Admitted to practice

• Florida, 1975
• U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida, 1976
• U.S. Court of Appeals, 5th and 11th Circuits, 1981
• U.S. Supreme Court, 1986

Awards and honors

• AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell®
• Trial Lawyer of the Year- Fort Lauderdale Chapter, American Board of Trial Advocates
• Roger Sorino Memorial Award, awarded to an outstanding graduating senior- U.M. School of Law
• Iron Arrow – highest honor for service to university

Education

• University of Miami, J.D., 1975
• Tulane University, B.A., 1972

Professional memberships

• Broward County Bar Association
  Executive Committee, Young Lawyers Section, 1977 – 1978
  Chairman, Publications Committee, 1979 – 1980
  Co-Chairman, Public Relations Committee, 1988 – 1990
  Co-Chairman, Trial Lawyers Section, 1990 – 1992
  Committee on Judicial Administration Selection and Tenure, 1995 – 1997
  Medical-Legal Committee, 1997 – 2002
  Co-Chair, 1998 – 1999
  Professional Responsibility Committee, 2000 – 2011

Bench and Bar Committee, 2009-2011

• Federal Bar Association
• American Bar Association
• The Florida Bar
  Committee on Judicial Administration, Selection and Tenure, 1990 – 1994
• Broward Justice Association (formerly Broward County Trial Lawyers Association)
  Board of Directors, 1984 – present
  Chairman, Case Evaluation Committee, 1986
  Treasurer, 1987 – 1988
  Secretary, 1988 – 1989
  Vice President, 1989 – 1990
  President, 1990 – 1991
• Fee Arbitration Panel, 17th Judicial Circuit, 1992 – 1994
• Board of Directors, University of Miami Law Alumni Association, 1991 – 1994
• Florida Justice Association (formerly Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers)
• American Association for Justice (formerly The Association of Trial Lawyers of America)
• American Board of Trial Advocates
• President, Fort Lauderdale Chapter, American Board of Trial Advocates, 2010
• Phi Delta Phi Legal Fraternity
• Association of South Florida Mediators and Arbitrators
• Florida Academy of Professional Mediators

Certifications

• Florida Supreme Court Certified Circuit Civil Mediator
• Qualified Arbitrator

Biography

• Born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio
• Resident of South Florida since 1972