Admitted
1980, Florida, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida including Trial Bar; 1983, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 1990, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida; 1996, U.S. Supreme Court
Law School
University of Miami, J.D., cum laude, 1980
Law School Graduation Year
1980
College
University of Florida, B.A., with high honors, 1977
Memberships
Dade County and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar (Member, Eleventh Judicial Circuit Grievance Committee H, 1985-1988; Appointed, Appellate Practice Certification Committee, 2000-2003; Vice-Chairperson, 2001-2002; Chairperson, 2002-2003).
Biographical
Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Alpha Delta. President, Eugene P. Spellman Inn of Court, 1995-1996. Participant American Inns of Court Series on Florida Civil Procedure, 1995. Lecturer on Ethics, University of Miami School of Law, 1995. Member, Eugene P. Spellman Inn of Court, 1991-1998. Author, Jury Duty: When Service Becomes Penance, Florida Bar Journal, Vol. 64 #6, 1990; with L.D. Black, Severance Damages: The Effect of Intangibles on Full Compensation, 18 Stetson L. Rev., 549, 1989; with W.S. Frates, Let's Lay Libel Per Se To Rest, Florida Bar Journal, June 1983; Erosion of the Strict Scrutiny Standard, 10 Lawyers of America 1049, 1978. Member, Florida Appellate Rules Committee, 1989-1994. Special Counsel, Florida Judicial Qualifications Commission, Case Nos. 92-208, 93-353, 95-412, 97-74, 97-376; 00-143; 00-261. Research Aide to the Hon. Phillip Hubbart, Third District Court of Appeals, 1980-1982. (Board Certified Appellate Practice Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education)