• Named a Leading Florida Attorney by American Research Corporation’s “The Guide to Leading Florida Attorneys© ” 1999

• Selected for inclusion in Marquis “Who’s Who in America” 2002 Edition — This Reference work has been in publication since 1899.

• Faculty Member — “Counseling Your Florida Client” A Florida Bar Seminar for out-of-state attorneys (1999)

• Faculty Member — Teaching the Florida Bar Association’s Elder Law Board Certification Review Course (1998)

• Chairman — Elder Law Committee of the Clearwater Bar Association (1995-1997)

• Elected to the Board of Directors of the Pinellas County Estate Planning Council (1995-1999)

• Executive Council of the Elder Law Section of the Florida Bar Association (1995-1999)

• Editor of the Advocate; Newsletter of the Elder Law Section of the Florida Bar Association (1996-1997)

• Presenter at the Joint Conference on Law and Aging in Washington, D.C. (1995)

• National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, Member

• Probate, Guardianship and Trust Practice Committee (Clearwater Bar Association) Member

• Tax Section of the Florida Bar Association, Member

• Real Property, Probate, and Trust Law Section of the Florida Bar Association, Member

• Business Law Section of the American Bar Association, Member

• Served on the legislative drafting committee within the Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section of the Florida Bar Association (Responsible in part for the Durable Power of Attorney Statute which became effective October 1, 1995).

• Legal columnist for several newspapers: the East Lake Eagle, the Countryside Cougar, the Palm Harbor Panther, and the Dunedin Highlander [The Tropical Breeze (1995-2001)]

• Author of a column on elder law and estate planning for the Res Ipsa, the newsletter of the Clearwater Bar Association (1996-1997)

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