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OFFSIDE: A Mystery

Published 2014, Booktrope Editions, Seattle

Journalism, Blogging and Editorial Services

Forbes and Forbes.com   New York

Senior Contributor, 2023 to present.
Contributor, 1995 to 1996, 2012 to 2023.
Senior Editor, 2000 to 2012.
Columnist, 1999 to 2009.
Associate Editor, 1997 to 1999.
Contributing Editor, 1992 to 1993.
Southwest Bureau Manager, Houston, 1988 to 1992.
Staff Writer, Houston, 1987 to 1988.

New To Las Vegas   Las Vegas

Blog, 2016 to present.

Editorial Services

Free-lance projects, involving research, writing, editing and prospectus drafting for various customers, 2012 to present.

New To Seattle   Seattle

Blog, 2011 to 2016.

Worth Magazine   New York

Contributing Editor, 1995 to 1997.

Crosswinds Weekly and Crosswinds   Albuquerque

Contributor, 1998, 2001.
Special Projects Editor, 1996 to 1997.

SmartMoney Magazine   New York

Senior Editor, 1993 to 1995.

Texas Monthly   Austin

Contributor, 1986 to 1987.

Dallas Times Herald   Dallas

National Correspondent, New York, 1984 to 1986.
Middle East Bureau Chief, Cairo, 1982 to 1984.
Houston Bureau Chief, 1980 to 1982.

Evening and Sunday Bulletin    Philadelphia

Reporter and Editor, 1975 to 1980.

Associated Press   New York

Reporter, Philadelphia Bureau, 1975.

The New York Times   New York

Contributor, 1971 to 1975, 1996.

Courier-Post   Cherry Hill, New Jersey

Reporter, 1972 to 1974 (summers).

Rutgers Daily Targum    New Brunswick, New Jersey

Columnist, 1973 to 1974.
Managing Editor, 1972 to 1973.
News Editor, 1971 to 1972.
Reporter, 1970 to 1974.
Circulation Manager, 1972 to 1974.

Suburban Newspaper Group   Cherry Hill, New Jersey

Reporter, 1971 (summer).
Contributor, 1968 to 1970.

Articles Also Published or Reprinted In:

The Boston Globe, The Buffalo News, Chicago Tribune, Fortean Times, Forward (Journal of the Metals Service Center Institute), Newsday, Rolling Stone, St. Petersburg Times, New York Daily News, San Francisco Examiner, The Arizona Republic, Salt Lake Tribune, Montreal Gazette, The Albuquerque Tribune, The Star-Ledger (Newark, New Jersey), The American Lawyer, Florida Trend, Houston City magazine.

Selected Journalistic Recognition

New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants

Winner (with co-author) in Excellence in Financial Journalism Awards category Print-Business/Financial—Magazine Over 1,500 Words, 2010, for Tax Snitches Are On the Loose, in the December 14, 2009, issue of Forbes.

State Bar of Texas

Texas Gavel Award, Dallas Times Herald, 1982.

New Jersey Press Association

First-place prize (with co-authors) in Better Newspaper contest, Public Service, 1980, Evening and Sunday Bulletin, Philadelphia, for coverage of municipal corruption in Camden, N.J.

First-place prize (with co-author) in Better Newspapers contest, Spot News, 1980, Evening and Sunday Bulletin, Philadelphia, for coverage of mass shootings at a Thanksgiving Day high school football game in Camden, N.J.

Education and Credentials

CFA Institute  Charlottesville, Virginia

Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) charterholder, designation awarded 2003.

Rutgers University School of Law   Camden, New Jersey

Juris Doctor (J.D.), degree, conferred 1978.
Admitted, attorney at law, State of New Jersey, 1978.
Admitted, attorney and counselor at law, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1978.
Admitted, attorney at law, United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, 1978.

Rutgers College of Rutgers University   New Brunswick, New Jersey

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree, conferred 1974.

Participations

Gerald Loeb Awards   UCLA, Los Angeles

Preliminary judge and panel chairperson, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024.

Investigative Reporters & Editors Inc.  Columbia, Missouri

Member.

CFA Institute   Charlottesville, Virginia

Member.

Clark County Bar Association   Las Vegas

Member.