Memberships and Affiliations

American Bar Association

  • Standing Committee on Publishing Oversight (Member, 2017-2020; Chair (2017- 2019) and Co-Chair (2019-2020), Periodicals/Digital Transition Subcommittee)
  • Business Law Section (1990-present)
    • Vice Chair (2023-present)
    • Secretary (2022-2023)
    • Content Officer (2017-2022)
    • Council Member (2015-2017)
      • Member, Content Strategy Committee (2015-2017)
      • Chair, Legal Education & Outreach Subcommittee (2016-2017)
  • Uniform Commercial Code Committee Chair (2012-2015)
  • New Membership Model Implementation Task Force Advisory Board Member (2018-2020)
  • Liaison to ABA Standing Committee on Publishing Oversight (2016-2017)
  • Member, Commercial Finance Committee (2000 - present),
    • Vice Chair, Subcommittee for Planning and Communications (2007-2010),
    • Liaison to Committee on Membership (2007-2010),
    • Aircraft Finance Subcommittee (2000-present),
  • Member, Legal Opinions Committee (2000-present)
  • Member, Task Force on Securities Holding Infrastructure (2020-present)
  • Member, Uniform Commercial Code Committee (2000-present)
    • Task Force on Filing Office Operations & Search Logic (2007-present)
    • Member, Task Force on Forms under Revised Article 9 (2005-present)
  • Real Property, Probate and Trust Section (1990-present)

American Bar Foundation (Fellow, 2011-2019; Life Fellow 2019-present)

American College of Commercial Finance Lawyers

  • President (2019-2020)
  • President Elect (2018-2019)
  • Vice President (2017-2018)
  • Treasurer (2015-2017)
  • Chairman of Nominating Committee (2011)
  • Regent (2007-2010)
  • Fellow (2006-present)

American Law Institute 

  • Elected Member (2011-present)
  • Advisory Board, Commercial Law/UCC/Bankruptcy, Member (2012-present)
  • Editorial Board, The Practical Lawyer, Member (2012-2021)
  • Holder in Due Course Policy Advisory Group, Member (2014)
  • Amendments to UCC Articles 1, 3, 8, and 9 Drafting Committee (2016-2017)
  • Permanent Editorial Board for Uniform Commercial Code (ABA Advisor 2013-2018; ALI Member 2018-present)
  • PEB for UCC Bogus Filing Working Group - Member (2013-2015)
  • Uniform Commercial Code and Emerging Technologies Joint Study Committee (with the Uniform Law Commission), Member (2019-present)

Delaware State Bar Association

  • Committee on Executive Committee Nominations (2018-2021)
  • Commercial Law Section (1990-present)
    • Member, Uniform Commercial Code Subcommittee (1994-present)
  • Real and Personal Property Section (1990-present)
    • Vice-Chairman (1994 - 1996), Chairman (1996-1998)
    • Chairman, Subcommittee on Legislation (1994-1996)
    • Chairman, Subcommittee on Revision of the Landlord Tenant Code (1991-1992)
    • Chairman, Subcommittee on Unrecorded Leases (1991-1992)

Institute for Law & Economics, University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School

  • Executive Director & Senior Fellow (2023-present)

Thomson Reuters/West’s Uniform Commercial Code Law Journal 

  • Editorial Advisory Board Member (2014-2019)

TriBar Opinion Committee

  • Member (2021-present)

Uniform Law Commission 

  • Uniform Protected Series Act Drafting Committee (ABA Business Law Section Advisor, 2012-2016)
  • Amendments to UCC Article 9 Drafting Committee (Observer, 2008-2010)
  • Special Deposits Study Committee (PEB for UCC Liaison, 2019-2021)
  • Special Deposits Drafting Committee (ABA Advisor, 2021-present)
  • Unincorporated Organization Acts Drafting Committee (ABA Advisor, 2021- present)

Working Group on Legal Opinions Foundation

  • Member, Board of Directors (2019-2021)
  • Member, Advisory Board (2017-2019, 2021-2023)