Areas of Practice

• 10% Alternative Dispute Resolution
• 20% Family, Property
• 20% Business, Utilities
• 20% Business, Administrative
• 20% Family, Probate
• 5% Business, Debts
• 5% Family, Debts

Litigation Percentage

• 100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Bar Admissions

• Florida, 1984
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Florida, 1988
• U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit, 1996
• U.S. Supreme Court, 1998

Education

• University of the District of Columbia, David A. Clarke School of Law, Washington, District of Columbia, 1983
  J.D.
  Honors: Phi Delta Phi
  Honors: With Honors
  
   
• The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, 1981
  B.S.
  Honors: William LaDale Taylor Award
  Major: Criminal Justice
  
   

Representative Cases

• AHCA v. Estate of K. Johnson, 743 So.2d 83 (3rd DCA 1999)
• Public Health Trust v. Dade County, 693 So.2d 562 (3rd DCA 1996)

Representative Clients

• Southern Oaks Nursing Home
• Fortress Games

References

• Gwendolyn Spencer, Esq.

Honors and Awards

• State of Florida AHCA Supervisory Training, 1998
• Florida A&M Small Business Development Center Award, 1997 - 2001

Professional Associations and Memberships

• U.S. Federal Court Middle District, 1984 - Present
  
   
• U.S. Federal Court Southern District, 1985 - Present
  
   

Past Employment Positions

• Florida Agency for Health Care Administration, Senior Attorney, 1995 - 2001
• Florida Department of Labor, Senior Attorney, 1986 - 1990

Ancillary Businesses

• Lobbying
• Notary Public

Languages

• English

Fraternities/Sororities

• Theta Xi

Birth Information

• July 12, 1960, Kansas City, Kansas, United States of America