Admitted
1968, Florida and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida including Trial Bar; 1969, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1973, U.S. Supreme Court; 1981, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth and Eleventh Circuits
Law School
University of Miami, J.D., cum laude, 1968
Law School Graduation Year
1968
College
University of Florida, A.A., 1964; University of Miami, B.B.A., 1965
Memberships
Miami Beach and American (Member, Sections on: Criminal Law; Family Law; Member, White Collar Crime Committee, 1989—) Bar Associations; The Florida Bar (Member: Ethics Committee, 1987-1988 and Bench/Bar Committee, 1988-1989; Grievance Committee, 1999-2002, Chairman, 2002; Unlicensed Practice of Law Committee, 2002—; Criminal Law Section; Family Law Section, 1968—); Florida Criminal Defense Attorney's Association (President, 1978-1979; Member, 1976-1988 and Vice President, 1988-1989, Board of Directors); Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (Treasurer, 1989-1990; Board of Directors, 1990-1993); National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; Florida Bar Grievance Committee (Vice Chairman, 2001-2002; Chair, 2002).
Biographical
Alpha Kappa Psi; Phi Kappa Phi; Phi Alpha Delta (Secretary, 1967-1968). Member: Society of Wig and Robe; Bar and Gavel. Recipient, Constitutional Law Scholastic Achievement Award, University of Miami, 1967. Member, University of Miami Law Review, 1966-1968. Student Teaching, Legal Research and Writing, University of Miami, 1967-1968. City Prosecutor, City of Opa Locka, 1970-1977. Member, First Family Law American Inn of Court.