Admitted: 1972, Florida
Law School: University of Florida, J.D.
Member: Collier County Bar Association (Treasurer, 1976 and Director, 1977); The Florida Bar (Member: Executive Council, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section, 1988; Probate Law Committee, 1988; Vice-Chair, 2003-04; Rights of the Surviving Family Committee, Co-Chairman, 1988-92; Trust Law Committee 1992-94, Co-Vice Chairman, 1992-93; Member: Tax Section 1977; Executive Council 1977-1987; Florida Bar Probate Rules Committee, 1987-1994, 1995-1998; Florida Bar Wills, Trusts and Estates Certification Committee, 1989-1994; Chairman, 1990-1992).
Biography: Phi Delta Phi. Author: Chapter 6, "Homestead" of Basic Estate Planning in Florida, Second Edition. Continuing Legal Education Lecturer: New Accounting Rule, 1988; Homestead and Related Problems, 1989; Guardianship, 1989; Homestead, 1990; Rights of Surviving Family, 1993; Trust Accounting Issues, 1999. Affiliations: Estate Planning Council of Naples, Inc. (President, 1979-1980). Recognitions: Best Lawyers in America, 1997-2009 Editions; Florida Super Lawyers, 2007-2009 Editions. Fellow: American College of Trust and Estate Counsel.
Born: Tampa, Florida
Cases: McMillan v. Rogers, 508 So.2d 570 (Fla. 2d DCA 1987); Quail Creek Property Owners Assoc., Inc. v. Hunter, 538 So.2d 1288 (Fla. 2d DCA 1989), criticized 724 F. Supp 884 (M.D. 1989); Cammarata v. Bechhold, 557 So.2d 992 (Fla. 2d DCA 1990); Bartelt v. Bartelt, 579 So.2d 282 (Fla. 3d DCA 1991).