Graduate of Florida State University Cum Laude, with Honors. Law degree from Stetson University College of Law. Licensed to practice in all Florida State Courts as well as the United States Courts for the Southern and Middle Districts of Florida and the United States Bankruptcy Courts for the Southern and Middle Districts of Florida. Member of The Florida Bar Association; Highlands County Bar Association (past president); Clearwater Bar Association; Hillsborough County Bar Association; Florida Justice Association; Tampa Bay Trial Lawyers Association; National Organization of Social Security Claimant Representatives ("NOSSCR"); Central Pinellas Chamber of Commerce (present board of directors); and Rotary Club of Sebring.