Areas of Practice
Education
- Stetson University College of Law, Juris Doctor
- State University of New York at Oswego, B.A.
- Harvard Law School Negotiation Institute, Mediation Program
Bar Admissions
- Florida Bar
- Colorado Bar (Inactive Status)
Court Admissions
- Florida – all trial and appellate courts
- United States Tax Court
- United States District Court – Middle District of Florida
- United States Bankruptcy Court – Middle District of Florida
- United States Court of Appeals – Eleventh Circuit
- United States District Court – Northern District of Texas (Pro Hac Vice)
- United States District Court – District of Colorado
Practice Experience
Forty eight (48) years representing business enterprises in every phase of a commercial disputes including trial, arbitrations and mediation
Recent Representative Cases
- Served as lead counsel in complex multi-day arbitration of fractured condominium partnership dispute resulting in $15 million favorable arbitration award for the client plus a seven figure award for attorney fees.
- Defense and successful resolution of 25,000 member class action suit against regional retailer.
- After entry into a multi-year divorce proceeding, prosecuted valuation and entitlement of business interests securing favorable resolution for client.
- Successful verdicts after trials of dozens of commercial deficiency judgment proceedings involving real estate entities.
- Successfully tried to verdict critical spoliation claims (brought in NY and Florida) in defense of civil theft, breach of fiduciary duty and tortious interference claims against consumer debt financial institution, resulting in dismissal of all claims against our client.
- Successful prosecution of legal malpractice damage claim for failing to take adequate precautions to prevent hack of email, and escrow account wires.
- Successful resolution of injunction claims on behalf of a nationwide health club in defense of actions brought by the Florida Attorney General’s Office.
- Lead counsel in 7 year litigation involving termination of 85 year ground lease and redevelopment of the largest residential tower on the west coast of Florida.
Professional Recognition
- Board Certified in Business Litigation, The Florida Bar, (1997-present)
- Florida Super Lawyer, Commercial Litigation, (2010-2025)
- Recognized as ‘Best Lawyers’ in Commercial Litigation (2019-2026)
- Florida Legal Elite, Commercial Litigation, (2008-2011), (2013, 2015, 2017)
- AV® Preeminent ™ Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
- Lawyers of Distinction, Commercial and Business Litigation, (2018-2019)
- The St. Petersburg Bar Association Professionalism Award sponsored by Fifth Third Bank
Professional and Civic Activities
- Florida Bar Business Litigation Certification Committee, Member, (2000-2006), Chairman, (2005-2006)
- Past Trustee, St. Petersburg Bar Foundation
- Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital Foundation Board and Chairman of its Institutional Grants Committee (2015 – 2020); Board Present
- Temple Beth El, President, (1996-1998) and (2010-2012)
- Past Trustee, Community Action Stops Abuse (CASA)
- Past Trustee, Menorah Manor,
- Tampa Bay Leadership Board of the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America
- Former member of The Dali Museum, Development Committee
- CEO Council of Tampa Bay
- Vistage Florida
- Recipient of The Jerusalem Covenant Award from the State of Israel