Admitted
1984, Fla., U.S. Ct. of App., 11th Cir. and U.S. D.Ct., Middle Dist. of Fla.
Law School
Vanderbilt Univ., J.D., 1982
Law School Graduation Year
1982
College
Eckerd College, B.A, with honors, 1979
Memberships
Orange County Bar Assn. (Chair, Workers' Compensation Comm., 1996-1997); The Florida Bar; Fla. Defense Lawyers Assn. (President, 1998-1999); Defense Research Institute. Diplomate, Fla. Academy of Prof. Mediators.
Biographical
Recipient: Named Leading American Attorney. Author: Limiting Tort Liability Through Use of the Workers' Compensation Exclusive Remedy, FDLA Monograph, 1993, 1996, 1999; Torts in the Work Place: How Exclusive is The Exclusive Remedy? Fla. B.J. March 1994, p.72; Florida Workers' Compensation Practice (The Fla. Bar, 4th ed. 1993), Editor, Appellate Procedure and Workers' Compensation Rules; Defending Toxicology Cases Prior to the Trial, The Brief (ABA TIPS Publication, Spring, 1990, p.51); Myths of Workers' Compensation Mediation from Both Sides of the Table, Trial Advocate Quarterly, Winter 1997; Mediating for Success: How to Increase Defense Counsel's Chances of Accomplishing Settlement, DRI ADR Choices, Winter 1998; No (Victor) Wine Before It's Time: Revisiting the Expanding Compensability of Heart Attacks Eight Years Later, Fla. B.J., Oct., 1996. Civic : Civitan International, Sunshine District Governor, 1993-1994. Fla. Supreme Ct. Certified Civil Mediator, 1995. ABA Tort and Ins. Practice Section; Workers' Compensation and Employers Liability Law Comm., National Chair, 1995-1996. (Board Certified Workers' Compensation Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education)