Law School
Stetson University, J.D., cum laude, 1974
Law School Graduation Year
1974
College
St. Petersburg Junior College, A.A., 1969; University of South Florida, B.A., 1971
Memberships
St. Petersburg Bar Association (President, 1985-1986); The Florida Bar (Member: Board of Governors, Young Lawyers Section, 1980-1983; Special Prosecutor, 1981; Unauthorized Practice of Law, 1979-1981; Chair, Florida Lawyers Action Group, Professional Ethics Committee, 1993—; Vice-Chair: 1994; Grievance Committee, 1984-1987; Judicial Nominating Commission, 1996-2000; Chair, 1998); Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers.
Biographical
State Moot Court Team. Recipient: J. Carlisle Rogers Constitutional Law Award, Whitney Bancroft Award Corporations; Richard Earle, Jr. Memorial Award for Professionalism 2000, presented by Barry Masterson Inn of Court, based upon a vote of the Judges of Pinellas County; Florida Bar Young Lawyers Section Scholarship, Dana Foundation Scholarship. Co-Author: Florida Criminal Trial Practice, Harrison Publishing Co., 1982. Member, Grievance Committee, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida, 1988-1996. President, Stetson Alumni Association, 1994. Member, Stetson Board of Overseers, 1995—. Barrister, Pinellas Inns of Court, 1988-1994 (Founding Member).