Position: Member

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Admitted: 1965, Florida; 1969, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida; 1975, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1976, U.S. Supreme Court; 1981, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit

Law School: University of Florida, J.D., 1967, replaced LL.B. conferred, 1964

College: Pensacola Junior College, A.A., 1960; University of Florida, B.A., 1962

Birth Date and Place: Atmore, Alabama, October 17, 1940

Practice Areas: Insurance Defense, Aviation Crashes and Injuries, Banking & Finance, Bankruptcy, Business and Commercial Law (Litigation and Appeals), Business Law, Civil Litigation and Appeals, Class Action Defense, Construction Law, Contracts, Corpo

Additional Information: Escambia-Santa Rosa (President, 1976-1977) and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar (Member: Board of Governors, Young Lawyers Section, 1971-1975; Board of Governors, 1980-1982; Civil Trial Certification Committee, 1982-1983). Biography: Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Kappa Phi; Florida Blue Key; Phi Delta Phi. Executive Editor, University of Florida Law Review, 1964. President, Student Bar Association, University of Florida, 1964. Member, 1983-1987 and Chairman, 1986-1987, First District Court of Appeal, Judicial Nominating Commission. Member, Florida Federal Judicial Nominating Commission, 1997-2006. Included in, Best Lawyers In America, 1989—. Member, Florida Supreme Court Commission on Professionalism, 1996-2000. Master-Counselor, Pensacola American Inn of Court. Certified Circuit Court Mediator. Special Counsel, U.S. Senator Bob Graham, 1998. Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers. (Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education). Capt., U.S. Marine Corps, 1965-1968

Firm Members: Charles Beall, Jr.

Firm Members: Tiffany Durst

Firm Members: Larry Hill