I received my bachelor’s degree from Tulane University in 1991 and received my law degree from the Cumberland School of Law in 1995. In law school, I served as a Cordell Hull Teaching Fellow and was the legal research and writing editor for The American Journal of Trial Advocacy, the nation's oldest law review dedicated to the art of trial advocacy.
I am rated "AV Preeminent" by Martindale-Hubbell. This designation signifies that I have been peer-rated by judges and fellow attorneys as having the highest possible legal abilities and ethical standards. Only 5% of the attorneys in the United States have received this rating.
Since 2007, I have been board-certified as an expert in construction law by the Florida Bar Association. The Florida Bar awards this distinction to only 7% of all attorneys in Florida.
I serve as a Special Magistrate for the Escambia County Environmental Code Enforcement Division, where I adjudicate violations of the County's environmental and land development codes. I am a Past-President of the Pensacola Rotary Club, where I have been a member for 27 years. I am general counsel to, and a prior board member of, Ever’man Natural Foods, a Pensacola co-operative grocery providing the largest variety of natural and certified organic products within a 150-mile radius of Pensacola. I also served as a member of the Santa Rosa Island Authority Steering Committee, where I was charged with reviewing and guiding the creation of a master development plan for Pensacola Beach.
