JOEL B. STRAUSS

Received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Yeshiva University in 1986 and his Juris Doctor degree from the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law in 1992.  He is admitted to the Bars of the States of New Jersey (1992) and New York (1993), and is admitted to practice before the United States District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York and the District of New Jersey.  Although currently practicing exclusively in the field of law, Mr. Strauss is a licensed Certified Public Accountant in the State of New York and a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.  Mr. Strauss became a member of the firm in 1999.