Admitted
1981, Florida and U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida; 1985, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas; 1987, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1990, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit
Law School
Florida State University, J.D., 1981
Law School Graduation Year
1981
College
Florida State University, B.S., 1978
Memberships
Clearwater (Chairman: Criminal Law Section, 1995-1996; Law Week Festivities, 1995), Hillsborough County and Federal (Special Events Co-Chair, 1999) Bar Associations; The Florida Bar; National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; Assistant U.S. Attorneys Association; Association of Former FBI Special Agents; Tampa Bay Inn of Court (Master of Law); Helmut Goldberg Criminal Law Inn of Court (Master of Law); Pinellas County Trial Lawyers Association (President, 1999); Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.
Biographical
Recipient: Directors Award, State of Texas, Department of Public Safety, 1986. Author, Essential Considerations for Sentencing Proceedings in Federal Court, Florida Bar Journal, December, 1994; Workers Compensation Insurance Fraud, The Next Prosecution Horizon, Tampa Bay Review, July 25, 1997. Instructor: Trial Advocacy and Grand Jury Practice, 1991, Drug Prosecution under Title 21 of the U.S. Code, 1991-1992, Conflicts of Interest, 1992-1994, Money Laundering, 1993, U.S. Department of Justice, RICO prosecution, 1988. Assistant State Attorney, Jacksonville, Florida, 1983-1985. Supervisory Assistant, U.S. Attorney, Organized Crime/Drug Enforcement Task Force, Southern District of Texas, 1985-1989. Special Assistant U.S. Attorney, Western District of Texas, 1985-1989. Assistant U.S. Attorney, Middle District of Florida, 1989-1994; Chief, Major Crimes Section, 1990-1994. Honorary Special Agent Award, Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation Division, Austin District, 1989 and Jacksonville District, 1991.