I am an accomplished trial attorney with a strong background in criminal, family, military, and immigration law, to include criminal appellate work, having litigated in hundreds of jury trials in both State and Federal Courts.  I have a proven ability to negotiate resolutions to complex issues.   Member of the Florida Bar since 1992.   I am former Assistant Felony Public Defender for Hillsborough County, where I handled all levels of criminal cases to include life felonies.

I am also a Colonel, U.S. Army Reserves as an Army Judge Advocate, having previously served as the Staff Judge Advocate, U.S. Army Reserve Element, United States Northern Command/NORAD, Peterson AFB, Colorado Springs, Colorado.   Before that assignment, I worked for three years at United States Central Command, Mac Dill AFB, Florida.   I was also the Commander for the 154th Legal Support Organization, Trial Defense Service.  In that capacity, I supervise and manage the activities of 162 subordinate Judge Advocate’s located throughout the Eastern United States and Europe.

With over 32 years in the Army and Army Reserves, I am an experienced military litigator, trying 100 courts-martial and litigated over 130 appellate cases at the Army Court Criminal Appeals and U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces; represented the Department of Defense in Federal Labor Relations cases in both Federal Court and before Administrative Law Judges under both the MSPB and the EEOC.

Operation Iraqi Freedom combat veteran. 

Member and/or license to practice before:

-        United States Supreme Court

-        Supreme Court of Florida

-        United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit

-        United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces

-        United  States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

-        United States Army Court of Criminal Appeals

-        United States Court of Federal Claims

-        United States District Court for the Middle and Southern Districts of Florida