Admitted
1986, Georgia, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit and U.S. Court of Military Appeals; 1989, District of Columbia; 1991, Florida; 1999, U.S. Supreme Court
Law School
Southwestern University School of Law, J.D., 1986
Law School Graduation Year
1986
College
Cornell University, B.A., 1983
Memberships
Hillsborough County (Chairman, Entertainment and Sports Law Section, 1996-1997, 1998-2000), American and Federal Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia; District of Columbia Bar; The Florida Bar (Chairman, Military Affairs Committee, 2002—); The Association of Trial Lawyers of America.
Biographical
Member, Moot Court Honors Program, Board of Governors Advisory Council. Judicial Administrator, Cornell University Interfraternity Council, 1982-1983. Recipient: Harmon Award for most outstanding Reserve Judge Advocate in the U.S. Air Force, 1991; Air Force Achievement Medal; Air Force Meritorious Service Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster. Author: The Federal Medical Care Recovery Act and the Impact of Florida's No-Fault Law, Military Law-Legal Assistance Symposium, Florida Bar Mid-Year Meeting, 1988. Assistant Adjunct Professor, Aviation and the Law, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, 1988-1990. Member, Board of Directors, MacDill Federal Credit Union Service Corporation, 1987-1991. Cornell University Alumni Admissions Ambassador, 1984—. Chair, Cornell Alumni Admissions Ambassador Network, Central West Florida region, 1995-2000. Board of Directors, Cornell Club of the Suncoast, 1994-2000. Vice President, Board of Trustees, Northdale Special Tax District, 1995-2002. President, Board of Trustees, Northdale Special Tax District, 1995—. Judge Advocate, USAF (Chief Civil Law and Claims, 1986-1991). Special Assistant U.S. Attorney, Middle District of Florida, Tampa Division, 1986-1991. Representative, District 47, Florida House of Representatives, 2002—.
Military
Judge Advocate, Major, U.S.A.F.R., 1991—