Terry received his J.D. from St. John’s University School of Law, he received his B.A. from St. Francis College in Political Science, and he received his LL.M. from New York University School of Law in Labor Law. Immediately prior to joining NYU in 1980, Terry was Assistant to the Director of Labor Relations of PepsiCo, Inc. Previously, he was a litigation attorney with the Office of General Counsel of the New York City Transit Authority.