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EDUCATION:

· J.D., Tulane University School of Law (1980)

· B.A., Ohio Wesleyan University (1977)

BAR ADMISSIONS:

· The Florida Bar

COURTS OF AUTHORIZED PRACTICE:

· United States Supreme Court

· Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals

· U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida

· U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida

CASES ARGUED BEFORE THE UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT:

· Atlantic Sounding Co., Inc. and Weeks Marine, Inc. v. Townsend, 129 S. Ct. 2561 (2009) (punitive damages in maritime law)

· Chandris, Inc. v. Latsis, 515 U.S. 347, (1995) (restrictive seaman status test)

PUBLICATIONS AND SEMINARS:

· Panel Member: Maritime Punitive Damages, Tulane Admiralty Law Institute (New Orleans, LA 2009)

· Speaker: Passenger Claims (Cruise Ships, Gambling Ships, and Small Boats), Hillsborough County Bar Association, Presents a CLE Seminar on Admiralty & Maritime Law (Tampa, Florida 2007)

· Co-Author: Maritime Liens, Maritime Law and Practice, (The Florida Bar 4th Ed. 2004)

· Speaker: Maritime Recreational Vessels (Cruise, Gaming and Diving) (seaman status), Twenty-First Annual New Orleans Fall Maritime Law Seminar (New Orleans, Louisiana 2003)

· Speaker: Update on the Eleventh, Sixth and Eighth Circuits, Southeastern Admiralty Law Institute Seminar (Mobile, Alabama 2002)

· Visiting Professor: Seaman Status, University of Florida School of Law (Gainesville, Florida 2001)

· Speaker: Passenger Claims (Cruise Ships, Gambling Ships and Small Boats), Southeastern Admiralty Law Institute Seminar (Savannah, Georgia 1998)

· Speaker: Maintenance, Cure and Unearned Wages, Jones Act Negligence, Unseaworthiness, and 905(b) Claims, TECO Transport Corp Seminar (Tampa, Florida 1997)

· Speaker: Maritime Liens, Florida Bar Substantive and Procedural Admiralty and Maritime Law in Florida Seminar (Orlando, Florida 1996)

· Panel Member: Developments in Passenger Cruise Law: 1994-1995, Maritime Law Association of the United States Seminar (Kauai, Hawaii 1995)

· Co-Author: Cruise Ship Passenger Claims and Defenses, Journal of Maritime Law and Commerce (1990)

· Speaker: Passenger Claims in the 1990’s, Pacific Admiralty Seminar (San Francisco, California 1990)

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND ACHIEVEMENTS:

· Best Lawyers in America for Maritime Law (2000 through present)

· Board Certified Admiralty and Maritime Lawyer, The Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education (1996 through present)

· Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer, The Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education (1992 through present)

· Board Certified Trial Specialist, The National Board of Trial Advocacy (1993 through present)

· Florida Maritime Lawyers Association, Secretary (2005 through present)

· Proctor in Admiralty, Maritime Law Association of the United States (1981 through present)

EMPLOYMENT:

· Lau, Lane, Pieper, Conley & McCreadie (1987 - Present)

· Stagg, Hardy & Yerrid (1986 – 1987)

· Holland & Knight (1980 - 1986)