Special Licenses/Certifications:

• Board Certified in Civil Trial Law by the Florida Bar., 1991

Bar/Professional Activity:

• Member, The Board of Governors of the Florida Bar 1997-2003.

Scholarly Lectures and Writings:

• "Post Trial Motions," Florida Civil Trial Practice, Chapter 18, 3rd Edition, 1984; 4th Edition, 1990; and 5th Edition, 1998; 6th Edition, 2001, 7th Edition, 2005."Shadow Juries Won't Keep You in the Dark", Miami Review, March 5, 1990"An Ill-Conceived Brainstorm: State Legislators Enact Law Imposing Legal Inequities", Miami Review, August 23, 1991"Malpractice Litigation:Views of A Plaintiff's Attorney", Caduceus Newsletter, Spring 1992"Effective Use of Technology in Preparing and Trying Cases: An Historical Perspective and Comparison", The Florida Bar News, January 15, 1996. Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers - "Negligent Security" December 1986Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers - "Current Thoughts on the Death on the High Seas Act", December 1987Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers - "Admissibility of Prior and Subsequent Incidents", Tampa/Miami, May 17 & 18, 1990 Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers - "Medical Malpractice Pre-suit Screening: Pitfalls and Opportunities", Miami, November 2, 1990Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers -"Fighting Medicare/Medicaid Liens and Other Such Nuisances", December, 1990Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers -"Handling Blue Cross-Blue Shield Rights,"Orlando/Ft. Lauderdale, April 25 & 26, 1991Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers- "Florida's Hospital Review Committee Privileges: A Chinese Wall Against Responsibility", December, 1993National Education Network- "Trying the Auto Accident Case", Miami, February, 1994Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers- "Group Health Carrier Subrogation Rights or Rights of Reimbursement", Annual Convention, November, 1994Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers- "The Good Samaritan Act's Emergency Room Provisions- Samaritans and Goodness Have Nothing to Do With It", December, 1994Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers- Demonstration of Jury Selection Techniques, 1994 Annual Convention, November, 1994Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers- "The Legal Aftermath of Fabre v. Marin and Strategies for Settlement and Trial", December, 1994Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers- "Group Health Insurance Liens", March, 1995The Florida Bar- "Effective Use of Technology in Preparing and Trying Cases- An Historical Perspective and Comparison", Annual Convention, June, 1995Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers- "Group Health Carrier Subrogation Rights and Rights of Reimbursement: General Legal Principles, Pitfalls, Suggestions for Negotiating, Strategies for Releases and Settlements", March, 1996Lorman Education Services- "Insurance Litigation in Florida- Health Insurance Subrogation Rights and Rights of Reimbursement", November, 1996Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers- "Florida's Collateral Source Statute", March, 1997National Bar Association/Women Lawyers Division Dade County Chapter- "Preparing and Litigating the Personal Injury or Wrongful Death Case", March, 1998Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers- "Group Health Carrier Subrogation Rights and Rights of Reimbursement", March, 1998Coral Gables Bar Association- "Medical Malpractice: The Myth of the Frivolous Lawsuit", June, 1998Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Paralegal Affiliate Group of South Florida)- "Basic Steps in the Medical Malpractice Case", September, 1998Dade County Trial Lawyers' Association- "How to Prepare for & Conduct Cross Examination of Defense Experts", Masters of the Courtroom IV, November, 1998Dade County Trial Lawyers' Association- "Direct Examination of the Plaintiff", Masters of the Courtroom V: A Mock Trial, October,1999Lorman Education Services- "Auto Insurance Law and Accident Litigation in Florida- Discovery and Pretrial Preparation", October, 1999National Business Institute- "Medical Malpractice in Florida", November, 1999Lorman Education Services- "Health Insurance Subrogation Rights and Rights of Reimbursement", January, 2000Lorman Education Services- "Auto Insurance Law and Accident Litigation in Florida- Discovery and Pretrial Preparation", October, 2000Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers- "The Current Effects of the Collateral Source Statute 768.76", March, 2001National Business Institute- "Evidence and Hearsay in the Florida Courtroom", March, 2001Lorman Education Services- "Successful Handling of Wrongful Death Cases in Florida- Evaluating the Wrongful Death Case", June, 2001Lorman Education Services- "Successful Handling of Wrongful Death Cases in Florida- Evaluating the Wrongful Death Case", September, 2002Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers- "Medical Malpractice Law Legislative Changes and Case Law Update", June, 2003Lorman Education Services- "Successful Handling of Wrongful Death Cases in Florida- Evaluating the Wrongful Death Case", January, 2005Lorman Education Services- "Tort Reform's Impact On Medical Malpractice Litigation In Florida: A User's Guide- Jury Selection in the Medical Malpractice Tort Reform Era", June, 2006 

Verdicts and Settlements:

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Educational Background:

• Cornell University, Ithaca, NY BS 1974; University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL JD 1977, cum laude.