EDUCATION

• Rutgers University, B.A., summa, 1952
• New York University Law School, 1953
• University of Miami, J.D., magna, 1955
• University of Miami, LL.M. in taxation, 1968,

MEDIATION / NEGOTIATION

• Mediator with Mediation, Inc., a group of former judges and experienced trial attorneys providing neutral third party intervention to settle major pending litigation throughout the United States.
• Personally mediated over 2000 cases in 10 years of practice as a Certified Mediator.

AREAS OF PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE

• Attorney, practicing eminent domain, probate, real estate, family law, commercial, construction law, condominium, general civil and personal injury litigation, including appellate practice since 1955.
• Mediator certified by Supreme Court of Florida and United States District Court from mid-1994 to date. Certified Arbitrator, "AV" rated, Board certified in Wills, Trusts and Estates by Florida Bar Committee on Certification; City Attorney Hallandale, Florida 1970-1972; Special Condemnation Counsel for City of Fort Lauderdale and other local governments in Broward County, Florida;
• Represented both condemnors and condemnees in eminent domain cases from 1955 to 1994.

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

• U.S. Supreme Court Bar
• Florida Bar, U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, 5th and 11th Circuits, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida (Trial Bar)
• Broward County Bar Association. (President 1964-1965)
• The Florida Bar Board of Governors (1974-1978)
• Chairman, Eminent Domain Committee, The Florida Bar (1980-1981)
• Adjunct Lecturer at Law University of Miami School of Law (1970-1974)
• Adjunct Professor of Law Nova University Law School (1974-1977)
• Fellow of American College of Trust and Estate Counsel
• Member, American Arbitration Association