Admitted
1986, Florida; U.S. District Court, Southern and Middle Districts of Florida; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Northern Districts of Texas; U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Indiana, U.S. District Cour
Law School
University of Florida, J.D., 1986
Law School Graduation Year
1986
College
Yale University, B.A., 1983
Memberships
The Florida Bar (Member, Consumer Protection Law Committee, 1992-2003; CLE Chairman, 1994-2001; Vice-Chairman, 1997-2000; Chairman, 2001-2002); American and Federal Bar Associations; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; National Association of Consumer Advocates.
Biographical
Leading American Attorney, Consumer Protection Law. President, Yale Club of Fort Lauderdale, 1992-1994. Author: What Physicians, Hospital Administrators, Billing Personnel Need to Know About the False Claims Act, Florida Healthcare Report and Hospital News, September, 1998. Standing to Sue Under the Federal False Claims Act: The Supreme Court Declines to Take the Whistle Away from Whistleblowers, Florida Bar Journal, July/August 2000; Confidentiality Concerns When Disclosing Medical Records, TAF False Claims Act and Quarterly Review, October, 2000; 10 Common Obstacles Facing Whistleblowers Pursuing False Claims Lawsuits Against Health Care Organizations, Report on Medicare Compliance, July 12, 2001; Rx for Industry Fraud, Pharmaceutical Executive, May, 2002. Lecturer, Continuing Legal Education, Qui Tam and the False Claims Act, 1998. Adjunct Professor of Law, Nova University, 1998-1999. Instructor, National Institute for Trial Advocacy, Florida Deposition Program, 1997. Member, Martindale-Hubbell Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers.