Recipient, Justice Robert E. Jones Trial Advocacy Award. Legal Extern to the Honorable Owen M. Panner, U.S. District Court, District of Oregon, 1983. Member, Middle District of Florida Civil Justice Reform Act Advisory Group Sub Committee, 1997-1998.

• Juris Doctor, May 1984 - Northwestern School of Law, Lewis & Clark College, Portland, OR
  (Justice Robert E. Jones Trial Advocacy Award)
• Bachelor of Science, 1976 (Geology) - University of Montana
• Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (Finance), 1968 - University of Florida

American Bar Association
- Litigation Section
- Construction Industry Forum

Middle District of Florida - Civil Justice
- Reform Act Advisory Sub Committee
- State and Federal Court Certified Mediator, 1998 - 2003

The Florida Bar, 1984 - Present
- Member, Code and Rules of Evidence Committee, 1992 - 1998
- Member, Bar Liaison, 1990 - 1991
- Vice Chair, Circuit Grievance Committee, 1988 - 1991

Orange County Bar Association
- Member, Judicial Relations Committee
- Member, Construction Committee
- Member, Federal and State Trial Practice Committee

• U.S. News & World Report Best Law Firms, 2010-2023
• Best Lawyers In America, 2006-2023
• Orlando Magazine's Top Lawyers, 2006-2023
• Law & Politics Magazine, Florida Super Lawyer, 2006-2023
• Florida Trend's Legal Elite, 2004-2008

$600.00 per hour divided among the parties