Admitted
1968, Florida and U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida; 1984, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida; 1986, U.S. Supreme Court and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit
Law School
University of Florida, J.D., 1968
Law School Graduation Year
1968
College
University of North Carolina, B.A., 1965
Memberships
Orange County (Member, Executive Committee, 1975-1977; President, 1979-1980) American and Federal (Orlando Chapter) Bar Associations; The Florida Bar (Member, Board of Governors, 1985-1989; Chairman, Disciplinary Review Committee, 1987; Member, Legislation Committee, 1988); The Florida Bar Foundation (Member, Board of Directors, 1988-1991); Voluntary Lawyers Resource Center, Tallahassee, Florida, (President, 1989-1995); The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers; National Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys; Florida Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys (Member, Board of Directors, 1988-1989); Central Florida Criminal Defense Attorneys (President, 1978-1979); American Board of Trial Advocacy (Recipient, Florida Trial Lawyer of the Year 2002)
Biographical
Phi Delta Phi. Member, Appellate Moot Court Team, 1968. Recipient: William Trickle Professionalism Award, 1999; Jefferson Award for Public Service, 1986. Member, 1984-1988 and Chairman, 1986, Judicial Nominating Commission, 9th Judicial Circuit. Member: Governor's Special Commission to study Death Penalty Organization Capital Collateral Relief (CCR), 1988; Florida Supreme Court Special Commission to study Criminal Deposition Procedure, 1988-1989; The Florida Bar Special President's Commission to study Death Penalty, 1989-1990. Founding Member, 1985 and Board Member, 1985-1992, Florida Lawyers Assistance, Inc.Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers. (Board Certified Criminal Trial Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education) (Certified as a Criminal Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy)