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| Practice Areas | Civil Appeals | | | Education | University of Florida, J.D., 1967, replaced LL.B. conferred, 1963, University of Florida, B.A., 1961 | | | Admitted | 1964, Florida; U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh and District of Columbia Circuits | |
| Born | Urbana, Illinois, 1941 | | | Biography | Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif; Mortar Board; Warren E. Burger Society (Elected Member, National Center of State Courts, 2008). Recipient: Supreme Court of Florida 2008 Tobias Simon Pro Bono Service Award; ABA Section of Litigation, 2006 John Minor Wisdom Public Service and Professionalism Award; Stetson University College of Law, 2005 Wm. Reece Smith, Jr. Public Service Award; The 2005 James C. Adkins Appellate Practice Award; Florida Bar President's 2007 Pro Bono Service Award for the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit; 2003 George C. Carr Memorial Award; Herbert G. Goldburg Outstanding Trial Lawyer of the Year Award, 1998. Notes Editor, University of Florida Law Review, 1963. Publications: Co-Author: "Statutory Construction in Florida: In Search of a Principled Approach," Florida Coastal Law Review, Volume 9, No. 4, Summer 2008; "Off The Record," The Florida Bar Journal, Volume 81, No. 10 (November 2007); "The Ten Commandments of Writing An Effective Appellate Brief," 20th Annual Federal Practice and Advocacy Seminar (New Orleans, LA 2005); Co-Author: "Petitions for Extraordinary Relief," Chapter 17, A Defense Lawyer's Guide to Appellate Practice, (DRI) (2004); "Jury Instructions: A Road Map for Trial Counsel, Litigation," The Journal of the ABA Litigation Section, Vol. 30, No.2 (Winter 2004); "Amicus Briefs Revisited," 33 Stetson Law Review 171 (2003); "Amicus Briefs: Friend or Foe of Florida Courts?" Published in a special edition of the Stetson Law Review on Appellate Advocacy, Vol. XXXII (Winter 2003); "When It's Your Last Chance: Tips on Obtaining Discretionary Review," American Bar Association Litigation Magazine (Spring 2001); "Pointers on Preserving the Record," American Bar Association Litigation Magazine (Winter 1999); "Extraordinary Writs and Remedies," Florida Civil Practice Before Trial, Chapter 25, The Florida Bar; "Common Law Certiorari - Where an Appeal Will Not Provide an Adequate Remedy," The Florida Bar Journal (October 1996). Speaker, Persuasive Advocacy Seminar, Washington University School of Law, St. Louis, Missouri, Teaching of Trial and Appellate Advocacy Committee of the American College of Trial Lawyers (October 29, 2008). Moderator: "Ethical Standards in Federal Courts," 2008 Federal Civil Seminar, Federal Bar Association, Tampa Division (September 19, 2008); "What You Should Know About Brief Writing and Appellate Ethics," Hillsborough County Bar Association, Appellate Practice Section Seminar (Tampa, FL, May 24, 2006); "Writing an Effective Appellate Brief," 20th Annual Federal Practice and Advocacy Seminar (New Orleans, LA 2005); "Trial Errors Through the Eyes of the Appellate Branch," ABA Section of Litigation's Women in Products Liability Regional CLE Workshop (New York, NY, November 9, 2004); "Extraordinary Writs," Supreme Court Advocacy Seminar (June 3, 2002); "Preservation of Error: A Workshop for Trial Counsel," Speaker, 5th Circuit Appellate Practice and Advocacy Seminar (February 7, 2002); "Preserving Error: A Case Study In Jury Instructions," Speaker, 2001 DRI Appellate Advocacy Seminar (December 1, 2000); "Amicus Briefs," Florida Supreme Court Advocacy Seminar (June 11, 1999 and June 9, 2000); "Demonstration and Analysis of Oral Argument Style and Strategy," Successful Advocacy Seminar, sponsored by the Appellate Practice and Advocacy Section of The Florida Bar and Stetson University College of Law (July 22 - 25, 1998); "Preservation of Error," Inside the Eleventh Circuit Seminar, sponsored by The Appellate Practice and Advocacy Section of The Florida Bar (April 17, 1998). Past Chair, Supreme Court of Florida Committee on Standard Jury Instructions in Civil Cases; Former Member, Jury Innovations Committee; Charter Member and Former Vice President, Appellate Practice Certification Committee, 1993-1998; Former President, The Florida Bar Foundation, 1985-1986; American Bar Association: Member, Standing Committee on the Federal Judiciary, 1988-1991, 1994-1997; Vice President, Section of Antitrust Law, 1989-1990. Member: The American Law Institute. Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers; President, American Academy of Appellate Lawyers, 1996-1997; Honorary Lifetime Member, Board of Directors, Lawyers Committee on Civil Rights Under Law; Co-Chair, Lawyers Committee, National Center for State Courts.(Board Certified Appellate Practice and Antitrust and Trade Regulation Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education) | | | Reported Cases | Counsel of record in more than 290 reported decisions. Representative Appeals: Morgan Stanley v. Coleman, 955 So.2d 1124 (Fla. 4th DCA 2007); Bland v. Health Care and Retirement Corporation of America, 927 So.2d 252 (Fla. 2d DCA 2006); RTM Media, L.P. v. Hillsborough County, Florida, Clear Channel Outdoor, 926 So.2d 1284 (Fla. 2d DCA 2006); Werneck v. Worrall, 918 So. 2d 383 (Fla. 5th DCA 2006); Transamerica Leasing, Inc. v. Institute of London Underwriters, 430 F.3d 1326 (11th Cir. 2005; General Motors Corp. v. Poritt, 891 So. 2d 1056 (Fla. 2d DCA 2004); FLA Ort5hopedics, Inc. v. American Ins. Co., 896 So. 2d 1 (Fla. 3d DCA 2004); Access Now, Inc. v. Southwest Airlines Co., 385 F.3d 1324 (11th Cir. 2004); Grenitz v. Tomlian, 858 So.2d 999 (Fla. 2003); Edward Brochu v. City of Riviera Beach, et al., 304 F. 3d 1144 (11th Cir. 2002); Humana Health Ins. Co. of Fla., Inc. v. Chipps, 802 So. 2d 492 (Fla. 4th DCA 2001); Columbia/JFK Medical Center, Inc. v. Spunberg, 784 So. 2d 541 (Fla. 4th DCA 2001); Rosario Donato v. American Telephone and Telegraph Company, 767 So. 2d 1146 (Fla. 2000). | | | ISLN | 903011677 | |
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