Admitted: 1963, Florida; 1964, U.S. Claims Court; 1968, U.S. Supreme Court and U.S. Court of Military Appeals
Law School: Stetson University, J.D.
Member: Thirteenth Judicial Circuit Bar Association (Past Member, Hillsborough County, Thirteenth Judicial Circuit Grievance Committee and Judicial Nominating Committee); The Florida Bar (Member, Certification Committee, Criminal Law Section, 1981); Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; American Judicature Society; National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; Million Dollar Advocate Forum; Multi Million Dollar Advocates; Law Science Academy of America; International Academy of Criminal Defense Lawyers. Fellow: American Board of Criminal Lawyers; Diplomate Law Science Academy of America; The Melvin M. Belli Society; Diplomate Court Practice Institute. Certified as a Criminal and Civil Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy, 1982-1986; Fellow, of The Roscoe Pound Institute.
Biography: Phi Alpha Delta. Graduate Fellow, 1950-1951. Listed in: Who's Who in American Law; Who's Who in Society; Who's Who in the Southeast. Member, Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association. Chief Justice, Honor Court, Stetson Law School, 1962. Judge, Municipal Court, City of Tampa, Florida Rotating Substitute, 1964-1970. Assistant State Attorney, 13th Judicial Circuit of Florida, 1966-1969. Member, Judicial Nominating Committee, Thirteenth Judicial Circuit, State of Florida, 1990-1994. Circuit Court Mediator. Florida Supreme Court Certified Circuit Court Mediator. Recognized as a Super Lawyer by Law and Politics, a comprehensive and diverse guide to outstanding attorneys who have attained a High Degree of Peer Recognition and Professional Achievement, Five Percent of Florida Lawyers are Named Super Lawyers. Appeared on Court TV as Commentator on Criminal Law.
Born: New York, N.Y.