Honors and Awards:

• Recipient of Florida Justice Association Crystal Eagle Award
• Recipient of the Florida Constitution Award, Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers
• Recipient of the Silver Eagle Award, Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers
• Recipient of the Outstanding Freshman Award, University of Florida
• Recipient of the American Jurisprudence Award, University of Florida
• Leading Florida Attorneys
• International Men of Distinction
• Who's Who in the World
• Elected by his peers as one of the top 100 lawyers in Florida
• Who's Who in American Law
• Recipient of numerous awards from the Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers
• Awarded for career contributions to the protection of the rights of victims., Crystal Eagle Award, Florida Justice Assn, 2006

Special Licenses/Certifications:

• Certified as a Civil Trial Lawyer by the Florida Bar, 1986

Bar/Professional Activity:

• Member, President's Club and Board of Governors, American Association for Justice, 2001 - 2004
• Diplomat, Member, Board of Directors, Florida Justice Association (formerly Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers)
• Member, 1st Circuit Justice Association
• Member, Million Dollar Advocates Forum
• National Organization of Social Security Claimants Representatives
• Member, Executive Committee, Florida Justice Association, 1988 - 1990
• Diplomat, Member, Board of Directors: Florida Justice Association
• Member, American Bar Associations, Litigation, Tort and Insurance Practice Law Sections
• U.S. District Court Middle District of Florida, 1995
• U.S. Supreme Court, 1987
• U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit, 1981
• U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1974
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Florida, 1973
• Board of Governors, Association of Trial Lawyers of America
• Florida, 1973

Pro bono/Community Service:

• Director, Five Flags Sertoma Club
• President, Easter Seal Society

Scholarly Lectures and Writings:

• Hurricane Ins. Claims, FJA Workhorse Seminar, 2008
• Hurricane Ins. Claims, FJA Seminar, 2006
• The Changing Law of Insurance Bad Faith in Florida, AFTL, 1995
• Soft Tissue Injuries, AFTL, 1991
• Developing the Difficult Case: Hammers and Nails, AFTL, 1998
• Advanced Trial Advocacy, AFTL, 1998
• Lecturer, Workhouse Seminar, AFTL, 1998
• Final Argument, Premises Liability, AFTL, 1997
• Demonstrative Evidence, AFTL, 2000
• Trial Strategies in the Medical Malpractice Claim, AFTL, 1999
• Basic Trial Advocacy, Florida Bar Trial Lawyers Section, 1981 - 1982
• Introduction to Legal System, University of Florida, 1972 - 1973
• Strict Liability - The Comparative Negligence Defense, Trial Lawyers Section Newsletter, Vol. III, June, 1982
• Personal Injury Protection Coverage, Co-Authored, Florida No Fault Insurance Practice, 2nd Edition, 1979
• Eloquence in Opening Statement, Trial Diplomacy Journal, 32, 1987
• Bad Faith and the Unfair Claims Practice Act - Plaintiff's Perspective, Florida Automobile Insurance Law, 1985-2001
• Contraceptive Sterilization: The Doctor, The Patient and the U.S. Constitution,   University of Florida Law Review, 327, 1973
• Landlord's Lament: New Tenant Remedies in Florida, University of Florida Law Review, 769, 1972
• Authored the chapter on bad faith issues for the Florida Bar practice series on Florida Automobile Ins Law since its inception., Author, Unfair Claims Practices and Bad Faith- Plaintiff's Perspective, Florida Bar Assn, 1988

Verdicts and Settlements:

• $4.3 million dollar verdict against USA in a medical malpractice fed tort claims act case., 1991
• $3,500,000 settlement for 2 injuries and death arising from an auto school bus wreck. 8 month pregnant mother was seriously injured, child was born and lived for a few hours. 4 year old son sustained fractured legs., 2000
• $10 million verdict in a whistleblower case., 2000
• $4,450,000 settlement of a medical malpractice case for brain damage., 2003
• $825,000 settlement of a hurricane insurance claim., 2006
• $950,000 settlement for Erb's Palsy from birth injury in medical malpractice case., 2006
• $850,000 settlement for Erb's Palsy from birth injury in a medical malpractice case., 2007
• $600,000 settlement with additional $115,000 in attorneys fees against an insurer in a hurricane insurance damage case., 2007
• $32 million dollar verdict in a tortious interference with business relationship case., 2007
• $300,000 verdict (total loss) in a hurricane wind insurance claim and an additional $186,000 in attorneys fees paid by the insurer., 2009
• $400,000 verdict (total loss) in a hurricane wind insurance hurricane claim with attorneys fees pending against the insurer., 2010

Representative Clients:

• Injured individuals throughout Florida and the United States
• Vest v. Travelers, 753 So.2d 1270 (Fla. 2000)
• Mandel v. Doe, 888 F.2d 783 (C.A.11 (Fla.) 1989)
• MacGregor v. Bowen, 786 F.2d 1050 (C.A. 11 Fla. 1986)
• Government Employees Insurance Co. v. Grounds, 311 So.2d 164 (Fla.App. 1 Dist. 1975)
• Dungan v. Ford, 632 So.2d 159 (Fla.App. 1 Dist. 1994)
• U.S. v. Dempsey, 635 So.2d 961 (Fla. 1994)
• Dempsey v. U.S., 989 F.2d 1134 (C.A. 11 1993)
• Butchikas v. Travelers Indem. Co., 343 So.2d 816 (Fla. 1977)

Educational Background:

• University of West Florida, B.A., Magna Cum Laude , 1970