Areas of Practice

  • Government Tort and Statutory Liability
  • Personal Injury and Wrongful Death
  • Insurance Law
  • Medical Malpractice Defense
  • First Party Insurance Claims
  • Products Liability
  • Premises Liability
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Business Torts
  • Professional Negligence
  • Construction Law
  • Transportation Law

Selected Professional and Civic Activities

  • Orange County Bar Association (Fee Arbitration Committee, past member)
  • The Florida Bar (Trial Lawyers Section member; Board of Governors Young Lawyers Division, 1992-1997; Civil Procedure Rules Committee, Past member)
  • Florida Bar Foundation Legal Assistance for Poor (Past member)
  • Ninth Judicial Circuit Judicial Nominations Commission (Past member)
  • Ninth Judicial Circuit Grievance Committee (Past member)
  • Florida Defense Lawyers Association
  • Defense Research Institute
  • Florida Legal Services (Past member, Board of Directors)
  • Legal Aid Society of the Orange County Bar (Board of Trustees, 1987 – 1996, Past President)
  • University Club of Orlando, Board of Directors
  • Children’s Home Society (Past President)
  • Crisis Nursery (Past Board of Directors)
  • Parent Resource Center (Past Board of Directors)
  • The Florida Bar (Trial Lawyers Section- Executive Committee, Member)
  • American Board of Trial Advocate (ABOTA); Past President, Central Florida Chapter

Honors

  • American College of Trial Lawyers, Fellow
  • AV rated, Martindale Hubbell (continuously since 1991)
  • Florida Bar Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer (1992-2002) – Re-certified 2002, 2007,  2012 -Present
  • American Board of Trial Advocates, Diplomat (1999 – Present)
  • Selected as Florida “Super Lawyer” (continuously since 2007)
  • Selected in the Guide to Leading Florida Attorneys in the area of personal injury defense law
  • 2009 Leading Providers Attorneys for the Southeastern United States – Forbes Magazine
  • Selected as Florida Legal Elite – Florida Trend Magazine.
  • Selected as Orlando Top Lawyer – Orlando Home and Leisure Magazine (2011 and 2012)
  • Selected by peers as Top Attorneys in Florida – American Registry (2012)
  • 2020 Defense Trial Lawyer of the Year – Central Florida Chapter of American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA)