Admitted
1966, Florida; 1970, U.S. Supreme Court
Law School
Stetson University, J.D., 1966
Law School Graduation Year
1966
College
Boston University and Baylor University, B.A., 1964
Memberships
St. Petersburg (President, 1981-1982) and American (Delegate, House of Delegates, 1993-1999) Bar Associations; The Florida Bar (President, 1994-1995; Board of Governors, 1988-1995; Sixth Judicial Circuit Unauthorized Practice of Law Committee, 1972-1974, Chair, 1973-1974; Member, Trial Lawyers Section); Pinellas Trial Lawyers Association (President, 1975-1976); The Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers (Member, Board of Directors, 1972-1979; President, 1976-1977; Diplomate); Stetson Lawyers Association (President, 1992); American Judicature Society; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Member, Board of Governors, 1977-1979); Florida Council of Bar Association Presidents; American Board of Trial Advocates
Biographical
Phi Delta Phi. Recipient: Ben Willard Award, Stetson University, 1990; Leadership Excellence Award, Stetson University, 1994. Listed in: The Best Lawyers in America, 1999-2003. Co-Author: On Trial: Videotape, The Florida Bar Journal, March, 1972. Member: Board of Trustees, Supreme Court Historical Society, 1990—; Supreme Court Committee on Postconviction Relief and Florida Judicial Council, 1994-1995. Member, 1991— and Chair, 1994-1999, Board of Overseers, Stetson University College of Law. Florida State-Federal Judicial Council, 1995. Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers; American Bar Foundation. (Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education) (Certified as a Civil Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy)