Admitted
1982, Arkansas; 1983, Florida, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 1986, U.S. Supreme Court
Law School
University of Arkansas at Little Rock, J.D., 1982
Law School Graduation Year
1982
College
University of Florida; Lambuth College, B.A., 1979
Memberships
Orange County (Member, Criminal Law Committee, 1985-1986; Member, Judicial Relations Committee, 1997-1998 ), Arkansas and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar (Chair, 1994-1995, Vice-Chair, 1993-1994, Traffic Rules Committee; Member: Criminal Law Section; Committee on DUI and Traffic Offenses); National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Central Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (Director, 1995-1998, 1999-2001; Secretary, 2001-2002; Treasurer, 2002-2003; Vice President, 2003-2004). Founding Member, National College for DUI Defense.
Biographical
Phi Alpha Delta. Editor, DUI Notes, The Defender, FACDL Publication, 1993-1998. Editor, Criminal Law Column Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers Publication, The Journal, 1995-2002. Author, DUI and Other Traffic Offenses in Florida, Chapter 1-D, Motions, 1989, Supplement, Florida Bar Manual; Guts of Criminal and Non-Criminal Traffic Cases, Chapter, Accident and Death Cases, January, 1989, Chapter, Traffic Stops & Reasonable Suspicion, Florida Bar Traffic Court Rules Committee, 1991 Midyear Meeting Seminar Manual, January, 1991; Chapter in Search and Seizure Overview, The Art of Practicing Criminal Law: A Guide to Effective Litigation, The Florida Bar Continuing Legal Education Committee Seminar, 1992; What is New in Pre-Trial Motion Practice in DUI/Traffic Cases, DUI Defense in the 1990's, The Florida Bar General Practice Section Seminar, 1992; Dealing with License Suspension Problems, Traffic and DUI Seminar, The Florida Bar Criminal Law Section Seminar, 1993; Chapter, Attacking the Blood, D.U.I.—Blood Breath and Tears, Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers Seminar, 1994; Attacking the Blood, Strategies in Handling DUI Cases, Lorman Education Services Seminar, 1994; Criminal Law, The Florida Bar Continuing Education Committee Seminar, 1994-1997; Chapter, Use of Experts in DUI Cases, Walking the Line of DUI, The Florida Bar Continuing Legal Education Committee Seminar, 1994; Chapter, The Anatomy of a DUI Manslaughter Case, Cutting Edge Issues in Criminal Law, The Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers 1994 Fall CLE Seminar; Chapter, Expert Advice: The Effective Use of Skilled Witnesses in Defending DUI and DUI Manslaughter Cases, Mastering DUI Defense, The Florida Bar Continuing Legal Education Seminar, 1994; Considerations for Cross-Examining the Prosecution Expert Regarding the Intoxilyzer 5000, National College for DUI Defense at Harvard Law School, Summer 1996; Closing Arguments in DUI Cases, Masters of DUI seminar, The Florida Bar Continuing Legal Educatio