Stetson University College of Law, J.D., 1990
- Order of the Barristers
- International Academy of Trial Lawyers Award
- Member of Law Review, Notes Editor
- Member Moot Court Board
- Member Mock Trial Team
Tulane University, A.B. Freeman School of Business, B.S.M, 1986
- Florida Bar, 1990
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
- U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida
- Represented entertainment industry client against movie studio in false advertising case related to the promotion of the movie War Dogs – Incarcerated Entertainment, LLC v. Warner Bros. Pictures, Case No. 8:16-cv-1302-T-35AAS (M.D. Fla. 2017).
- Obtained record jury verdict of 140 million dollars against media entity for violation of privacy based on non-consensual publication of surreptitiously recorded sex tape of a celebrity client.
- Represented multiple purchasers in ILSA and fraud claims arising out of potential condominium project marketed by the Trump Organization and Donald Trump.
- Successfully blocked a temporary injunction and obtained a dismissal of case filed by Don King against “Sugar” Shane Mosley, which tried to stop a pay-per-view boxing match against Ricardo Mayorga
- Defended large, privately held company and its executives in hostile work environment case in federal jury trial.
- Defended publicly held petroleum company in one of the first same sex harassment trials in Florida.
- Defended publicly held petroleum company in 2-week state court wrongful death trial arising from exploding gasoline dispenser.
- Represented former executive of a publicly held company in jury trial arising from breach of commission and bonus contract.
- Defended grocery co-operative in state court jury trial seeking damages for breach of membership contracts.
- Represented plaintiff survivor in multi-defendant wrongful death trial arising from medical negligence.
- Represented curator of estate of large privately owned dairy in claims against guardian, guardian’s counsel and estate counsel for negligence in failing to protect ward from undue influence.
- Represented publicly held health care company in government civil and criminal investigation involving Medicare fraud allegations.
- Represented numerous witnesses in parallel civil/criminal fraud investigations in areas of health care and securities law.
- Represented home building franchisee in weeklong trade secret and unfair competition trial.
- Represented publicly held food distributor in multi-defendant restrictive covenant and trade secret case.
- Represent Olympic and professional athletes in endorsement and other contract matters.
- The Florida Bar
- Board of Governors, 2020
- Board of Governors, 1996-2000
- Code and Rules of Evidence Committee, 1992-2002; Vice Chairman 1998-2002
- Grievance Committee D, Member, 1999-2002; Chair, 2001
- Young Lawyers Division
- Hillsborough County Bar Association
- President, 2009-2010
- Board of Directors, 2003-2011
- Young Lawyers Division
- Board of Directors, 1996-1999
- President, 1999-2000
- American Bar Association
- Young Lawyers Division National Conferences Chair, 1996-1997
- Florida Supreme Court Committee on Standard Jury Instructions for Contract and Business Case, 2019-Present
- Panel Discussion, “Jury Selection in Publicized Cases Involving Public Figures” [2017 Civil Trial Practice Beach and Bar Seminar – The St. Petersburg Bar Association Civil Trial Section (May 2017)]
- Panel Discussion, “Does the Internet Risk Bankrupting the First Amendment? The Hulk Hogan v. Gawker Verdict on the Anniversary of Reno v. ACLU” [American Bar Association Forum on Communications Law (February 2017)]
- Panel Discussion Moderator, “The Verdict is In: The Jury Speaks” [20th Annual Hillsborough County Bar Association Bench Bar Conference (November 2016)]
- Panel speaker, The Florida Bar 2016 Reporters’ Workshop, “Libel and Privacy: What Should Journalists Learn from Bollea v. Gawker (the Hulk Hogan case)?” (September 2016)
- Panel speaker, The Association of Business Trial Lawyers (Los Angeles chapter), “Juries Speak Loud and Clear About Privacy in the Internet Age: The Lead Trial Lawyers Analyze the Gawker and Erin Andrews Trials (September 2016)
- Panel speaker, The Florida Bar Convention Media Law Conference, “The Privacy Machine v. The Press” (June 2016)
- Lecturer, “Jury Selection in the Bollea/Gawker Trial” [Hillsborough County Bar Association, March 2016]
- Lectured and presented at the ABA and ABA YLD on topics such as Multi-Disciplinary practice, attorney professionalism and attorney peer-review.
- Lectured at numerous Florida Bar and private seminars, on the following topics: Basic Evidence, Evidentiary Privileges, Trade Secrets, Restrictive Covenants, and Trial Advocacy.
- Lectured at Hillsborough County Bar Association seminars in the areas of lawyer professionalism and civility, lawyer peer review, trial advocacy, civil procedure and discovery.
- AV Rated by Martindale Hubbell
- Best Lawyers in America, Commercial Litigation, 2009-Present
- Tampa Magazines’ Top Lawyers, 2020-Present
- Florida Super Lawyers, 2009-Present
- Florida Super Lawyers, 2019 – Top 50 Lawyers in Tampa Bay
- Florida Super Lawyers, 2019 – Top 100 Lawyers in Florida
- Florida Trend’s Legal Elite, 2010-2012, 2014-2017
- Hillsborough County Bar Association’s Outstanding Young Lawyer Award, 1999-2000
- Florida Plaintiff’s Attorney of 2016 by Courtroom View Network
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