Born in Philadelphia to Albert (Avram) and Miriam Ferleger, I grew up as a child of Holocaust survivors. My mother was one of last to leave the Warsaw Ghetto and was in Maidanek, Auschwitz and other concentration camps, and my father was from Chmielnick, a small town, which was destroyed; he spent the balance of the war living and hiding in a small hole dug under a stable. That background has both instilled in me a sense of justice, inspired my work for those treated as less than first class people, and has granted the blessing of my Jewish religion and heritage.

My family and friends are most important, beginning with my beloved wife and our children. Our children are a blessing and inspiration.

I've had the good fortune to travel to internationally to study disability and public health issues, including visits to Cuba, China and Iceland. In Iceland, I gave an invited presentation to a United Nations Conference. I have testified before the United States Senate. Some of my work has been featured in both newspapers and television news programs such as Prime Time Live, Good Morning America, and CBS Eye to Eye with Connie Chung.

The honor of arguing five times before the Supreme Court of the United States, along with the deep pleasure I have had obtaining desired results for many clients over thirty plus years, including major changes through landmark class actions, have all been deeply sustaining to me.