Practice Areas: All

Admitted: 1982, Florida and U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court

Law School: Stetson University, J.D., 1981

College: Florida State University, B.S., 1979

Member: The Florida Bar; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers; Family Law Inns of Court (Master).

Biography: Recipient: Award for Outstanding Florida Mason, 1997; Brandon Community Service Award; Brandon Small Business Leader of the Year, 1990; Volunteer of the Year, Missing Childrens Help Center, 1990. Member, 13th Judicial District Judicial Nominating Commission. 2004 Bush-Cheney Regional Chair. General Counsel, Grand Lodge of Florida, Free and Accepted Masons, 1997; Legal Counsel, Egypt Shrine Temple; Scottish Rite; York Rite; Royal Order of Jesters, National Jurisprudence and Laws Committee; President: Brandon Chamber of Commerce; Kiwanis Club of Brandon. Founding Director and General Counsel, Platinum Bank. Golden Chief, Florida State University Seminole Boosters. President's Club, Florida State Alumni Association; Ducks Unlimited, Manager and Coach, South Brandon Little League. Board of Directors, Florida Orthopedic Institute. Member: Republican Party of Florida Response Team, 2002; Member 2004-2007 13th Judicial District, Judicial Nominating Commission; Chair, 2007.

Reported Cases: Montgomery v. Chamberlain, 543 So.2d 234; Tannenbaum v. Tannenbaum, 675 So.2d 132; Ohio Casualty Insurance Company v. MRK Construction, Inc., 602 So.2d 976; In the Interest of M.K.S., a child, M.S., 726 So.2d 309; L'Argent v. Barnett Bank, N.A., 730 So.2d 395.

Born: Florida, 1957

ISLN: 908068287