Admitted
1983, Florida; 1984, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida; U.S. Supreme Court and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit
Law School
Florida State University, J.D., with honors, 1983
Law School Graduation Year
1983
College
Florida State University, B.S., Finance, with honors, 1978; Florida State University, M.S., Urban/Re
Memberships
Manatee, Sarasota County and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar (Member and Chairman, 1999-2000, City, County and Local Government Law Section; Member, Environmental and Land Use Section).
Biographical
Beta Gamma Sigma. Motar Board, Garnet and Gold Key. Author: Zoning Disclosure Ordinances, Florida Bar Journal, October 1992. Co-Author: Quasi-Judicial Land Use Hearings: Does Your Evidence Pass Muster? Florida Bar Journal, March 1995; Community Approaches to Impact Fees, in Development Impact Fees, edited by Arthur C. Nelson, Planners Press, Washington, 1988. Lecturer on the topics of land use law, regulatory takings, property rights, quasi-judicial hearings, concurrency, impact fees, vested rights and non-conforming uses at various Florida Bar, Florida Chamber of Commerce, American Planning Association and Florida Planning and Zoning Association seminars and conferences. Chief Assistant County Attorney and Senior Assistant County Attorney, Manatee County Government, 1986-1999. Member, American Planning Association. State President, 1993-1994, State Director, 1986—, Chapter President, 1988-1989 and 1991-1992, Florida Planning and Zoning Association. Vice Chair, City of Bradenton Architectural Review Board, 1991-1999. Director, Manatee River Fair Association. (Board Certified, City, County and Local Government Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education; Also, Sarasota Office)