Admitted
1982, Florida; 1983, U.S. Tax Court and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 1990, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida; 1991, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; 1992, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth and Seventh Circuits; 1995, U.S. Court
Law School
Duke University, J.D., with distinction, 1982
Law School Graduation Year
1982
College
Florida State University, B.S., in Business Administration, summa cum laude, 1979
Memberships
The Florida Bar; Reader, by appointment, Florida Board of Bar Examiners, (1984-1988); Collier County Bar Association; Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association (PIABA) (Charter Member); Board of Trustees, NCH Healthcare System (2002—); Naples Area Chamber of Commerce; Leadership Collier (Alumni, 1989-1990; Law Enforcement Session Chair, 1990-1991); Forum Club of Southwest Florida (Member, Board of Directors (1998-2002), Program Committee, 1998—); Collier County Education Foundation (Member, Board of Directors, 1992-1996); Collier's Reserve (Member, Founding Board of Governors, 1993-1997); Youth Development Foundation of Collier County (Member of the Board of Directors, 1996—); Junior Achievement Business Leadership Hall of Fame (Member, Advisory Board, 1996-1998).
Biographical
Beta Gamma Sigma; Phi Kappa Phi; Alpha Lambda Delta. Gold Key. Author: The Ten Commandments of Prudent Investing, Business, April 1991; Limited Partnerships and the Emerging Tort of Suitability, The Florida Bar Journal, January 1992; Remedies and Damages: The Claimant's Perspective, ABA Securities Arbitration Deskbook, 1996. Professional: Public Member, Securities Industry Conference on Arbitration (SICA) (1995-2002); Member (1992-1995) and Public Member Emeritus (2003—), American Arbitration Association Securities Industry Advisory Committee; Member, Advisory Committee to the North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA) Disclosure Reform Committee (1994-1996); Instructor, AAA, NYSE, ASE, NASD Arbitrator Training Programs (1992—); Course Instructor, Joint Florida Division of Securities and NASAA Broker Dealer Training Sessions (1993—); Panelist, Practicing Law Institute, ABA, CPR Institute for Dispute Resolution, Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Society of Professionals in Dispute Resolution (SPIDR), Florida Department of Banking and Finance. Arbitrator: Securities Panel Member (national roster), American Arbitration Association; United States District Court, Middle District of Florida; National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.; New York Stock Exchange; American Stock Exchange. Mediator: Florida Supreme Court Certified Circuit Court Mediator; National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. Co-Chair, Governor's Family Literacy Initiative Celebration of Reading, (2002—).