Admitted
1959, Florida; 1960, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1961, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 1965, U.S. Supreme Court; 1976, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida
Law School
University of Miami, J.D., 1959
Law School Graduation Year
1959
College
University of Miami, B.B.A., 1956
Memberships
South Palm Beach County, Dade County, North Dade and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar (Member, Professional Ethics Committee, 1994-2000); Southern Trial Lawyers Association (Founding Fellow; Member, Board of Governors, 1990—; President Elect, 2001-2002; President, 2002-2003); Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Diplomat American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys (Member, Board of Directors, 1994—; Board Certified).
Biographical
Author: Direct and Cross Examination of Medical Experts, 2000; What Accident Reconstruction Experts Can Do, Association of Trial Lawyers National Convention, Washington DC, 1998; Air Bag Litigation, Association of Trial Lawyers Convention, Boston, Massachusetts, 1996. Lecturer, Direct and Cross Examination of Expert Witnesses, Louisiana Trial Lawyers of America, New Orleans, Louisiana, December 13, 2000. Faculty Member, National College of Advocacy of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America, 1977—. Judge, Municipal Court, Hollywood Ridge Farms, Florida, 1969-1970. Special Master, Town of Bay Harbor Islands, 1999—. Kentucky Colonel, Commonwealth of Kentucky, 1975—. Duke of Paducah, City of Paducah, Kentucky, 1999—. Founder, Trial Lawyers for Public Justice. Trustee, Melvin Belli Society. Member, Florida Academy of Certified Mediators, Inc. Certified Circuit Court Mediator, State of Florida. (Certified as a Civil Trial Advocacy Specialist by the National Board of Trial Advocacy)