EDUCATION

• Hamilton College, Clinton, NY - A.B. History (1983)
  • magna cum laude - Phi Beta Kappa
  • Departmental Honors
• University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA - J.D. (1986)
  • Editor, University of Pennsylvania Law Review (1984-86)
• London School of Economics, London, UK (1981-1982)

• Board Certified, (Civil) National Board of Trial Advocacy, Boston Mass. (1997)
• Fellow, National College of Advocacy, Washington, D.C. (1995)
• Rated "AV" by Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Ratings (2007)
• Fellow, International Society of Barristers, Ann Arbor, MI (2008)
• Diplomate, National College of Advocacy, Washington, D.C. (2008)

• New York (2005)
• Supreme Court of Pennsylvania (1986)
• United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania (1986)
• United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania (1987)
• United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit (1992)

• American Association for Justice (2008-2009: Chair, Section Leadership Council; Immediate Past Chair, Business Torts Practice Section; Member, Section and Litigation Group Coordinating Council; Member, AAJ Exchange Advisory Committee; Member, Professional Negligence and Business Torts Practice Sections; Member, Interstate Trucking Litigation Group)
• Pennsylvania Bar Association (Member, Section Council, Business Law Section, 2004-2008)
• Lackawanna Bar Association (President, YLD 1992-93 Co-chair, Lackawanna Jurist Committee, 2005 -)
• Luzerne County Law and Library Association
• Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association (Constitution Committee, 2005 -)
• Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association
• Northeastern Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association
• President of the Rotary Club of the Abingtons (1996-1997)
• Executive Board Member, Boy Scouts of America, Northeastern Pennsylvania Council (2003-)
• Director, Mid-Valley Hospital Association, Peckville, PA (1989-1995)
• Elected Delegate, Democratic National Convention, 10th Congressional District Pennsylvania (1992)
• Governor of Rotary International, District 7410 (2001-2002)
• Million Dollar Advocates Forum (1997)
• Appointed, Board of Examiners in Civil Trial Advocacy (2003)
• Legal Analyst, WYOU-TV (CBS-affiliate station) (March, 2005 -)
• American Board of Trial Advocates (2005)
• In 2004, 2005, 2006 & 2007, Atty. Cartwright was named a "SuperLawyer" by the publisher of Philadelphia Magazine (top 5% of all Pennsylvania lawyers, determined by a survey of 23,000 lawyers in the state).
• American Mensa, Ltd

• Commonwealth Bank & Trust Co. v. Spectrum Leasing Corp., 719 F.Supp. 346, Fed. Sec. L. Rep. 94,701 (M.D.Pa. 1989)
• Goodheart v. Casey, 521 Pa. 316, 555 A.2d 1210 (1989)(amicus)
• Molinaro v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 4 Pa. D.&C.4th 524 (1989)
• Fulton Bank v. McKittrick & Briggs Securities, Inc., 1990 WL 126179 (E.D.Pa. 1990)
• Hedglin v. City of Scranton, 139 Pa.Commw. Ct. 201, 590 A.2d 62 (1991)
• Nationwide v. Patterson, 953 F.2d 44 (3rd Cir. 1991)(amicus)
• Askew v. Cruciani, 149 Pa.Cmwlth. Ct. 397, 613 A.2d 147 (1992)
• Shoucair v. Comfort Inn, 15 Pa. D.&C. 4th 532 (Monroe Co. 1992)
• Simms v. Exeter Architectural Products, Inc., 868 F. Supp. 668 (M.D. Pa. 1994)
• Simms v. Exeter Architectural Products, Inc., 916 F. Supp. 432 (M.D. Pa. 1996)
• Hetzel v. Swartz, 31 F. Supp.2d 444 (M.D. Pa. 1998)(FBA pro bono panel)
• Scarpa v. Tyler Memorial Hospital, 104 Lack. Jur. 185 (Lacka. Co. 2003)
• Dunkle v. Middleburg Municipal Auth., 842 A.2d 477 (Pa. Cmwlth Ct. 2004)
• Lawrence Insurance Group, Inc. v. KPMG Peat Marwick, LLP, 5 A.D.3d 918, 773 N.Y.S.2d 164 (2004).
• Cummings v. Com., State System of Higher Education, 860 A.2d 650 (Pa. Cmwlth. Ct. 2004)
• Came v. Micou and Decker Transport Co., 2005 WL 1500978 (M.D.Pa. 6/23/2005)
• Kachurak v. Cooper, Abdulhay and Abbott Laboratories, Inc., 22:6 Prof. Neg. L. Rptr. 110 (Luzerne Co., Pa., 4/30/2007)
• Novitski v. Rusak, 941 A.2d 43 (Pa. Super. 2008)
• Namey v. Malcolm, 534 F.Supp.2d 494 (M.D.Pa 2008)
• Ogin v. Ahmed, -- F.Supp.2d --, 2008 WL 2580374 (M.D. Pa. 7/1/2008)

• AAJ, "Electronic Discovery in the Post-Zubulake Era," Philadelphia, PA, July, 2008
• Lorman Education Services, "Document Retention and Destruction in Pennsylvania," Wilkes-Barre, PA, May, 2008
• SBA, Lost Profits in Business Loss Cases- Defenses, December, 2007
• SBA, Proving Lost Profits in Business Loss Cases, November, 2007
• Pennsylvania Association for Justice, "Ethics Issues for Trial Lawyers, with Hon. Michael Eakin", 2007
• SBA, "Choosing the Right Lawyer for your Small Business," June, 2007
• Lorman Education Services, "Document Retention and Destruction in Pennsylvania," Wilkes-Barre, PA, May, 2007
• Committee for Justice for All, The Mastery Series, "Spoliation of Evidence," Wilkes-Barre, PA March, 2007
• National College of Advocacy, Transitioning to Business Torts, "Breach of Fiduciary Duty," November, 2006
• LBA, 25th Annual Bench-Bar Conference,"Civil Litigation Update," Scranton, PA, October, 2006
• Pennsylvania State University, BA422 Contemporary Business Seminar, "Law Practice Management," October, 2006
• SBA, "Covenants Not to Compete in Employment Agreements," August, 2006
• American Association for Justice, "Ethical Issues in Transitioning to Business Torts" -AAJ Annual Convention, Seattle, WA, July, 2006
• SBA,"Confession of Judgment Clauses in Business Contracts," April, 2006
• SBA, "Integration Clauses in Business Contracts," February, 2006
• National Business Institute, "Winning Strategies with Evidence at Trial," December, 2005
• National Business Institute, "Ethical Issues in the Presentation of Expert and Fact Evidence," December, 2005
• SBA, "Unconscionability in Business Contracts," November, 2005
• Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers' Association, "Recent Disciplinary Cases from Around the Country," July, 2005
• SBA, "Bullying Language in Business Contracts," August, 2005
• SBA, "The Impact of the Kelo v. New London, Connecticut Case," July, 2005
• SBA, "Why Civil Jury Trials are Good for American Business ," April, 2005
• SBA, "Oral Business Agreements," December, 2004
• SBA,"Document Retention Policies," July, 2004
• SBA, "September 11 Victim Compensation Fund and the Trial Lawyers Care," March, 2004
• SBA, "Predatory Business and Legal Practices," November 2003
• SBA, "Discrimination and Harrassment in the Workplace," August 2003
• SBA, "Lender Liability," June 2003
• Small Business Advocate, "Accounting and Auditing Malpractice," March 2003
• LBA, Hearsay Exceptions, 2001
• LBA, Problems in Product Liability Cases, "Evidence," May 1998
• LBA, Rules of Civil Procedure, "Discovery," Jan. 1998
• LBA, Slip and Fall Cases, "Proof Problems and Defenses," Sept. 1997
• LBA, Pleading and Proving Damages in Personal Injury Cases, "Punitive and Delay Damages," March 1997
• LBA, Common Evidentiary Issues in Personal Injury Cases, "Plaintiffs' Prior Medical Conditions," Jan. 1997
• LBA, Pennsylvania Automobile Insurance Act, "First Party Benefits and Bad Faith Issues," Oct. 1996
• Pennsylvania Bar Institute, Product Liability Update, Jan. 1996
• Federal Bar Association, Privilege Issues, 1996
• Lackawanna Bar Association, Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist Arbitrations, 1995 Bench-Bar Conference
• Pennsylvania Bar Institute, Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist Arbitration, 1994

• "You're Ready to be a Business Tort Lawyer," 43:6 TRIAL: J. Amer. Assoc. Justice 18 (June 2007)
• "Ethical Issues in Transitioning to a Business Torts Practice," ATLA Annual Convention Papers Vol. I: 361 (2006)
• "Getting Your Business Torts Case out of Bankruptcy Court: Abstention," 10:4 Business Torts Section Nwsltr 7 (Summer 2006)
• "Punitive Damages Cases: Requesting Financial Statements," 9:3 Business Torts Section Nwsltr (Summer 2005)
• "Spoliation of Business Records: Compliance-With-Policy," 9:1 Business Torts Section Nwsltr 4 (Fall 2004)
• "Subsequent Remedial Measures in Strict Product Liability Actions," 68 Pennsylvania Bar Quarterly 171 (1997)
• "Recent Developments in Comparative Negligence Law," The Barrister, (Fall 1989)