Education
- Florida State University College of Law, J.D., summa cum laude, 1989
- University of South Florida, B.A., summa cum laude, 1985
Practice Areas
- Labor and Employment
- Constitutional Law
- Civil Rights
- Education Law
- Americans With Disabilities Act
- Libel and Slander
- Insurance Coverage Disputes
- Civil Litigation and Appeals
- Arbitration and Mediation
Admitted
- The Florida Bar
- U.S. District Court, Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Florida
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit
- United States Supreme Court
Public Service
- Former Law Clerk, Honorable William Terrell Hodges, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida (1989 – 1991)
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Professional Associations
- The Florida Bar, Labor and Employment Law Section
- Federal Bar Association
- American Bar Association
- Tallahassee Bar Association
- Delegate to U.S. Eleventh Circuit Judicial Conference (2002 and 2004)
- Christian Legal Society
Community Activities
- Legal Aid Foundation, Inc., Member of Board of Directors (1997 – 2004), President (2000), Secretary (1998, 1999)
- Calvary Chapel of Tallahassee, Deacon / Elder (1995 – 1999), Member of Board of Directors (2002 – 2008)
Recognition
- Martindale-Hubbell Rating: AV® Preeminent ™
Publications and Lectures
- Legal Issues for School Principals in 2006 (Employee Personnel Matters, Americans with Disabilities Act, Title IX and Florida Educational Equity Act), Panhandle Area Educational Consortium Principal’s Training Seminar (March 2006)
- Handling Allegations of Teacher-on-Student and Student-on-Student Sexual Harassment, Panhandle Area Educational Consortium Summer Leadership Conference (June 2000)
- Discipline of Students under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), Lorman Educational Services (May 2000)
- The Employment Process from Beginning to End, Legal Administrator’s Association of Tallahassee (July 1999)
- Managing Religious Practices in the Workplace, Human Resources Association of Tallahassee (March 1998)