Admitted
1980, Texas; 1981, Florida, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth, Seventh and Eleventh Circuits and U.S. Supreme
Law School
South Texas College of Law, J.D., magna cum laude, 1980
Law School Graduation Year
1980
College
University of Florida, B.A., 1976
Memberships
St. Petersburg (Member, Executive Committee, 1998, 2003—) and Federal Bar Associations; The Florida Bar (Member: Board of Governors, 1999-2003; Young Lawyers Division, Board of Governors, 1988-1992; Public Relations Committee, 1989-1990; Continuing Legal Education Committee, 1991-1992; Standing Committee on Unlicensed Practice of Law, Member, 1990, Vice-Chairperson, 1994-1995, Chairperson, 1995-1997, Unlicensed Practice of Law Committee, 6A Circuit, Member, 1985, Chairperson, 1986-1995; Unlicensed Practice of Law Committee, 6B Circuit, Chairperson, 1995; Standing Committee on Professionalism, 1991-1993; Member, Standing Committee on Simplified Forms, 1997; Vice-Chairperson, 1998-2000; Member: Special Committee on the Enhancement of the Practice of Law, 1997-2000; Standing Committee on Professional Ethics, 1998-1999; Mutidisciplinary Practice Commission ,1999-2000; Chairman, Special Commission on the Multijurisdictional Practice of Law, 2002; Member, Board of Directors of The Florida Bar Foundation, 2003—; Member, Florida Board of Bar Examiners, 1997-2002)
Biographical
Florida Blue Key, Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Alpha Delta. Member, Order of the Lytae. Technical Editor and Associate Editor-in-Chief, South Texas Law Journal. Law Clerk to Judge Carl O. Bue, Jr., U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas, 1980-1982. Member, Board of Trustees, St. Petersburg Law Library, 1997-1998. Fellow: The Florida Bar Foundation (Member, 1985-1989); Florida Board of Bar Examiners (Member, 1997-2002). (Board Certified Business Litigation Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education)