Candidate, United States House of Representatives, District 7, 2018

Candidate, Pennsylvania Attorney General, 2008

Former Member, Governor’s Corrections, Probation and Parole Task Force

Former Member, Governor’s Crime Task Force

Member, Committee on Capital Litigation, 2003

Chairman, Technology and Automation Committee, 1996-1998

Member, Legislative and Governmental Affairs Committee, 1994-1996

Member, Easton Area School District Task Force on School Safety, 1995

Member, Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency, 1995

Member, Bethlehem School District Task Force on Violence in the Schools, 1993

Instructor, Moravian College, 2003-present

District Attorney, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, 1991-present

Former Solicitor, Northampton County Constables Association

Special Deputy Attorney General, Pennsylvania Attorney General's Office, 1996-1997

Trial Attorney, Private Practice, 1980-1996

Solicitor, Bethlehem City Council, 1986-1991

Assistant Public Defender, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, 1982-1986

Instructor, Moravian College, 1982-1984

Assistant City Solicitor, City of Bethlehem, 1981-1982

Member, Pennsylvania Bar Association, present

Board Member, South East Neighborhood Association, present

Former Member, Bethlehem Area Jaycees

Assistant Coach, Bethlehem Northeast Little League

Member, Middle States Evaluation Committee, Notre Dame High School, 2005-2006

Vice President/Secretary Treasurer, Pennsylvania District Attorneys’ Association, 1995-2003

President, Pennsylvania District Attorneys’ Institute, 2002-2003

Lecturer, Pennsylvania Bar Association Statewide Criminal Law Symposium, 1999, 2001

President, Pennsylvania District Attorneys’ Association, 1999-2000

Member, Allentown Catholic Diocese Board of Education, 1996-1998

Member, Saint Anne’s Church Finance Council, 1995-1998

Board of Directors, Bethlehem Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA), 1989-1991

Awards:

Renald Baratta Memorial Legal Award, 2013, Roseto Unity, Neighborliness, Integrity, Charity, and Opportunity (UNICO)
Lehigh Valley Crime Stoppers Award , 2012
Easton Area Community Center Larry Holmes Humanitarian Award, 2011
Philadelphia Regional Anti-Fraud Award, 2003, Social Security Administration
Man of the Year, 2003, Bethlehem Unity, Neighborliness, Integrity, Charity, and Opportunity (UNICO)
Man of the Year, 1998, Easton Unity, Neighborliness, Integrity, Charity, and Opportunity (UNICO)
Distinguished Service Award, 1994, Bethlehem Area Jaycee
Outstanding Young Man of the Year, 1983
Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities, 1976-1977
Citizenship-Leadership Award, 1973, Veterans of Foreign Wars
History Award, 1973, Daughters of the American Revolution
John F. Kennedy Award, 1973, Leadership in Student Government

Publications:

"The D-day Bank Massacre:The True Story Behind the Martin Appel Case"