Areas of Practice:
- Personal Injury Claims – Plaintiff
- Insurance Litigation
- Business Litigation
- Circuit Civil Mediator, Florida Supreme Court certified
Education:
- University of Florida, BSBA, 1970
- Stetson University College of Law, Juris Doctorate, 1973.
Bar Admissions:
Florida
Court Admissions
- Florida – all courts, including the Supreme Court of Florida
- United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida.
Court Admissions:
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh and Eleventh Circuits
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Professional Recognition:
- W. McKinley Smiley, Jr. Award, 2003
- Jon E. Krupnick Award for Perseverance, 2007
- The Barney” from the Barney Masterson Inn of Court,
- Compassionate Gladiator Award for “Strength – Skill – Drive – Heart. An Unwavering
- Advocate…A Master of the Trial…A Champion for Victims”, 2018
- AV Preeminent TM Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
- “Top 100 Trial Lawyers: Florida”.
Publications and Speaking Engagements:
He is a frequent lecturer in the areas of his practice, with regard to both substantive law and
procedure.
Professional and Civic Activities:
served on the Board of Directors and the Executive Committee of the Florida Justice
Association (formerly the Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers)
Past President of the Tampa Bay Trial Lawyers Association (2003-2004)
Sustaining member of the American Association for Justice (formerly the Association of
Trial Lawyers of America)
Member and Director of the Southern Trial Lawyers Association
Past President of the St. Petersburg Bar Association (1996-1997).
