Special Licenses/Certifications:

• Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer, The Florida Bar, 1983
• Board Certified Business Litigation Lawyer, The Florida Bar, 1997

Bar/Professional Activity:

• Member, Federal Bar Association
• Master, Ferguson-White Inn of Court, 1986 - Present
• Member, American Association For Justice
• Member, American Bar Association
• Member, The Florida Bar Association
• Member, Hillsborough County Bar Association
• Service on Florida Bar grievance committee for two separate three year terms.  Service on the Grievance Committee for the Middle District of Florida, Tampa Division.
• Florida, 1972
• U.S. District Court Middle District of Florida, 1974
• U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit, 1981

Scholarly Lectures and Writings:

• Ajunct Pofessor, Intellectual Property, Stetson University Law School
• Restrictive Covenants and Trade Secrets, The Florida Bar, 1996 - 2003
• Commercial Disputes and Business Torts, The Florida Bar, 2002 - 2003
• Recent Amendments to the Federal Rules, National Business Institute, 2002
• Conducting an Effective Cross Examination, Lorman, 2003

Representative Clients:

• Ohio Casualty Insurance co. v. Redden, 323 So.2d 599 (Fla. 2nd DCA), 1976
• Aetna Life Insurance Co. v. Nakis, 333 So.2d 54 (Fla. 2nd DCA), 1976
• Aetna Life Insurance Co. v. Lowe, 337 So.2d 1036 (Fla. 2nd DCA), 1976
• Tampa Farm Service Inc. v. Cargill, 356 So.2d 347 (Fla. 2nd DCA), 1978
• Aviation Specialties, Inc. v. United Technologies Corp., 568 F2d 1186 (5th Cir.), 1978
• Aviation Specialties, Inc. v. United Technologies Corp., 568 F2d 1186 (5th Cir.), 1978
• General Wholesale Co. of Florida . Div. of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobaacco, 375 So.2d 581 (Fla. 1st DCA), 1979
• Volume Services Div. of Interstate United Corp. v. Canteen Corp., 369 So.2d 391 (Fla. 2nd DCA), 1979
• General Wholesale Co. of Fla. v. Division of Alcoholic Beverages & Tobacco, 375 So.2d 581 (Fla. 1st DCA), 1979
• U.S. v. Martino, 648 F.2d 367 (5th Cir.), 1981
• Bert Smith Oldsmobile, Inc. v. Franklin, 400 So.2d 1235 (Fla. 2d DCA), 1981
• Servidone Const. Corp. v. Southeast Materials Corp., 421 So.2d 695 (Fla. 2nd DCA), 1982
• Alderman v. Tandy Corporation, 720 F2d 1234 (11th Cir.), 1983
• Rollins, Inc. v. Heller, 454 So.2d 580 (Fla. 3rd DCA), 1984
• U.S. v. Sans, 731 F.2d 1521 (11th Cir.), 1984
• Cannon v. Gardner-Martin Asphalt Corp. Retirement Trust-Profit Sharing Plan, 699 F.Supp. 265 (U.S. District Court, M.D. Fla., Tampa), 1988
• Pierce v. Commercial Warehouse, 691 F.Supp. 291 (U.S. District Court, M.D. Fla., Tampa), 1988
• Schoch v. Dade City Retirement Housing, Inc., 124 F.R.D. 688, Blue Sky L. Rep. P 72,933 (M.D. Fla.), 1988
• Pierce v. Commercial Warehouse, 876 F.2d. 86 (11th Cir.), 1989
• Watson v. State Dept. of Labor and Employment Sec., 552 So.2d 970 (Fla. 1st DCA), 1989
• In re GIC Government Securities, Inc., 122 B.R. 148 (Bankr.M.D.Fla.), 1990
• Barneby v. E.F. Hutton & Co., 130 F.R.D. 679 (M.D. Fla.), 1990
• Florida Nat. Bank v. 1 Phillips Center, Ltd., 555 So.2d 951 (Fla. 2nd DCA), 1990
• Acosta v. Rahdert Acosta, P. A., 561 So.2d 17 (Fla. 2nd DCA), 1990
• E. F. Hutton v. Hadley, 901 F.2d 979 (11th Cir.), 1990
• Stone v. E. F. Hutton & Co. Inc., 898 F.2d 1542 (11th Cir.), 1990
• Pierce v. Commercial Warehouse, 142 F.R.D. 687 (U.S. District Court, M.D. Fla., Tampa), 1992
• Terrace Bank v. Brady, 598 So.2d 225 (Fla. 2d DCA), 1992
• Barry B. Roseman, D.M.D., M.D., Profit Sharing Plan v. Sports and Recreation, 165 F.R.D. 108 (U.S. District Court, M.D. Fla., Tampa), 1996
• Leroux v. NYNEX Worldwide Services Group, 677 So.2d 956 (Fla. 2nd DCA), 1996
• Cray v. NationsBank of North Carolina, N.A., 982 F.Supp. 850 (U.S. District Court, M.D. Fla., Tampa), 1997
• Woodland Trust v. Flowertree Nursery, 982 F.Supp. 478 (U.S. District Court, M.D. Fla., Ocala), 1997
• Jackson v. Motel 6 Multipurposes, Inc., 175 F.R.D. 337 (U.S. District Court, M.D. Fla., Fort Myers), 1997
• Jackson v. Motel 6 Multipurposes, Inc., 172 F.R.D. 469 (U.S. District Court, M.D. Fla., Fort Myers), 1997
• Jackson v. Motel 6 Multipurposes, Inc., 172 F.R.D. 462 (U.S. District Court, M.D. Fla., Fort Myers), 1997
• Corn v. Greco, 694 So.2d 833 (Fla. 2nd DCA), 1997
• Greco v. Corn, 724 So.2d 612 (Fla. 2d DCA), 1998
• Louis Berkman Co. v. Davit Master Corp., 1998 WL 181603, 46 U.S.P.B.2d 1380 (M.D.Fla.), 1998
• Paoli v. Natherson, 732 So.2d 486 (Fla. 2nd DCA), 1999
• McBride v. Vision Twenty-One, Inc. , Aug. 1 (U.S. District Court, M.D. Fla., Tampa), 2000
• In re Frank, 753 So.2d 1228 (Fla. 2nd DCA), 2000
• KPMG Peat Marwick LLP v. Barner, 799 So.2d 308 (Fla. 2d DCA), 2001
• Rosati v. Bekhor, 167 F.Supp. 2d 1340 (M.D. Fla.), 2001
• In re 21st Century Satellite Communications, Inc., 278 B.R. 577 (U.S. Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Fla., Tampa), 2002
• O'Halloran v. First Union Nat. Bank of Fl., 205 F.Supp.2d 1296 (U.S. District Court, M.D. Fla., Tampa), 2002
• In re Sunterra Corp. Securities Litigation, 199 F.Supp.2d 1308 (U.S. District Court, M.D. Fla., Tampa), 2002
• Behr v. Foreman, 824 So.2d 222 (Fla. 2nd DCA), 2002
• O'Halloran v. First Union Nat. Bank of Fl., 350 F.3d 1197 (11th Cir.), 2003
• Foreman v. Behr, 866 So.2d 705 (Fla. 2d DCA), 2003
• Alabama Securities Com'n v. Greater Ministries Intern., Inc., 2003 WL 21802139 (M.D. Fla), 2003
• Condon v. Office Depot, Inc., 2003 WL 21990263, 28 Fla. L. Weekly D1961 (Fla. 2nd DCA), 2003
• Cornerstone Home Builders, Inc. v. Lemanski , Slip Copy (U.S. District Court, M.D. Fla., Tampa), 2005
• Cooper v. Thomas Craig & Co. LLP, 906 So.2d 378 (Fla. 2d DCA), 2005
• Sparton Electronics Florida, Inc. v. Electropac Co., Inc. , Sep. 21 (U.S. District Court, M.D. Fla., Tampa), 2006
• Mobile-One Communications and Electronics, Inc. v. Lazy Days R.V. Center, Inc. , Aug. 1 (U.S. District Court, M.D. Fla., Tampa), 2006
• Sparton Electronics Florida, Inc. v. Electropac Co., Inc. , Aug. 9 (U.S. District Court, M.D. Fla., Tampa), 2007
• Sparton Electronics Florida, Inc. v. Electropac Co., Inc. , Jun. 7 (U.S. District Court, M.D. Fla., Tampa), 2007
• Price v. Hannahs, 954 So.2d 97 (Fla. 2d DCA), 2007
• Raymond James & Associates v. Bank of New York Trust Co., N.A. , Sep. 18 (U.S. District Court, M.D. Fla., Tampa), 2008
• Raymond James & Associates v. Bank of New York Trust Co., N.A. , Jan. 18 (U.S. District Court, M.D. Fla., Tampa), 2008
• Guy's World, Inc. v. Condon, 1 So.3d 240 (Fla. 2d DCA), 2008
• Florida Auto Auction of Orlando v. Kase, 978 So.2d 166 (Fla. 2d DCA), 2008
• JLM Marketing Inc. v. Belgio, Slip Copy, 2008 WL 2437600 (Fla. 2d DCA), 2008
• Idearc Media Corp. v. Kimsey & Associates, P.A. , Slip Copy (U.S. District Court, M.D. Fla., Tampa), 2009
• Hamilton v. Wilder Corp. of Delaware , Slip Copy (U.S. District Court, M.D. Fla., Tampa), 2009
• WSC-L Lakeside Investors V, LLC v. Pulte Home Corp., Slip Copy (U.S. District Court, M.D. Fla., Tampa), 2009
• WSC-L Lakeside Investors V, LLC v. Pulte Home Corp., Slip Copy (U.S. District Court, M.D. Fla., Tampa), 2009
• Haynes v. Wilder Corp. of Delaware, 721 F.Supp.2d 1218 (U.S. District Court, M.D. Fla., Tampa), 2010
• Sure Fill & Seal, Inc. v. Platinum Packaging Group, Inc. , Slip Copy (U.S. District Court, M.D. Fla., Tampa), 2010
• Brown v. Hillsborough Area Regional Transit , Slip Copy (U.S. District Court, M.D. Fla., Tampa), 2010
• Sure Fill & Seal, Inc. v. Platinum Packaging Group, Inc. , Slip Copy (U.S. District Court, M.D. Fla., Tampa), 2010
• Zboch v. Cohen, Jayson & Foster, P.A., 43 So.3d 57 (Fla. 2d DCA), 2010
• Zboch v. Cohen, Jayson & Foster, P.A., 48 So.3d 850 (Fla. 2d DCA), 2010
• Piven v. Sykes Enterprises, Inc., 137 F.Supp.2d 1295 (U.S. District Court, M.D. Fla., Tampa), 2011
• Sterne Agee Financial Services, Inc. v. Gauzza, 57 So.3d 858 (Fla. 2d DCA), 2011

Educational Background:

• Iowa State University, B.S. in Chemical Engineering, 1969