Current Employment Position(s):
Partner/ Managing Member
Areas of Practice:
60% Family Law
20% Real Estate & Real Estate Litigation
20% Commercial and Contract Law Litigation
Litigation Percentage:
70% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions:
Florida, 1979
U.S. Federal Court, 1979
U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit, 1980
U.S. District Court Southern District of Florida, 1980
U.S. Supreme Court, 1986
Education:
Duke University School of Law, Durham, North Carolina, 1979
J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence
Georgetown University, Washington, District of Columbia, 1976
A.B., Bachelor of Arts
Honors: Cum Laude
Major: Government
Fraternities/Sororities:
Alpha Sigma Nu
Pi Sigma Alpha
Birth Information:
July 12, 1954, Kingston, New York, United States of America
Representative Cases:
Walton v. Walton, 657 So.2d 214 (Fla. 4th DCA 1995)
Fitzell v. Rama Industries, Inc., 416 So.2d 1246 (Fla. 4th DCA 1982)
Camino Gardens Homeowners Association, Inc. v. McKim, 612 So.2d 636 (Fla. 4th DCA 1993)
Honors and Awards:
Youth Service Award, Kiwanis Club, 1988
Service Award, Florence Fuller Child Development Center, 1991
Community Service Award, Legal Aid Society, 1994
Community Service Award, Palm Beach County Bar Association, 1994
AV-Rated, Martindale-Hubbell for more than 18 years
Preeminant Rating, Marindale-Hubbell, in Family Law and Real Estate
Volunteer of the Year, Florence Fuller Child Development Center, 2000
Men with Caring Hearts Award, 2000
| Professional Associations and Memberships:
B'nai B'rith Anti-Defamation League, South Palm Beach County,
Member, Civil Rights Committee
Legal Affairs Committee, American Jewish Committee
Member
Advisory Board, Divorce Magazine & www.divorcemagazine.com
Director, Eurobank, 2003 - Present
South Palm Beach County Bar Association, 1979 - Present
Member
American Bar Association, 1979 - Present
Member
Florida Bar
Chairperson, Grievance Committee 15-F
Kiwanis Club of West Boca Raton, 1982 - 1983
President
Florence Fuller Child Development Center, 1990 - Present
Director
Florida Bar, 1979 - Present
Member
Palm Beach County Bar Association, 1979 - Present
Member
Georgetown University Alumni Admissions Program, 1979 - Present
Interviewer
Georgetown University Alumni Association of Boca Raton, 1996 - Present
Treasurer
South Palm Beach County Bar Association
Member, Committee on Family Law Practice
Florence Fuller Child Development Centers, Inc., 1994 - 1996, and 1998 - 2000
President
Palm Beach County Bar Association
Member, Committee on Fee Arbitration
South Palm Beach County Bar Association
Director
Greater Boca Raton
Member, Committee on Ecumenical Prayer Breakfast
Court Appointed Mediator in Condominium Law and Commercial Litigation
Palm Beach County, Florida
Pro Bono Activities:
Legal Aid Society, 1979
Legal Counsel, Florence Fuller Child Development Center, Inc., 1989 - Present
Legal Committee Anti-Defamation League of Palm Beach County, Florida
Chairman, Florida Bar Grievance Committee, 1985 - 1988
Chairman, Florida Bar Grievance Committee, 1999 - 2002
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