• Born Buffalo, New York, August 27, 1957
• Admitted to New York Bar,1984; Admitted Florida bar, 1986
• New York and U.S. District Court, Western District of New York;
• 1986, Florida; U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit;
• 1992, U.S. Supreme Court. Education:Clark University (B.A., cum laude; Phi Beta Kappa, 1978);
• State University of New York at Buffalo (J.D., 1983)

Member:

• U.S. Sentencing Commission, Practitioners Advisory Committee
• The Florida Bar (Member, Criminal Law Section)
• Federal Bar Association (Member, Criminal Law and Trial Lawyers Section)
• American Bar Association (Member, White Collar Crime Committee and Criminal Law Section)
• National Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys
• Florida Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys
• Hillsborough County Bar Association (Member, Criminal Law; Past Pres. Trial Lawyers Sections)
• Hillsborough County Criminal Defense Lawyers Association
• Families Against Mandatory Minimums
• Students for Sensible Drug Policy