Admitted
1965, Florida; 1991, District of Columbia, U.S. District Court, Middle and Southern Districts of Florida, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court; 2001, New York
Law School
Stetson University, J.D., 1965
Law School Graduation Year
1965
College
Rollins College, B.A., 1963
Memberships
Orange County (Chairman: Medical-Legal Committee, 1969-1970; No-Fault Committee, 1971-1972 and Special Appointee, Grievance Committee, 1975-1976) and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar (Member: Continuing Legal Education Committee, 1975—; Steering Committee, No Fault, 1978-1979; Automobile Insurance Committee, 1978-1979); Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers (Diplomate and Sustaining Member; Director, 1971—; Convention Chairman, 1973-1974, 1975-1976; Membership Chairman, 1974-1975; Member, Publications Committee, 1975-1976; Treasurer, 1976-1977; Secretary, 1977-1978; President Elect, 1978-1979; President, 1979-1980; Member: Budget Committee, 1977-1979; Long Range Planning Committee, 1977-1978; Co-Chairman, 1976-1977, 1977-1978 and Chairman, 1975-1976, Seminar Committee; Perry Nichols Award Committee, 1978 and 1989; Medical Malpractice Committee, 1982—; Florida Lawyers Action Group Trustee, 1982—; Office Reorganization Committee, 1982; Presidential Award, 1982; Eagle Founder, 1985; American Eagle Award, 1989; EAGLE Hall of Fame, 1990); The Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Sustaining Member, 1978—; Life Member, 1989; State Committeeman, 1976-1980; Member, Board of Governors, 1980—; Treasurer, 1988-1989; President-Elect, 1989-1990; President, 1990-1991; Member: M Club, 1981—; Task Force for Membership Drive, 1980; Task Force for Attorneys Congressional Campaign Trust Drive, 1981; Executive Committee, 1983-1984, 1985-1986, 1987-1988, 1988-1989, 1990; Member of Amicus Curiae Committee, 1983-1984; Member of Convention, 1985-1986; Membership Chairman, 1985-1986, 1986-1987; Member: State Development Fund Board Committee, 1985-1986; Key Person Committee-Steering Committee, 1986—; Regional Chair, 1987-1988; Co-Chair: Ambassadors Committee, 1989-1990; ATLA/NATLE Relations Committee, 1989-1990. (ATLA) Stalwarts Committee, 1995-1996. Member, Public Citizen Coalition for Consumer Justice; Member, Civil Justice Foundation; ATLA PAC Trustee, 1985—; Chairman, 1986-1987, 1987-1988, 1992-1994; Trustee, Thomas F. Lambert
Biographical
Phi Delta Phi. Recipient: Alumni Achievement Award, Rollins College, 1990; Outstanding Trial Advocate Award, Society of Trial Advocacy, 1980; Florida Trial Lawyer of the Year, 1999; Trial Lawyer of the Year, Melvin Beli Society, 2000. Adjunct Professor of Law, Stetson University, 1980—. Member, Board of Overseers, Stetson University, 1989-1992. Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers. (Also at Woodland Hills, California Office)