Professional Information
Sole practitioner since 1984. Place of Birth: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Primarily practice is limited to: Personal Injury and Wrongful Death;
Marital and Family Law; Criminal Law, Bankruptcy, and Immigration &
Naturalization. University of Miami A.B., 1979, Magna Cum Laude; University
of Miami, J.D., 1982, Cum Laude. "Av" rated attorney by Martindale-Hubbell,
Inc.; Who's Who Among Outstanding Americans (1994).
Professional Memberships:
Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity; American Bar Association; Florida Bar;
Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers Association; Association of Trial Lawyers
of America; American Judicature Society; South Miami-Kendall Bar Association;
Palm Beach County Bar Association; Dade County Trial Lawyers Association
(Member of Board of Directors, 1989 - 1991); Public Interest Law Bank;
Coral Gables Bar Association; Broward County Bar Association; Dade County
Bar Association (Member of Board of Directors-Group One); Florida Association
of Criminal Defense Lawyers; National Association of Criminal Defense
Lawyers; New York State Trial Lawyers Association, Inc.; The Federal Circuit
Bar Association of the U.S. Court of Appeals; The Federal Bankruptcy Bar
Association; The American Immigration Lawyers Association; Guardian Ad
Litem Program of Dade County; Juvenile Justice Attorneys Association;
ACLU; B'nai B'rith (Bench and Bar Unit); Florida Academy of Professional
Mediators, Inc; Federal Bankruptcy Bar Association.
Appointed Offices:
Traffic Court Hearing Magistrate, Eleventh Judicial Circuit (December,
1989 - December, 1991). Appointed by Chief Judge Gerald T. Wetherington;
Secretary of Credit Services, Lawyers Credit Union.
Civic Memberships & Activities:
Miami's For Me; the Coconut Grove Jaycees; Tiger Bay
Club; The Royal Palm Forum; Guest Lecturer, University of Miami School
of Continuing Studies (Paralegal program, 1988 - ); Guest Lecturer, Florida
International University (Paralegal program, 1988 - ). Guest Lecturer,
Miami -Dade Community College (Paralegal program, 1988 - ); LEGAL/ELF
PROJECTS--Dade County Public Schools; Citizens Advisory Council, Metro-Dade
Police Dept. (Hammocks District). The Lawyers Credit Union, Credit Committee.
Other Licenses:
Registered as an active real estate salesman with Bayview Real Estate,
Inc.; registered as a securities broker with the Securities Exchange Commission;
Certified Circuit & County Civil Mediator.
Admitted To:
All State Trial and Appellate Courts; Florida Supreme
Court; United States Tax Court; United States Court of Claims; United
States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; United States District
Court, Middle District of Florida, including Trial Bar; United States
District Court; Southern District of Florida, including Trial Bar; United
States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit; United States Court
of International Trade; and United States Supreme Court; U.S. Bankruptcy
Court, Southern District of Florida.
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