Bio

Undergraduate School: Wheeling College, Wheeling West Virginia – B.S. in Accounting, Summa Cum Laude, 1978; Alpha Sigma Nu (Jesuit National Honor Society).

Law School: Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, D.C. – J.D., Cum Laude; Articles and Notes Editor on the American Criminal Law Review, 1981.

Prior Positions:
K&L Gates – Associate (1986-89), Litigation Partner (1990 – 2018) and Member of the firm's Management Committee (2000-16);
Office of the State Attorney for the 11th Judicial Circuit of Florida – Assistant State Attorney (1981-86).

Florida Bar Admission – 1981.

Community Involvement:
YMCA of the USA – Chair of the National Board
America's Promise Alliance – Board and Executive Committee
Georgetown Law Alumni Board – Board
Greater Hollywood Chamber of Commerce – President, Legal Counsel, and Board
Leadership Hollywood – Chair
City Of Hollywood – Municipal Code Review Board
Hollywood Business Council – Board
YMCA of Broward County – Chair, Board, and Youth Sports Coach
Chaminade-Madonna College Preparatory – Board
Broward Outreach Center – Board
Greater Hollywood YMCA – Chair and Board
Dade County Bar Association – Board
Hollywood Hills Softball Association – Youth Sports Coach
Wildcats Soccer, Inc. – Youth Sports Coach
Dade County Guardian Ad Litem – Guardian's Attorney
Junior Achievement – Business Consultant
Art and Culture Center of Hollywood – Governance Volunteer