Admitted
1975, Florida, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida; 1980, U.S. Supreme Court; 1981, U.S. Court of Appeals Eleventh Circuit; 1985, U.S. Tax Court; 1986 U.S. Court of Claims
Law School
University of Florida, J.D., with high honors, 1974
Law School Graduation Year
1974
College
University of Florida, B.S.B.A., 1971
Memberships
Lakeland, 10th Judicial Circuit, Hillsborough County and American Bar Associations (Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section; Vice Chair, Probate and Trust Division, 2001—; Supervisory Council, 1995-2001, Chairman, Marital Deduction Committee, 1991-1995); The Florida Bar (Chairman, 1982-1984, Continuing Legal Education Committee; Chairman, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section, 1988-1989; Chairman, Tax Section, 1990-1991; Vice Chairman, Board of Certification, Designation and Advertising, 1984-1988); Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants; American Judicature Society
Biographical
Order of the Coif; Florida Blue Key; Phi Kappa Phi; Phi Delta Phi. Selected Best Lawyers in America, 1986-2003. Executive Editor, University of Florida Law Review, 1973-1974. Adjunct Professor, University of Florida Graduate Tax Program, 1996. Adjunct Professor, University of Miami, Graduate Estate Planning Program, 2000—. Author: Estate and Personal Financial Planning , 4 Vol., West, 1988-2003; Marital Transfers, Basic Estate Planning in Florida, 1980, 1983; Keyman Insurance, Employees' Benefits in Florida, 1979, 1985; Drafting Provisions of Wills, Florida Will and Trust Drafting, 1981; The Florida Estate Tax, Florida Taxes, 1984, 1987. Co-Author: The 1974 Florida Probate Code, 27 University of Florida Law Review 1, 1975; Estate Planning Under ERTA, The Florida Bar Journal, March, 1981; Estate Planning with Irrevocable Life Insurance Trusts, The Florida Bar Journal, January, 1985; Final(ly) QTIP Regulations, Probate and Property (ABA), July 1995. Fellow: American College of Trusts and Estates Counsel (Regent, 1997—; Estate and Gift Committee, 1990—, Chair, 2001—; Business Planning Committee, 1994—). Fellow: American Bar Foundation. Fellow: American College of Tax Counsel. (Board Certified Estate Planning and Probate Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education) (Also at Tampa Office)