Admitted
1982, Florida; 1983, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida and U.S. Court of Appeals, 5th and 11th Circuits; 1984, Illinois; 1985, District of Columbia; 1987, U.S. Supreme Court
Law School
University of Florida, J.D ., 1981
Law School Graduation Year
1981
College
University of Florida, B.A., with honors, 1979
Memberships
Sarasota County (Secretary, 1983-1984, Member, Board of Directors, 1987-1988, and Treasurer, 1988-1989, Young Lawyers Section; Member, Board of Directors, 1999—), Illinois State and American (Member, Regulation of Land Use Committee) Bar Associations; The Florida Bar (Member: Environmental and Land Use Law Section; Local Government Section); District of Columbia Bar.
Biographical
Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Kappa Phi; Phi Delta Phi; Omicron Delta Kappa; Gold Key; Florida Blue Key. Author: Temporary Regulatory Takings: What The Supreme Court Did Not Decide, Florida Bar Journal, Vol. LXI, No. 10; The Missing Link: Legal Issues and Implementation Strategies for Affordable Housing Linkage Fees and Fair Share Regulations, 22 Stetson Law Review 469 (1993); Downtown and Area Wide Developments of Regional Impact: Opportunities To Plan For Growth, Horizons, Vol. 5, No. 2, March 1988; Consistency With Local Comprehensive Plans: What Is The Standard of Review? Horizons, Vol. 4, No. 6; Linkage Fees and Fair Share Regulations: Law and Method, 25 The Urban Lawyer 223, November (1993). Chairman, City of Sarasota Historic Preservation Board, 1992-1994, Member, 1991—; Board of Directors, Officer, Executive Committee, United Way of Sarasota, 1988-1994, 1998—; Board of Directors, Officer, Executive Committee, Sarasota Family YMCA, 1990—. Chairman, Board of Directors, First Call For Help, 1991. Chairman, Sarasota County Affordable Housing Advisory Board, 1989-1990.