Admitted
1982, Florida; 1983, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
Law School
Stetson University, J.D., cum laude, 1982
Law School Graduation Year
1982
College
University of Wyoming; Midwestern State University, B.A., 1971
Memberships
St. Petersburg Bar Association (Member, Professional Responsibility and Membership Committees; Family Law Section; Membership Chairman, 1993; Executive Committee, 1995-1996; Diversity Committee, 2000—); The Florida Bar (Member: Individual Rights and Responsibilities Committee, 1983-1987; Family Law Section, 1982—; Mental Health Professional and Litigation Committee, 1994-1995; Family Law CLE, 1996-1998; Family Law Ethics and Attorneys, 2002-2003); Canakaris Inn of Court (Founding Member; President, 2001).
Biographical
Phi Alpha Delta. Notes and Comments Editor, Stetson Law Review, 1981-1982. Author: Torts: Should a Loss of Consortium Action Be Contingent on Marriage? Vol. 11, No. 1, Stetson Law Review, 1981. Law Clerk to Judge Herboth S. Ryder, Florida Second District Court of Appeals, 1984-1985. (Board Certified Marital and Family Law, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education)