I received my undergraduate degree in Political Science and International Relations from SUNY New Paltz, and received his Jurist Doctorate from California Western School of Law in San Diego, California. While in law school, I was an editorial contributor to Dean Dessent’s book Bridging the Gap between Law School and the Practice. My law review article “You Wanted the Best, You Got the Best! The Current Direct-to-Consumer Prescription Drug Advertising Dilemma”, 26 Biotechnology L.Rep. 331 (2007) was published in the Biotechnology Law Report. As a result of the article, Joe was presented with the Award for Academic Excellence.  My focus during law school was mainly corporate and business law.