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Lawyer Overview

Areas of Practice

• Criminal Law
• Family Law
• General Litigation

West Practice Categories

Criminal Law, Family Law, Litigation & Appeals

Bar Admissions

• Florida, 1948
• U.S. Supreme Court
• U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit
• U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit
• U.S. District Court Middle District of Florida

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Jacksonville Bar Association, 1972 - 1977 (Member, Criminal Justice Council)
• American Bar Association, 1972 - 1977 (Member, Criminal Justice Council)
• Jacksonville Bar Association, Criminal Justice Section, 1976 (Chairman, Committee on Federal Rules and Procedure)
• American Bar Association, Criminal Justice Section, 1976 - Present (Chairman, Committee on Federal Rules and Procedure)
• Jacksonville Bar Association, 1978 - 1985 (Member, Standing Committee on Standards for Criminal Justice)
• American Bar Association, 1978 - 1985 (Member, Standing Committee on Standards for Criminal Justice)
• Jacksonville Bar Association, 1986 - 1989 (Committee Chairman, Standards for Criminal Justice)
• American Bar Association, 1986 - 1989 (Committee Chairman, Standards for Criminal Justice)
• The Florida Bar, 1965 - 1969 (Chairman, Committee to Draft Rules of Criminal Procedure)
• National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 1968 - 1971 (Director)
• American Bar Foundation, Florida Supreme Court, Advisory Commission on Criminal Discovery, 1988 - 1989 (Member)
• American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (Member)
• Florida Supreme Court Committee to Draft Rules of Criminal Procedure, 1964 - 1966 (Chairman)
• Florida Supreme Court Committee to Draft Rules of Criminal Procedure, 1971 - 1972 (Chairman)
• Florida Supreme Court Committee on Implementation of Standards for Criminal Justice, 1970 - 1972 (Chairman)
• Special Committee of Supreme Court to Draft Standard Jury Instructions, 1974 - 1975 (Member)
• Florida Supreme Court Matrimonial Commission, 1982 - Present (Member)
• American College of Trial Lawyers (Fellow)

Honors and Awards

• Recipient, Florida Bar Selig Goldin Award for Significant Contribution to Florida Criminal Justice System, 1983 - Present

Education

• University of Florida Levin College of Law, Gainesville, Florida, 1948
  J.D.
• Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, 1945
  A.B., Bachelor of Arts
• University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida, 1944

Fraternities/Sororities

• Phi Alpha Delta

Address

6816 Southpoint Parkway, Suite 101
Jacksonville, FL 32216-1706

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