Law School
Nova University Law School, J.D., third in class, 1978
Law School Graduation Year
1978
College
Florida Atlantic University, B.A., highest honors, 1972; Florida Atlantic University, M.A., highest
Memberships
Palm Beach County, Broward County and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar (Member: Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section; Executive Council, 1986—; Chairman, ADR Committee, 1996-2000; Chairman, Probate and Trust Litigation Committee, 1988-1992; Probate Division Seminar Coordinator; Charter Member, Appellate Practice and Advocacy Section).
Biographical
Phi Kappa Phi; Phi Delta Phi. Co-Author: Chapter 3, Jurisdiction, Practice Under Florida Probate Code, Third Edition, The Florida Bar, 2001; Chapter 4, Rights of the Surviving Family, and Chapter 15, Appellate Practice in Probate Litigation Under Florida Probate Code, 4th Edition, The Florida Bar 2002. Seminar Lecturer and Author (Continuing Legal Education): Will Contests, 1985; Trust Litigation, 1985; Florida Bar Estate Planning and Probate Certification Exam Review Course Materials, 1986; Basic Probate and Guardianship Practice, 1986, 1989, 1990-1997; Estate Planning and Probate in Florida, 1987; Preventing Probate Litigation, 1988 and 1990; Attorneys Fees in Probate, 1988; Mortmain, Antilapse, and Virtual Representation, 1988; Estate Planning Malpractice and Ethical Considerations, 1988; Representing the Creditor in Probate, 1989; Elective Share and Family Rights, 1989; Dispute Resolution Short of Litigation, 1989; Appeals in Will Contests, 1991; Ethics in Estate Planning and Fiduciary Administration, 1992; 1992 Probate and Guardianship Rules Update; Appeals in Probate Litigation, 1993; Wills, Trusts and Estates Certification Review Course, 1995-2001 (Chairman); Legislative Update Seminar, 1996-1997. (Chairman/Co-Chairman); FLEA Probate Team, 1997, 1999; Alternative Dispute Resolution, 1997, 1998; Dual Representation in Estate Planning, 1999; Probate Litigation, A Primer, 2000; T & E Litigation in the Real World, 2001; Ethics, the New and the Eternal, 2001. Certified Circuit Mediator.