Contact Information
- Company: MUNICIPAL CREDIT CONS LLC
- Phone: (914) 602-1714
Specialties & Experience
General Specialties:
Securities & Investments and FinancialSpecialty Focus:
municipal bonds, municipal bond credit analysis, public finance, municipal bond disclosure, state government, local government, general obligation bonds, revenue bonds, rating agencies, bond rating agenciesEducation:
Master of Public Administration, Syracuse University; Bachelor of Arts (History), State University of New York, OswegoYears in Practice:
4Number of Times Deposed/Testified in Last 4 Yrs:
1Additional Information
I understand municipal bonds and can tell you and your client what you need to know about them in a clear and thorough way. My expertise results from 41 years as a municipal bond analyst, a role that requires knowledge of municipal law and accounting, demographics, and project feasibility. During my career I have held positions at a rating agency, hedge fund, broker-dealers, commercial banks, and municipal bond insurers. I have studied probably every type of bond that's issued in the municipal market. For fourteen years I served in leadership positions in the National Federation of Municipal Analysts (NFMA) and the Municipal Analysts Group of New York (MAGNY), eventually serving as chairman of each. At NFMA I was also co-chair of both the Disclosure and Industry Practices Committees and served on a task force formed by the National Association of Bond Lawyers that addressed disclosure of pension information. In late 2015 I was retained as an expert witness in a case involving municipal bonds and was deposed in that case in June 2018.