Michigan State University, B.A., 1972; Washington & Lee University, J.D., 1976. The Florida Bar - 1976. District of Columbia Bar - 1986. U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida (Trial Bar). Fifth and Eleventh Circuit Courts of Appeal. Supreme Court of the United States. Advocate, American Board of Trial Advocates (President, Ft. Lauderdale Chapter 1995-1996). Member: The Florida Bar (Board of Governors, Young Lawyers Section, 1983-1985; Code and Rules of Evidence Committee, 1984-1988; Civil Procedure Rules Committee, 1988-1994); Florida Defense Lawyers Association (Board of Directors, 1992-1995); International Association of Defense Counsel; Florida Medical Malpractice Claims Council, Inc. Author - "Leap Year Changes in Florida Rules of Civil Procedure," Trial Advocate Quarterly, January, 1989. Instructor - Trial Advocacy Seminar; Florida Bar; Judicial Nominating Commission, Seventeenth Judicial Circuit, 1994-1998; Fourth District Court of Appeal Nominating Commission 1998-2002; Grievance Committee, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida, 1995- ; Florida Bar Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer.