Education:
JD, Harvard School of Law, 1982
BA, English/Asian Studies, Amherst College, 1977.

Professional Experience:
Partner, Kirkpatrick & Lockhart, Limited Liability Partnership, 1984-present
Statesman, Assembly Speaker Mel Miller, 1987
Law Clerk, United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, 1982-1984
Deputy Sheriff, Berkshire County, 1977-1979.

Political Experience:
Senate, Deputy Majority Leader for Policy, present
Senator, New York State Senate, 1998-present
Deputy Democratic Leader, New York State Senate, 2003-2006
District Leader, 67th Assembly District, 1993-1999.

Organizations:
Co-Founder, Legislators Against Illegal Guns
Board of Citizen Action of New York
Campaign for Fiscal Equity
Board Member, Citizen Action Public Policy and Education Fund
Principal Legal Adviser, Clean Elections New York
Council, Clean Money Clean Election
Lead Council, New York Urban League
Counsel, Straphangers Campaign
Counsel, Westside Crime Prevention Program
Counsel, Voices for Choice.

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees:
Member, New York State Commission on Sentencing Reform, 2007
Executive Committee, New York County Democratic Committee, 1993-1999
Principal Legal Adviser, Clean Money Clean Election, New York, 1998
Founder, Attorney General's Anti-Crime Advocates
Member, Board of Citizen Action of New York.

Committees:
Children and Families, Member
Codes, Chair
Cultural Affairs, Tourism, Parks and Recreation, Member
Energy and Telecommunications, Member
Environmental Conservation, Member
Higher Education, Member
Judiciary, Member