Admitted
1980, Florida; 1981, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida including Trial Bar and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits; 1990, U.S. Supreme Court
Law School
Hamline University, J.D., cum laude, 1980
Law School Graduation Year
1980
College
Ripon College, B.A., cum laude, 1975
Memberships
Palm Beach County (Member, 1981— and Chairperson, 1984, 1988, 1993, 1994, 1996, Criminal Court Advisory Committee; Member, 1989 and Chairperson, 1989, 1992, Continuing Legal Education Criminal Law Committee; Vice-Chairman, Appellate Practice Committee, 1982; Vice Chairman, Continuing Legal Education, Criminal Law Committee, 1988), Fourth Judicial District (Vice-Chair, Nominating Commission, 2001; Acting Chair Nominating Commission, 2002-2003) and American (Member, Criminal Justice Section) Bar Associations; The Florida Bar; National Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys; Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; Palm Beach County Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (President, 2002); Palm Beach County Criminal Justice Commission (2001-2003).
Biographical
Silver Gavel Honor Society. Recipient, Book Award in Criminal Law. Member, Hamline University Law Review, 1978-1980. Editor, Criminal Law Newsletter, The Florida Bar, 1989-1993, 2000-2001. Author: Fourth Amendment Standing of An Automobile Passenger, June, 1985; What a Lawyer Is Ethically Required to do When a Criminal Defendant Intends to Lie at Trial, November, 1989; Defense Counsel's Ethical Obligation To Disclose Or Not Disclose Prior To Sentencing That The Client Has A Prior Conviction, January, 1990; Caselaw Authority for Downward Departures from Career Offender Enhancement—Under the Federal Sentencing Guidelines, February, 1993, The Florida Bar; Battered Woman Syndrome and Jury Instructions, June 1997, Criminal Law Section Newsletter, The Florida Bar; Manual on Proper Closing Arguments, Criminal Cases, The Florida Bar, June 2001. Treasurer, 1992-1993, Secretary, 1993-1994, Chairperson-Elect, 1994-1995, Chairperson, 1995-1996 and Member, Executive Council, 1990-1993, 1993-1996 and 1997—, Criminal Law Section, The Florida Bar. Chairperson, Criminal Law Section, Florida Academy of Trial Lawyers, 1988 and 1989.