Admitted
1988, Florida; 1989, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida; 1992, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit
Law School
University of Pennsylvania Law School, J.D., summa cum laude, 1988
Law School Graduation Year
1988
College
Wharton School of Business, B.S.E., in Economics, summa cum laude, 1985
Memberships
Broward County Bar Association; The Florida Bar (Member, Evidence Rules Committee, 1996-2004).
Biographical
Valedictorian. Associate and Special Projects Editor, University of Pennsylvania Law Review, 1987-1988. Order of the Coif. Recipient: George Shechtman Prize (contracts); G. Newton Greene Memorial Prize (torts); Fred G. Leebron Award (constitutional law); Peter McCall Prize (highest grades for entire course); Oscar Milton Davis Prize (highest grades in third year). Co-Author: with B. Berman, The New Offer of Judgment Rule in Florida: What Does One Do Now? The Florida Bar Journal, January 1990, pg. 38. Author: A New Category of Free Exercise Claims: Protection for Individuals Objecting to Governmental Actions that Impede Their Religions, 135 U. Pa. L. Rev. 1557, 1987. City Attorney, City of Hollywood, 1994-1999. Commissioner, Hollywood Housing Authority, 1992-1994. Member, Board of Directors, Greater Hollywood Chamber of Commerce.