and award. A hearing day is any
portion
of a day up to eight hours.
Time for research and preparation is prorated on a
half-day basis.
Interest Arbitration, Fact-finding and Mediation: $1,400.00 per day, or portion thereof. Research and preparation is prorated at $175.00 per hour.
Travel Time: Travel time not included in a hearing day is charged at the daily rate, and is prorated.
Expenses: Arbitrator
charges actual cost of reasonable expenses, including airfare,
car rental, meals and lodging. Automobile mileage is charged
at the
established IRS rate. Arbitrator
charges actual expenses for copying, phone, and extraordinary
clerical expenses.
each scheduled hearing date.
The Arbitrator reserves the right to bill on. an interim basis in cases involving protracted proceedings.