Admitted: 1972, Florida and U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida
Law School: Stetson University, J.D.
Member: St. Petersburg Bar Association; The Florida Bar (Member, Eminent Domain Committee); Association of Eminent Domain Professionals; Florida Academy of Professional Mediators, Inc.
Biography: Phi Delta Phi. He has achieved the highest rating for legal ability by Martindale Hubbell. Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America, Florida Super Lawyers and Martindale Hubbell Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers in the Field of Eminent Domain. Assistant Pinellas County Attorney, 1972-1975. Chief Assistant Pinellas County Attorney, 1975-1979. Special Counsel to Florida Department of Transportation 1972-1979. Certified Circuit Court Mediator. Speaker: 1999 CLE International Eminent Domain Conference, "Effective Use of Owner Testimony At Trial"; 2000 CLE International Eminent Domain Conference, "Making the Owner Whole"; 2001 CLE International Eminent Domain Conference, "Cross-Examination-Gutting Your Opponent's Case"; 2002 CLE International Eminent Domain Conference, "Getting the Most Out of Experts: Yours and Theirs"; Association of Eminent Domain Professionals 2002; "Managing the Eminent Domain Team"; Association of Eminent Domain Professionals 2004: "Getting It Done at Mediation"; 2005 CLE International Eminent Domain Super Conference "Maximizing Your Chances for Success at Mediation"; 2006 CLE International Eminent Domain Super Conference, "How Popular Television Legal Dramas Impact Juries and Their Expectations At Trial"; 2007 CLE International Eminent Domain Super Conference, "Insights for Ensuring Success at Mediation"; 2007 Hillsborough County Bar Association Eminent Domain CLE Seminar; 2008 CLE International Eminent Domain Super Conference, "The Art of Trial Advocacy - When Diplomacy Fails"; 2010 CLE International Eminent Domain Super Conference, "Proving an Inverse Condemnation Taking: What's the Standard?"; 2010 St. Petersburg Bar Association, "Mediate Like a Winner"; 2011 CLE International Eminent Domain Super Conference, "Pleading and Prosecuting an Inverse Condemnation Case". Certified Circuit Court Mediator. Fellow: Florida Academy of Professional Mediators, Inc.; Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum (Life Member).
Born: Louisville, Kentucky, July 19, 1947