Admitted: 1985, Florida; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; U.S. District Court, Middle and Southern Districts of Florida
Law School: Mercer University, J.D. (1985); Undergraduate: Stetson University, B.A., cum laude, 1982
Member: Palm Beach County Bar Association; The Florida Bar (Executive Council, Appellate Practice and Advocacy Section, 1998-2004; Lecturer, Florida Civil Appellate Practice, 1998; Chairperson, 1999 and 2000, Appellate Practice Certification Exam Review Course Committee; Appellate Rules Committee, 2002-2009; Chair, Civil Rules Subcommittee, 2006-2007).
Biography: Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers in Civil Appellate and Civil Trial Practice. Selected "Florida Super Lawyer," Law and Politics, 2006-2009. Recipient, "Appellate Law Award," (Palm Beach County Bar Association); "Leading Florida Attorney," Civil Appellate Law. Scholastic: Order of the Barristers; Moot Court Board; National and Intrastate Moot Court Competition Teams (Captain); United States Department of Justice Intern; State Champion, National Forensics League State Tournament. Senior Judicial Law Clerk to the Honorable Ralph W. Nimmons, Jr., First District Court of Appeal, Tallahassee, Florida, 1986-1990; Author: "Appellate Specialization and the Art of Appellate Advocacy," Florida Bar Journal, June 2000; "Medical Malpractice Arbitration and the Right to Set Off: A Proposed Resolution," Trial Advocate Quarterly, Winter 2000.
Born: West Palm Beach, Florida
Cases: Advanced Risk Management, Inc. v. Prout, 647 So.2d 911 (Fla. 4th DCA 1994); Advanced Risk Management, Inc. v. Prout, 692 So.2d 902 (Fla. 4th DCA 1997); Amba-An v. LTI Leasing Corp., 704 So.2d 1093 (Fla. 4th DCA 1997); Armstrong v. Armstrong, 623 So.2d 1216 (Fla. 4th DCA 1993); Asher v. Firestone, 676 So.2d 428 (Fla. 4th DCA 1996); Berkowitz v. Community Hospital of Humana, Inc., 583 So.2d 688 (Fla. 4th DCA 1991); Bethesda Memorial Hospital v. Dow, 622 So.2d 191 (Fla. 1st DCA 1993); Blitz v. Florida Department of Revenue, 898 So.2d 121 (Fla. 4th DCA 2005); Boca Raton Community Hospital v. Jones; Rankin v. Jones, 584 So.2d 220 (Fla. 4th DCA 1991); Bollaci v. Nieport-Bollaci, 863 So.2d 440 (Fla. 4th DCA 2003); Borozny v. Sheltra, Case No. 92-2289, 4th DCA Bryan v. James E. Holmes Regional Medical Center, 33 F.3d 1318 (11th Cir.(Fla.) 1994); Cano v. Owens, Case No. 91-03113, 4th DCA; Carver v. Florida League of Cities, Inc., 602 So.2d 537 (Fla. 4th DCA 1992); Chess v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Company, 580 So.2d 764 (Fla. 4th DCA 1991); Chester v. Doig, 842 So.2d 106 (Fla. 2003); Chun Yen Min v. Country Park at Boca Raton Homeowner's Association, Inc., 576 So.2d 1331 (Fla. 4th DCA 1991); Colbert v. Rolls, 746 So.2d 1134 (Fla. 5th DCA 1999); Columbia Hosp. Corp. of South Dade v. Barrera, 738 So.2d 505 (Fla. 3rd DCA 1999); Columbia/JFK Medical Center Limited Partnership v. Sanguonchette, 920 So.2d 711 (Fla. 4th DCA 2006); Columbia/JFK Medical Center Limited Partnership v. Sangounchette, 977 So.2d 639 (Fla. 4th DCA 2008); Doctors' Hospital of South Miami, Ltd. v. Ovadia, 610 So.2d 418 (Fla. 1992), Florida Supreme Court Doig v. Chester, 776 So.2d 1043 (Fla. 5th DCA 2001); Domond v. Mills, 696 So.2d 314 (Fla. 1997), Florida Supreme Court Firestone v. Asher, 676 So.2d 76 (Fla. 4th DCA 1996); Firestone v. Firestone, 704 So.2d 1146 (Fla. 4th DCA 1998); Glades General Hospital v. Sullenger, 584 So.2d 109 (Fla. 1st DCA 1991); Glades General Hospital v. Sullenger, 636 So.2d 510 (Fla. 1st DCA 1994); Godbold v. Cox-Novoa, 730 So.2d 767 (Fla. 5th DCA 1999); Goss v. Permenter, 827 So.2d 285 (Fla. 5th DCA 2002); Hamilton v. Levitt, Becker and Lee, Case No. 90-3051, 4th DCA Harper Companies, Inc. v. Scott, 656 So.2d 627 (Fla. 4th DCA 1995); Hart v. Stern, 824 So.2d 927 (Fla. 5th DCA 2002); Hermelee v. Flagler Systems, Inc., d/b/a The Breakers Hotel, 602 So.2d 581 (Fla. 4th DCA 1992); Hussamy v. Rose, 916 So.2d 785 (Fla. 2005); In re Bethesda Memorial Hospital, Inc., 123 F.3d 1407 (11th Cir.(Fla.) 1997); In re Bethesda Memorial Hospital, Inc., Case No. 96-5034, 11th Cir. Court of Appeals (Substituted Opinion of 9/26/97); In re Estate of Montanez, 687 So.2d 943 (Fla. 3d DCA 1997); In re General Development Corporation, 177 B.R. 1000 (S.D.Fla. 1995); In re General Development Corporation, 84 F.3d 1364 (11th Cir. (Fla.) 1996) (includes 177 B.R. 1000 (S.D.Fla. 1995) in appendix); Jay v. Mobley, 783 So.2d 297 (Fla. 4th DCA 2001); J.G. v. J.S., 731 So.2d 4 (Fla. 4th DCA 1998); Johnson v. FFE Transportation Services, Inc., et al., 227 Fed.Appx. 780, 2007 WL 934251, C.A.11 (Fla.), March 28, 2007 (NO. 06-12787); Johnson v. Plantation General Hospital; Johnson v. NME Hospital, Inc., 641 So.2d 58 (Fla. 1994), Florida Supreme Court JPG Enterprises, Inc. v. Viterito, 841 So.2d 528 (Fla. 4th DCA 2003); Karr v. Sellers, 668 So.2d 629 (Fla. 4th DCA 1996); K.D. v. Department of Juvenile Justice, 694 So.2d 817 (Fla. 4th DCA 1997); Kendrick v. H.H. Raulerson Memorial Hospital, Case No. 90-00041, 2d DCA; King v. Estate of Paul J. Kreuzkamp, 693 So.2d 42 (Fla. 5th DCA 1997); Klinedinst v. Swift Investments, Inc., 260 F.3d 1251 (11th Cir.(Fla.) 2001); Klose v. Choy, 671 So.2d 798 (Fla. 4th DCA 1996); Klose v. Choy, 673 So.2d 81 (Fla. 4th DCA 1996); Kokinakos v. Siegel, 673 So.2d 43 (Fla. 4th DCA 1996); Lanza v. Polanin, 581 So.2d 130 (Fla. 1991), Florida Supreme Court; Larochelle v. Water & Way Limited, d/b/a Harbour View Apartments, 589 So.2d 976 (Fla. 4th DCA 1991); Lawnwood Medical Center, Inc. v. Lloyd, 773 So.2d 114 (Fla. 4th DCA 2000); Lift v. Lift, --- So.2d ----, 2009 WL 18678, 34 Fla. L. Weekly D91, Fla.App. 4 Dist., January 05, 2009 (NO. 4D07-1168); Magalios v. Morrison, 662 So.2d 356 (Fla. 4th DCA 1995); Magwood v. Tate, 835 So.2d 1241 (Fla. 4th DCA 2003); Marshall v. Whealton, Case No. 94-2448, 4th DCA Maxwell v. Moore and Phipps, 620 So.2d 773 (Fla. 4th DCA 1993); McKenzie v. Doctors' Hospital of Hollywood, Inc., 974 F.3d 1347 (11th Cir. 1992); Milton Scott v. Joseph Ricca Tile and Marble and Fireman's Fund, 587 So.2d 1332 (Fla. 1st DCA 1991); M.M. v. Adoption of J.T.M., 819 So.2d 255 (Fla. 4th DCA 2002); M.M. v. Adoption of J.T.M., 821 So.2d 1134 (Fla. 4th DCA 2002); M.M. v. The Adoption of J.T.M., 2002 WL 562195, 27 Fla. L. Weekly D876 (Fla. 4th DCA 2002); M.M. v. The Adoption of J.T. M., 2002 WL 562199, 27 Fla. L. Weekly D918 (Fla. 4th DCA 2002); M.S. v. D.C., Jr., 763 So.2d 1051 (Fla. 4th DCA 1999); Nastasi v. Thomas, 766 So.2d 462 (Fla. 4th DCA 2000) NME Hospitals, Inc. v. Johnson, 621 So.2d 554 (Fla. 4th DCA 1993) Oenbrink v. Schiegner, 645 So.2d 167 (Fla. 4th DCA 1994) Ovadia v. CRH Properties and Doctors' Hospital of South Miami, Ltd., 586 So.2d 440 (Fla. 3d DCA 1991) Ovadia v. Larkin General Hospital, Case No. 97-99, 3d DCA PCA -- December 10, 1997 Phillips v. Koepke, 710 So.2d 772 (Fla. 4th DCA 1998) Potts v. Wilson, 632 So.2d 1045 (Fla. 5th DCA 1993); Preussman v. Baptist Hospital of Miami, 998 F.2d 1021 (11th Cir.(Fla.) 1994); Proto v. Graham, 788 So.2d 393 (Fla. 5th DCA 2001); Psychiatric Institute of Delray, Inc., v. Palm Beach Newspapers, Inc., 588 So.2d 14 (Fla. 4th DCA 1991); Psychiatric Institute of Delray, Inc., v. Pallay and Reverend Emmanuel Bouyoucas, Guardian Ad Litem, Case No. 91-03354, 4th DCA; Psychiatric Institute of Delray, Inc.v. Pallay and the Reverend Emmanuel Bouyoucas, Guardian Ad Litem, Case No. 92-02745, 4th DCA; Rodriguez v. Florida Patient=s Compensation Fund, 686 So.2d 786 (Fla. 4th DCA 1997); Rodriguez v. Loxahatchee Groves Water Control Management District, 636 So.2d 1348 (Fla. 4th DCA 1994); Rodriguez v. Yount, 623 So.2d 618 (Fla. 4th DCA 1993); Rose v. Fiedler, 855 So.2d 122 (Fla. 4th DCA 2003); Rose v. Fiedler, 921 So.2d 720 (Fla. 4th DCA 2006); Seelbinder v. County of Volusia, 821 So.2d 1095 (Fla. 5th DCA 2002); Sellers v. Karr, 697 So.2d 154 (Fla. 4th DCA 1997); Shiley v. North American Directories, 652 So.2d 987 (Fla. 3d DCA 1995); Sholkoff v. Boca Raton Community Hospital, 693 So.2d 1114 (Fla. 4th DCA 1997); Sophisticated Silk, Inc. v. Susan Stowe, Inc., 741 So.2d 637 (Fla. 4th DCA 1999); Soukup Design Homes, Inc. v. Commonwealth Land Title Inurance Company and Starling, 629 So.2d 262 (Fla. 4th DCA 1993) Stringer v. Katzell, 695 So.2d 369 (Fla. 4th DCA 1997); Time Intern., S.A., Inc. v. Safilo U.S.A., Inc., 802 So.2d 382 (Fla. 3rd DCA 2001); Time Intern., S.A., Inc. v. Safilo U.S.A., Inc., 857 So.2d 899 (Fla. 3rd DCA 2003); Wright v. Wright, 613 So.2d 1330 (Fla. 4th DCA 1992); Yell v. Healthmark of Walton, Inc., 772 So.2d 568 (Fla. 1st DCA 2000); Zambos v. Meier, 875 So.2d 5 (Fla. 5th DCA 2004) A33"; Flavors of Florida, Inc. v. Treasure Coast Shoppes, Inc., d/b/a Bresler=s Ice Cream Shop; Daniel J. Thompson; Curtis A.Teberg; and Robert J. Plucinak, 592 So.2d 249 (Fla. 4th DCA 1992).