EDUCATION

• University of Miami Law School, J.D. 1965.
• Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Bachelor of Chemical Engineering, 1955.

MEDIATION / NEGOTIATION

• Mediator with Mediation, Inc., a group of former judges and experienced trial attorneys providing mediation services to the courts of Florida. This group has collectively mediated over 80,000 mediation conferences.
• Certified Family Mediator by Supreme Court of Florida, 2005.

AREAS OF PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE

• Senior Judge, County Court Judge, Broward County, Florida, 1991-2004.
• City Attorney, City of Miramar, Florida, 1966-1976.
• Attorney at Law, 1965-1991, In 25 years of private practice, 1/3 was in family law, 1/3 in commercial and general trial work and the balance in general practice.

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

• The Florida Bar, Civil Procedure Rules Committee 2003-2007
• Broward County Bar Association, Executive Committee 1974-1975
• Board of Director 1995-2002
• Bench/Bar Committee 2000-2005
• South Broward Bar Association, President 1973-1974
• Stephen R. Booher American Inn of Court
• The Association of South Florida Mediators