Practice Areas: Personal Injury Law, Commercial Litigation, Contracts Law, Construction Law, Mediation, Insurance Law, Premises Liability Law, Negligence Law. Admitted: 1980, Florida, 1980, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida, 1984, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida, 1985, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Member: Sarasota County Bar Association (Director, 1997-1999, Member, Small Firm Committee, 2001-), The Florida Bar (Member, Trial Lawyers Section), Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers, Plaintiff's Trial Table, Florida Academy of Certified Mediators. Certified Circuit Court Mediator, 1991. Listed in Who's Who in Business and Executives, 1999-. Diplomate, American Mediation Association, Congress of Certified Circuit Mediators. (Board Certified, Civil Trial Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education). College: Bradley University, B.S., magna cum laude, 1976. Law School: University of Miami, J.D., 1979