Admitted
1978, Florida; 1981, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida; 1982, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida; 1983, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit
Law School
Antioch Law School, J.D., 1978
Law School Graduation Year
1978
College
Hillsborough Community College, A.A., 1973; Florida State University, B.S., 1975
Memberships
Hillsborough County and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar (Member, Sections on: Administrative Law; Workers' Compensation; Member, Executive Council, Workers Compensation, 1991-1994); Florida Association of Women Lawyers; Hillsborough County Association of Women Lawyers; Florida Defense Lawyers Association.
Biographical
Author: Employers' Handbook on the New Florida Workers' Compensation Law, AIF, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982 and 1983, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1994 Workers' Compensation and The Employer, AIF, 1989, 1992 and 1994. Vice President, General Counsel and Lobbyist, Associated Industries of Florida, 1978-1984. Special Counsel and Lobbyist, A.I.F., 1984-1985 and 1988—. Chair, Board of Trustees, Hillsborough Community College, 1993—. Member: Statewide Judicial Nominating Commission, 1990-1994; Director, Boys and Girls Club, 1984—; Governor's Oversight Board on Workers' Compensation, 1989-1990; Hillsborough Area Regional Transit Board, 1987-1989. Recipient: The Florida Association of Community Colleges LeRoy Collins Award, Distinguished Alumni, 1990; Governor's Appointee Three Member Panel on Workers' Compensation Medical Fee Schedule, 1992-1993. Member, Florida Bar Rules Committee on Workers Compensation, 1991-1994 and 1999—. Outstanding Young Women of America, 1980-1981. American Biographic Institute Distinguished Leadership Award, 1990. Who's Who in the South and Southwest, 1988-1989; Who's Who in American Women, 1991-1992, 1993-1994, 1994-1995; Who's Who of Finance and Industry, 1989-1990; Who's Who of Successful Florida Women, 1985; 2000 Notable American Women, 1990; World Who's Who of Women, 1990; Women of the Year, American Biographical Institute, 1990; Who's Who Among Outstanding Americans, 1994.