Admitted
1974, Florida, U.S. District Court, Middle District Court of Florida and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1979, U.S. Supreme Court; 1981, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 1992, District of Columbia
Law School
St. Louis University, J.D., 1974
Law School Graduation Year
1974
College
St. Louis University, B.A., 1971
Memberships
The Florida Bar (Chairman, Grievance Committee, Fourth District, 1983 ; Chairman, U.S.D.C. Middle District Grievance Committee; Chair, Executive Committee of Trial Section, 1999-2000); Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers; Eagle Member, The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; The National Board of Trial Advocacy. Diplomate: Civil Trial Advocacy; American Board of Trial Advocates; Barrister, Chester-Bedell Inns of Court; Jacksonville Bar Professionalism Committee.
Biographical
Author: The Government Contractor Defense in Military Accidents, NTSB Bar Association, Nov. 1993; From Boyle to Immunity-Pushing the Envelope of the Government Contractor Defense, 14th Annual Aviation Law/Insurance Symposium, Embry Riddle Aeronautical University, January 2001; Anatomy of a Military/Civilian Mid-Air Collision, Blue Angels Seminar, Pensacola, Florida, November 2001; Aviation Accident Litigation- A Primer, AFTL Winter CLE Ski Seminar, Snowmass Village, Colorado, December 2001; Liability of the Aviation Overhaul Facility, Embry Riddle Aeronautical University, Jan. 1994; Winning Mediation Strategies, The Florida Bar, 1993; Preparation for the Examination and Civil Trial Certification, AFTL, 1989. Speaker, Florida Bar Advanced Trial Advocacy Annual Course; A1 J. Cone Advanced Trial Advocacy Course; Embry Riddle Aviation Law Symposium. Adjunct Professor, Florida Coastal School of Law. General Counsel, Boy Scouts of Northern Florida. Board of Directors, Jacksonville Legal Aid. (Board Certified Civil Trial and Aviation Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education)