Admitted: 1988, Florida and U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida; 1990, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 1996, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Florida and U.S. Supreme Court; 2004, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit
Law School: Indiana University, J.D.
College: University of Delaware, B.A.
Member: American Immigration Lawyers Association (Central Florida, President, 2008); Hillsborough County, Federal and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar; Hillsborough (President, 1998), Florida and National Associations of Criminal Defense Lawyers.
Biography: Phi Alpha Theta (President). Clarence A. Fulmer Scholar. Florida Super Lawyer. Master Lawyer, American Inns of Court. Outstanding Contributions to Immigration Law Award. Senior Counsel, College of Master Advocates and Barristers. U.S. Immigration Judge, 2003. Listed: Who's Who in American Law; Who's Who in Finance and Business; Who's Who in America; Who's Who in the World. Lecturer: Federal Criminal Practice, 1997, 1999, 2001; Immigration law, 2004, 2005, 2006.
Born: Welch, West Virginia, August 4, 1952
MilitaryService: Captain, M.I., U.S.A.R., 1986-1991
Languages: Spanish
Cases: State v. Conyers 581 So. 2d 1318 (2DCA 1991); State v. Pangle 584 So. 2d 1002 (2DCA 1991); E.F. v. Dept. Health Rehab. 639 So. 2d 639 (2DCA 1994); U.S. v. Preston 28 F.3d 1098 (11th Cir. 1994); U.S. v. Murillo 49 F.3d 731; cert. den., 516 U.S. 904 (1995); T.R. v. Dept. Child. Fam. 24 Fla. L. Weekly D87 (2DCA 1998); U.S. v. Santiago 220 F.3d 591 (2000); cert. den., _U.S._(Dec. 11, 2000; Napier v. Preslicka 314 F.3d 528 (11th Cir. 2002).