Bar and Court Admissions:

• The Florida Bar
• Orange County Bar Association
• 11th Circuit Court of Appeals
• Middle District of Florida
• Northern District of Florida
• Southern District of Florida

Education:

• Bishop Moore High School, Orlando (1970)
• University of Notre Dame (B.A., 1974)
• University of Florida (J.D., 1982)

Employment:

• U.S. Naval Aviator, 1974-1980 (SH-3 Pilot and Officer Recruiter; Navy Achievement Medal)
• Law Clerk to U.S. District Judge John A. Reed, Jr., Middle District of Florida, 1983-1985.
• Mateer Harbert, 1985 – present

Professional Activities:

• Orange County Bar Association (Chairperson, Young Lawyers Committee, 1986 – 1987)
• Orange County Bar Association Intellectual Property Committee
• The Florida Bar (Eminent Domain Committee, 1992 – present)
• American Bar Association (Intellectual Property Section)

Activities:

• Orlando Board of Zoning Adjustment (Chair, 2001 – 2002)
• City of Orlando Public Art Advisory Board (2013)
• Downtown Arts District, Inc. (Director/Officer, 2002 – present)
• Downtown Orlando Partnership (President, 1997)
• Central Florida Theatre Alliance (Founding Board Member)
• University of Central Florida Downtown Center Marketing Committee (1999 – 2002)
• Mayor’s Task Forces (Diversity, 1992; Anti Rave Ordinance 1998)

Practice Areas:

• Appellate Practice
• Condemnation
• Construction Law
• Corporate & Business
• Intellectual Property (trademarks & copyrights)
• Media & Entertainment
• Arbitrator
• Real Estate & Land Development