Admitted: 1985, Pennsylvania; 1986, District of Columbia; 1991, New York; 1994, Wyoming and Texas; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Pennsylvania, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of New York; U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern and Eastern Districts of Texas; U.S. District Court, District of Columbia, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Seventh, Tenth, Eleventh, District of Columbia and Federal Circuits, U.S. Tax Court, U.S. Court of International Trade, U.S. Court of Federal Claims and U.S. Supreme Court
Law School: Pepperdine University, J.D.
Member: American Bar Association; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America.
Biography: Recipient, Federal Bar Association's Younger Federal Lawyers Award, 1994 (Recognized as one of five leading government attorneys throughout the nation and overseas), U.S. Dept. of Justice Special Achievement Award for Outstanding Superior Performance, 1991 and Special Act Award, 1995. Assistant U.S. Attorney Middle District of Florida, 1990-1996; Associate Independent Counsel/Senior Trial Counsel, Office of Independent Counsel, 1996-1997. Adjunct Professor, Advanced Criminal Trial Advocacy, Stetson University College of Law, 1992-1996; Advanced Trial Advocacy, Temple University School of Law, 1996. Instructor: NITA (National and Regional Programs), 1994; Emory University School of Law, Trial Techniques Program, 1994; University of Florida College of Law Statewide Prosecutor/Public Defender Trial Training Program, 1993. Faculty Member and Instructor for International Money Laundering, Organized Crime and White Collar Crime Seminars: Argentina, Hungary, Czech Republic, Romania, Slovenia, Cyprus and Russia, 1995-1998. Chair, Officers and Board Members Nomination Committee of the Assistant U.S. Attorney's Association for the Middle District of Florida, 1995.
Born: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, April 21, 1960