• 2007 Circuit Judge, Osceola County Civil
• 2005-2006 Circuit Judge, Orange County Criminal
• 2003-2004 Circuit Judge, Orange County Juvenile

Education

• Juris Doctor: Florida State University, College of Law (1972)
• Bachelor of Arts: Rollins College (1970)

Professional Activities

• Representative, National Board of the American Board of Trial Advocates (2002-2003)
• Honorary Member, Florida Association of Teen Courts, Inc. (1998-2000)
• Commissioner, Ninth Judicial Circuit Civil Courts Commission (1998-2002)
• Governor, Board of Governors, Florida Bar (1997-2002)
  • Rules and Audit Committees (1997-1998)
  • Program Evaluation and Communications Committees (1998-1999)
  • Chair of the Pro Bono Legal Servies Committee (1998-1999)
  • Special Committee to Review the Equal Justice Fellowship Project (1998-1999)
  • Public Member Information Committee (1998-1999)
  • Special Appointed Presidential Committee on Election Reform (1998-1999)
  • Nominating Committee for the Florida Bar Lay Persons Committee (1998-1999)
  • Special Committee on Fellowship (1998-1999)
  • Special Committee on House Counsel Insurance Practices (1998-1999)
  • Chair, Program Evaluation Committee (1999-2000)
  • Judicial Ethics Advisory Committee (2000-2001)
  • Vice Chair, Program Evaluation Committee (2000-2001)
  • Chair, Certification Plan Appeals Committee (2001-2002)
  • Chair, Disciplinary Review Committee (2001-2002)
• President, American Board of Trial Advocates (1999)
• President, Teen Alternatives (1996)
• Member, Orange County Teen Court (1994-1999)
• Co-Founder, Doctor/Lawyer Drug Awareness Partnership Program (1993-1998)
• President, Legal Aid Society of the Orange County Bar Association (1992)
• President, Orange County Bar Association (1991)
• Member, Executive Council, Orange County Bar Association (1985-1992)
• President, Orange County Bar Association Education Fund, Inc. (1990-1991)
• Chairman, Ninth Juducial Circuit Grievance Committee, FLorida Bar (1996)
• Member, Ninth Juducial Circuit Grievance Committee, FLorida Bar (1993-1995)
• Chair, Kest Commission, Orange County Bar Association (1993-1994)
• Chair, Workers' Compensation Section, Florida Trial Lawyers (1980-1982)
• Chair, Workers' Compensation Educational Conference (1981)
• Chair, Fee Arbitration Committee, Orange County Bar Association (1974-1979)
• Editor-in-Chief of The Briefs, Orange County Bar Association (1984 -1985)
• Vice-Chair, Admissions Committee, Orange County Bar Association
• Delegate, All Bar Conference, (1996 and 1999)
• Director, Board of Directors of the Trial Lawyers Section, Florida Bar (1996-Present)
• Member, Florida Bar Public and member Information Committee (1997-1998)
• Member, Floridia Bar Law Related Education Committee (1995-1998)
• Member, Teen Education Committee, Orange County Bar Association
• Member, Advisory Council on Workers' Compensation, Dept. of Labor (1980)
• Member, Task Force on Workers' Compensation, State of Florida

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