Law School
University of Florida, J.D. with honors, 1967, replaced LL.B. conferred, 1961
Law School Graduation Year
1961
College
University of Florida, B.S., B.A., 1958
Memberships
Escambia-Santa Rosa and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers (Member, Board of Directors, 1977-1984; Diplomate); American Board of Trial Advocates.
Biographical
Phi Alpha Delta; Phi Kappa Phi; Order of the Coif. Editor, University of Florida Law Review, 1960. Recipient: Perry Nichols Award, Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers, 1994; Boxing Manager of the Year, Boxing Writer's Association of America, 1995; Rocky Marciano Award, 2001. Member, Inner Circle of Advocates. Author: Wrongful Death and Florida's '10-20' Liability Policy - 'The Twilight Zone,' 13 University of Florida L. Rev. 377, 1960-1961; Options and the Rule Against Perpetuities, 13 University of Florida L. Rev. 214, 1960-1961; Personal Injury Protection Coverage, Florida No-Fault Insurance Practice, 2nd ed., 1979; Attorney's Fees, Florida Civil Practice, 2nd ed., 1980; Visiting Florida's No-Fault Experience: Is it Now Constitutional? 54 The Florida Bar Journal No. 2, 1980; A Trial Lawyers look at No Fault, 1 Mississippi College L. Rev. 271, 1979; Structured Settlements in Review: A Case Study, The American Journal of Trial Advocacy 579, 1981; Strategy for Opening Statement: A Case Study, 4 Trial Diplomacy Journal, No. 3, 13, 1981; The Art of Cross-Examination: A Case Study, 9 Trial Diplomacy Journal, No. 1, 33, 1986; The Winning Attitude, 2 Trial Practice News Letter, No. 5, 4, 1988; Effective Opening Statements: The Attorney's Master Key to Courtroom Victory, published by Executive Reports Corporation, 1983; A Plaintiff's Guide to Effective Opening Statements, Vol. 9, No. 9, Verdicts, Settlements and Tactics, 280; Opening Statement, Florida Civil Trial Practice, Ch. 8, 5th ed., 1998. Chair, First Appellate District Nominating Commission, 1979-1983. Counsel, President of Florida Senate, 1981-1982. Listed in Best Lawyers in America, 1985—. (Certified as a Civil Trial Advocacy Specialist by the National Board of Trial Advocacy)