Practice Areas - Criminal Trial Practice
- Criminal Defense of State and Federal Prosecutions
- Criminal Law
- Criminal Tax Investigation
| - Medicare Fraud and Abuse
- White Collar Crime
- Appellate Practice
- Criminal Appeals
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| University | Samford University, B.S., 1968 |
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| Law School | Cumberland School of Law of Samford University, J.D., 1971 |
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| Admitted | 1972, Florida; 1973, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida; 1974, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1975, U.S. Supreme Court; 1981, U.S. Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit; 1987, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida; 1991, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit; 1993, U.S. Tax Court |
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| Memberships | Orange County (Associate Editor, Criminal Law Brief Magazine, 1978-1980) and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar (Member, Criminal Law Section; Member, Capital Case Committee, Criminal Law Section, 1991—); Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers (Associate Editor, Criminal Law Section, The Journal, 1976-1980); National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. |
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| Born | Brooklyn, New York, February 28, 1946 |
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| Biography | Phi Alpha Delta. Lecturer, Florida Bar Continuing Legal Education, 1996—. Member, Grievance Committee, Federal District Court, Middle District of Florida, 1988—. (Board Certified Criminal Trial Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education) (Certified as a Criminal Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy)
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| Reported Cases | United States v. James Scott Pendergraft, —F.3d— 2002, 2002WL1558410 C.A.11 (Fla.) 2002; Way v. State, 475 So.2d 239 (1985); Way v. State, 458 So.2d 881 (1984); Robinson v. State, In Re, 407 So.2d 626 (App. 5 Dist. 1981); Jollie v. State, 405 So.2d 418 (1981); State v. Ferrari 398 So.2d 804 (1981); Ritter v. State, 390 So.2d 168 (App. 5 Dist. 1980); State v. Smith 360 So.2d 21 (App. 4 Dist. 1978); Smith v. State, 343 So.2d 598 (1977); Cameron v. State, 338 So.2d 817 (1976); Crowder v. State, 334 So.2d 819 (App. 4 Dist. 1976); Matthews v. State 760 So.2d 1148 (App. 5 Dist. 2000); Inquiry Concerning Judge Cycmanick, 718 So.2d 756 (1998); Pollet v. Dorsett, 676 So.2d 470 (App. 5 Dist. 1996); Hightower v. State, 666 So.2d 281 (App. 5 Dist. 1996); Hightower v. State, 622 So.2d 176 (App. 5 Dist. 1993); Fleming v. State, 637 So.2d 945 (App. 5 Dist. 1994); State v. Starks, 633 So.2d 546 (App. 5 Dist. 1994); State v. Rush, 567 So.2d 472 (App. 5 Dist. 1990); U.S. v. Simmons, 964 f.2d 763 (1992); U.S. v. Rapp, 871 F.2d 957 (11th Cir. 1989); U.S. v. Dyer, 752 F.2d 591 (11th Cir. 1985); Smith Wainwright, 664 F.2d 1194 (11th Cir. 1981); U.S. v. Fox, 613 F.2d 99 (5th Cir. 1980); Moffet v. Wainwright, 512 F.2d 496 (5th Cir. 1975); U.S. v. Barber, 1995 WL 605349 (M.D.Fla., 1995); Konji v. State, 4 So.3d 65; Vedner v. State, 849 So.2d 1207. |
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| ISLN | 908681219 |
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