Admitted
1983, Florida; U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida
Law School
Washburn University of Topeka, J.D., cum laude, 1982
Law School Graduation Year
1982
College
Florida State University, B.S., 1977
Memberships
Sarasota County Bar Association (Chairman, Professionalism Committee, 1999-2000).
Biographical
Phi Kappa Phi; Order of the Barristers. Member, Sarasota Inn of Court, 1991-1993. Author: The Federal Speedy Trial Act: A Study in Separation of Powers, 22 Washburn Law Journal 299 (1983); Evaluating the Constitutionality of the Model Drug Paraphernalia Act, 21 Washburn Law Journal 393 (1982); Will New Exception to Hearsay Rule Make Live Testimony Passe? The Docket (1999). Adjunct Professor, Manatee Community College, 1994-1996. Assistant State Attorney, Ninth Judicial Circuit, 1983-1984. Certified Circuit Civil Court Mediator by Florida Supreme Court.
Military
Capt., USAR, 1977-1986