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Visibility Rankings  | | #4 out of 28 lawyers in Jasper, Georgia | | #50,961 out of 890,538 total lawyers Overall |
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| Practice Areas | Criminal Law(5%); Divorce(50%); Litigation(45%) | | | Education | University of Georgia Law School, J.D., 1978, Florida State University, B.A., 1974 | | | Admitted | 1978, Georgia; 1979, Florida and Louisiana; 1985, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth, Fifth, Seventh and Eleventh Circuits; 1990, Indiana | |
| Memberships | State Bar of Georgia (Member, Board of Governors, 2005—); The Florida Bar (Member: Criminal Law Section; Chairman, Committee of Indigent Counsel; Younger Lawyer Division; Chairman, Board of Governors; Guardian Ad Litem Committee, 1987-1989; Editor, Younger Lawyers Division, Florida Bar Journal, 1988-1989; Grievance Committee, 17th "L"; Government Lawyers Committee, 1987-1988); Indiana State (Chairman, Clients Financial Assistance Fund, 2001-2002; Co-Chair, Written Publications Committee, 1998-2001; Member, Committee on the Civil Rights of Children, 1992-1997) and Louisiana State Bar Associations. | | | Languages | Spanish | | | Born | Coral Gables, Florida; 1953 | | | Biography | Phi Alpha Delta. Member, Order of the Barrister. Secretary, World Law Student Association, 1977-1979. Author: "Motion Practice in Criminal Cases," Fla. C.L.E., 1992; "New Grievance Procedures: A Summary on Analysis," 65 Fla. Bar J. 35, 1991; "Interviewing the Client, Fact Investigation and Theory of Defense," Florida Pretrial Practice in Criminal Cases, Florida C.L.E., 1987; "New I.R.S. Reporting Law: A Further Decline of Client Confidentially," 59 Florida Bar Journal 333, 1985; "The Trafficking Act and Youthful Offenders," Vol. III, No. 1, Criminal Law Section Newsletter, 1984; "Pretrial Motions in Criminal Cases," published by Georgia Continuing Legal Education Bridge-the-Gap, 1981-1982; "Misdemeanor Practice in Georgia," Ga. C.L.E. Misdemeanor Practice, 1981; "Criminal Law in Georgia—Misdemeanors," published by Georgia Continuing Legal Education, 1981. Faculty, Advanced Trial Practice, University of Georgia School of Law, 2003. Instructor, School Law, Nova University, 1984. Public Defender-Prosecutor, Trial Training Seminar (faculty), 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 2002. S.E. Regional Program Assistant Team Leader, National Institute of Trial Advocacy, 1982. Adjunct Professor, Intensive Trial Advocacy Program, Nova University, 1984-1985. Faculty on Criminal law, Bridge-The Gap Seminar, Georgia Continuing Legal Education, 1981-1982. Member, Board of Governors, Florida Bar Young Lawyers Division, 1987-1989. Member, Florida Commission on Lawyers Professionalism, 1987-1989. Former Deputy Attorney General, Civil Rights Division; Chief Arson Prosecutor, Criminal Court Supervisor, Marion County Prosecutor's Office, 1995-1997. Magistrate, Master Commissioner, Marion County Superior Court, 1999-2001.(Certified as a Civil Trial Advocacy Specialist by the National Board of Trial Advocacy) | | | Reported Cases | Whedar v. State, 765 NE 2d 176 (2002); Warren v. State, 769 NE 2d 170 (2002); Henderson v. State, 769 NE 2d 473 (2003); Arencibia v. Agra, 559 SO. 2d 1266 (1990); Florida Medical Center v. New York Post Co. Inc., 568 SO. 2d 454 (1990); Hancock v. State, 158 GA. App 829 (1981); Williams v. State, 157 GA. App. 476 (1981); Baker v. Marion County Office of Family & Children, 810 N.E. 2d 1035 (2004) 768 NE 2d 1008 (2002). | | | ISLN | 902402520 | |
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