Admitted: 1978, Florida
Law School: Nova Southeastern University, J.D.
Member: Palm Beach County, Broward County and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar (Member: Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section; Executive Council, 1986-2008; Chairman, ADR Committee, 1996-2000; Chairman, Probate and Trust Litigation Committee, 1988-1992; Former Probate Division Seminar Coordinator; Charter Member, Appellate Practice and Advocacy Section).
Biography: Phi Kappa Phi; Phi Delta Phi. Author, 1998, Florida Probate Directory. Co-Author: Chapter 3, "Jurisdiction," Practice Under Florida Probate Code, 6th Edition, The Florida Bar, 2010; Chapter 4, "Rights of the Surviving Family," and Chapter 15, "Appellate Practice in Probate" Litigation Under Florida Probate Code, 8th Edition, The Florida Bar, 2011; Seminar Lecturer and Author (Continuing Legal Education): Will Contests, 1985; Trust Litigation, 1985; Florida Bar Estate Planning and Probate Certification Exam Review Course Materials, 1986; Basic Probate and Guardianship Practice, 1986, 1989, 1990-1997; Estate Planning and Probate in Florida, 1987; Preventing Probate Litigation, 1988 and 1990; Attorneys Fees in Probate, 1988; Mortmain, Antilapse, and Virtual Representation, 1988; Estate Planning Malpractice and Ethical Considerations, 1988; Representing the Creditor in Probate, 1989; Elective Share and Family Rights, 1989; Dispute Resolution Short of Litigation, 1989; Appeals in Will Contests, 1991; Ethics in Estate Planning and Fiduciary Administration, 1992; 1992 Probate and Guardianship Rules Update; Appeals in Probate Litigation, 1993; Wills, Trusts and Estates Certification Review Course, 1995-2001 (Chairman); Legislative Update Seminar, 1996-1997. (Chairman/Co-Chairman); FLEA Probate Team, 1997, 1999; Alternative Dispute Resolution, 1997, 1998; Dual Representation in Estate Planning, 1999; Probate Litigation, A Primer, 2000; T & E Litigation in the Real World, 2001; Ethics, the New and the Eternal, 2001; Co-Author: "The Butler Tetralogy: The Tipsy Coachman Doctrine Revisited," Florida Bar Journal, July/August, 2011; Co-Author: "Tales of the Tipsy Coachman," Florida Bar Journal, December, 2007; "The Supreme Court takes Exception to the Probate Exception," Florida Bar Journal, November, 2006. Certified Circuit Mediator. Certificated Arbitrator.
Born: Pottstown, Pennsylvania, December 21, 1950