Admitted
1956, Florida; 1957, U.S. District Court of Florida, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit and U.S. Tax Court; 1978, U.S. Supreme Court
Law School
New York University, J.D., 1967, replaced LL.B. conferred, 1956
Law School Graduation Year
1956
College
St. Petersburg Junior College, A.A., 1951; University of Florida, A.B. with honors, 1953
Memberships
Clearwater (President, 1978-1979) and American (Member, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law) Bar Associations; The Florida Bar (Member, Sections on: Real Property, Probate and Trust Law; Board of Governors, 1986-1990; Long-Range Planning Committee, 2000 and Chair 2001; Legal Services Delivery System Committee, Chair, 1990-1991; Pro Bono Standing Committee, Director, 1993—) American Judicature Society; Fellow: The Florida Bar Foundation (President, 1998-1999; Member, Executive Committee, 1992-1999); The Florida Bar/The Florida Bar Foundation Joint Commission on Delivery of Legal Services to the Indigent: The Next Decade.
Biographical
Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Kappa Phi; Phi Delta Phi (Treasurer, Field Inn, 1996). Recipient: Root-Tilden Scholarship; Ralph Richards Award, 1995. Certified Circuit Court Mediator, 1995—. Arbitrator, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida. Co-Author: How to Draft Will and Trusts, 2002 and 2003; Oddities and Challenges in Florida Probate Law, 2003.