Professional Associations:
1967-
1972-
1998-
2004-
2015-
2018-
Mediation Qualifications:
Certified Civil Circuit Court Mediator, Supreme Court of the State of Florida (2001-2021)
Certified Mediator, United States District Court, Middle District of Florida (2011-2017)
Actively conducting mediations for over 25 years.
Qualified Florida Arbitrator
My litigation and mediation practices have concentrated on complex commercial disputes in areas such as contracts, construction/development, corporation, shareholder and partnership disputes, commercial torts, real estate and land use, banking, foreclosure, and employment
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, J.D.
Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, B.S. Economics
Florida Bar
United States Supreme Court
United States Tax Court
United States District Court, Middle District of Florida
Fifth and Eleventh Circuit Courts of Appeal
The Florida Circuit-
Professional Recognition:
Salutatorian, The Florida Bar Induction Ceremony October 1966
"AV" Preeminent™ rating by Martindale Hubbell
Best Lawyers in America, “Bet The Company Litigation”: 2010-2025
Best Lawyers in America, “Commercial Litigation”: 2010-2025
Orlando Magazine Top Lawyers in Orlando 2011-2025
Best Lawyers in America, 2016 Orlando Bet-the-Company Litigation Lawyer of the Year
Recipient of the 2016 William Trickel Jr. Professionalism Award from the Orange County Bar Association
Community Activities:
Legal Aid Society of the Orange County Bar Association, Inc., Trustee and Treasurer 1973
1976, President 1976-
Chairman, Orange County Bar Association, Committee on Legal Ethics 1979
Grievance Committee, Ninth Judicial Circuit 1977-
Volie A. Williams Inns of Court (Founding Member; President 2000-
Florida Legal Services, Inc., Member of the Board of Directors 2006-
Florida Land Planning Agency, Seminole County, 1988-
Seminole County Teen Court 1996-
Congregation of Reform Judaism; member Board of Trustees 1975-
Original Board Member, Mission United, a Veterans Support Organization 2015-2017