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• Over 3o total years experience in Criminal Law.
• More than 8 years in Sarasota Law Enforcement.
• Over 100 jury trials - 90% favorable outcome.
• Many cases were major crimes.

Includes First Degree Murder, Capital Sex Battery, Robbery, Racketeering, Bribery & Corruption; Drug Trafficking, Manslaughter. etc. Many cases were very high profile or notorious Elected Officials, Movie Stars, Athletes, Police Officers, Attorneys, Doctors, State Officials

• Litigated many complex statewide DUI motions.
• Personally litigated thousands of cases.
• Supervised over a million prosecution cases.
• Appeared before every judge in 12th Circuit.

Mentored nearly 200 young Lawyers locally 6 are now Local Judges; 8 are now State Attorney Division Chiefs; 7 who were Division Chief colleagues are also now Local Judges.

• Over 50 continuing Legal Education Courses.
• Taught thousands of Police Officers & Lawyers.
• Awarded Prosecutor of the Year Award, MADD.
• Twice awarded Distinguished Faculty FPAA.
• Served on Statewide DUI Task Force 14 years.
• Governors Domestic Violence Task Force 5 yrs.
• Helped draft several legislative bills.
• Florida Alcohol Breath Test Rules Committee 13 years.
• As patrol officer made hundreds of DUI arrests.
• Former Homicide Detective, Sarasota Sheriff.
• Two time winner Mock Trial Competitions.
• A.S. Degree M.C.C.
• A.A. Degree M.C.C.
• B.S. Degree U.S.F.
• Juris Doctorate Degree Oral Roberts University.
• Very successful results as Criminal Defense Attorney.