Born Coral Gables, Florida, June 29, 1946; admitted to bar, 1975, Florida; 1976, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida (Trial Bar); 1981, U.S. Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit; 1980, U.S. Supreme Court.
Education
University of Alabama (B.S., 1972); University of Miami (J.D., 1975); Norwich University (M.A., cum laude, 2008)
Memberships and Recognitions
- AV Rated
- American Bar Association
- Dade County Bar Association (Vice-Chairman, Fee Arbitration Committee, 1986)
- Dade County Trial Lawyers Association
- Association of Trial Lawyers of America
- Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers
- The Florida Bar
- Upper Keys Bar Association
- Atlanta Claims Association (Auxiliary member)
- Florida Supreme Court Historical Society
Representative Appellate Decisions
- Old Tampa Bay Enterprises, Inc. v. General Electric Co., 745 So.2d 517 (Fla. 3rd DCA 1999) (effect of joint defense agreements among cross-claimants)
- Alvarado v. Cisneros, 919 So.2d 585 (Fla. 3rd DCA 2006) (substituted service)
- Austin v. Liquid Distributors, Inc., 928 So.2d 521 (Fla. 3rd DCA 2006) (equitable dismissal for fraud on the court
