Admitted
1958, Florida; 1966, U.S. Supreme Court
Law School
Stetson University, LL.B., 1958
Law School Graduation Year
1958
College
Hillsdale College, B.A., 1951
Memberships
St. Petersburg and American (Member: Criminal Law Section; Juvenile Justice Committee) Bar Associations; The Florida Bar (Member, Criminal Law Section); Florida Public Defender Association (Past President); American Judicature Society; National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; National Legal Aid and Defender Association; Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; Pinellas County Criminal Defense Lawyers Association.
Biographical
Delta Theta Phi. Author, Florida Criminal Procedure , D & S Publishers, 1971. Instructor, Stetson University College of Law, 1970-1975. Public Defender, Sixth Judicial Circuit, 1961-1996. Recipient: Reginald Heber Smith Award, National Legal Aid & Defender Association, 1969; Selig Goldin Memorial Award, The Florida Bar, Criminal Law Section, 1996; Distinguished Alumni Award, Stetson University, 1969; Annual Ben C. Willard Memorial Award, Stetson Lawyers Association, 1985; Distinguished Alumni Award, Hillsdale College, 1969; Guardian Ad Litem Award, for Initiating First Guardian Ad Litem Program in the State of Florida. Member, Board of Overseers, Stetson University College of Law, 1969-1995. Mediator, North Carolina and Florida.
Military
Capt., USAF, 1951-1953