EMPLOYMENT
DLA Piper LLP (US), Partner (1995-Present); Chair of Florida Real Estate Department (1999-
Present); U.S. Rail Sector Head (2009- Present)
Kalish & Ward, P.A. (1990-1995); Founding Partner; Board of Directors (1990-1995).
Trenam, Simmons, Kemker, Scharf, Barkin, Frye & O'Neill, P.A. (1984-1990); Hiring
Committee (1988-1990); Business Development Committee (1986-1990); Publications
Committee (1986-1990); Social Committee (1987-1990); Co-Coordinator of Summer Associate
Program (1990).
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS, HONORS AND PUBLICATIONS
American Bar Association: ABA Day State Chair (2010; 2011); Legal Opportunity
Scholarship Fund Fundraising Committee (2008-2011); Fellows of the American Bar
Foundation (Life Fellow); Board of Governors (2004–2007); Enterprise Fund Committee (2006-
2007) Chair of Long Range Planning Committee (2006-2007); Chair of Ad Hoc Committee on
Revenue (2004-2005); Governance Commission (2003-2004); Presidential Appointments
Committee (200l; 2003); Board of Governors Finance Committee Dues and Budget Review
Subcommittee (2002); Ad Hoc Committee on the Dues Cycle (2001); Committee on Strategic
Planning and Priorities (2001); "Diversity Summit" Planning Committee (2000-2001); Annual
Meeting Task Force (2000-2001); ABA Standing Committee on Membership (1999-2003;
Chair, 2000-2003); ABA Council of the Fund for Justice and Education (1999-2004); Chair,
ABA Commission on Domestic Violence (1998-2000); Delegate to ABA House of Delegates
(1995-2007); Select Committee of ABA House of Delegates (1996-2000); Chair of Young
Lawyers Division (second largest voluntary professional organization in the world) (1994-1995);
Chair-Elect of Young Lawyers Division (1993-1994); Secretary of Young Lawyers Division
(1992-1993); Steering Committee on the Unmet Legal Needs of Children (1994-1997); ABA
Task Force on Domestic Violence (1994-1995); Fellows of the Young Lawyers Division (1993-
Present); ABA External Communications Task Force (1995-1996); Liaison to Central and East
European Law Initiative (CEELI) (1994-1995); ABA Task Force on Long Range Financial
Planning (1994-1995); Consortium on Legal Services and the Public (1995-1996); Chair of
Section Officers Conference Public Relations Committee (1994-1995); Section Officers
Conference Planning Committee (1994; Chair 1995); 1996 Annual Meeting Advisory
Committee; ABA Comprehensive Legal Needs Study Advisory Group (1993-1994); Ad Hoc
Committee on Civil Justice Improvements (1994-1995); Member, Policy Development
Committee of the Comprehensive Legal Needs Study (1994-1995); Advisory Group to Board of
Governor's Program and Planning Committee; Hurricane Andrew Relief Legal Coordinator;
Director of Young Lawyers Division (1991-1992); Young Lawyers Division Long Range
Planning Committee (1991-1993; Chair 1992-1993); Barrister magazine editorial board (1992-
1995); ABA/YLD Membership Advisory Committee (1990-1993); ABA/YLD Liaison to the
Section of Real Property, Probate and Trust law (Real Property Division) (1990-1992);
Executive Council, Young Lawyers Division (1990-1998); Regional Chairperson of
Membership Committee, Young Lawyers Division (1989-1993); Co-Chairperson of Florida
Membership Committee, Young Lawyers Division (1988-1990); Executive Committee of Real
Property Committee, Young Lawyers Division (1987-1992; Vice Chairperson 1989); Awards of
Achievement Judge (1989-1990); Executive Committee of Publications Committee, Young lawyers Division (1987-1991; Vice Chairperson 1989-1990; Chairperson 1990-1991);
Commercial Leasing Committee (Vice Chairperson 1990-1992; Member 1987-2005); Delegate
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to General Assembly, Young Lawyers Division (1987-1998); AOP Discussion Group Leader
(Spring 1990, Fall 1991, Fall 1992, Spring 1993, Fall 1993, Spring 1994, Fall 1994, Spring
1995); Member (1984-1998).
Hillsborough County Bar Association: Recipient of the "Jimmy Kynes Pro Bono Award"
(1994); Young Lawyers Division "Most Productive Attorney" Award (1993); Board of Directors
(1993-1995); Founder of Project to Provide Legal Assistance to the Working Poor n/k/a “The
Courthouse Walk-In Project” with over 50,000 clients assisted to date; Founder of Children's
Courthouse Waiting Room Project; Chairperson, Availability of Legal Services Committee
(1993-1995); Board of Directors, Young Lawyers Section (1989-1991); Treasurer, Young
Lawyers Section (1988-1989); AIDS Project (Founder and Chair 1989-1991; Member 1989-
1994); Teen Court Judge (1990-1995); Law Week Chair (1989-1990); Founder of "Santa Claus
Hotline" Fundraiser; Bridge-the-Gap Seminar Speaker (1989-1993); Co-Editor of the
Hillsborough County Bar Association Young Lawyers Section Newsletter (1991-1992); Law
Follies Co-Writer (1989); Various miscellaneous activities, i.e., "Goldilocks Trial" prosecutor; lecturer on Constitution; Career Day speaker; Legal Information Center; Steak and Sports Day
Volunteer; Member (1984-Present); Hillsborough County Bar Foundation Board of Directors
(2013); Hillsborough County Bar Foundation Board of Trustees 2013-2014.
Florida Bar Association: Executive Council of the Real Property, Probate and Trust Law
Section (2009-Present); Vice Chair of Development and Green Building Committee (2013-
2014); Chair of Membership and Diversity Committee (2011-Present); Vice Chair of
Fellowships Committee (2009-2010), Chair (2010-2011); Member of Land Trust Committee
(2009-Present), Member of Title Insurance Committee (2009-Present); Fellowships Recipient of
Florida Bar Association Outstanding Young Lawyer Award (1994); Recipient of Florida Bar
President's Pro Bono Award (1992); Co-Winner of Florida Bar Association, Young Lawyers
Division "Bar Stars" Award (1990); Member (1984-Present).
Miscellaneous : Selected 2013 Top Rated Lawyer in Banking & Finance Law; Selected to The
Best Lawyers in America in Real Estate and Real Estate Litigation (2007 - 2014); Named to
Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business
(2007; 2008; 2013); Named to
Florida Super Lawyers (2006 – 2014); Florida Legal Elite (recognized as one of Florida’s top lawyers by Florida Trend magazine accorded to only 1.6% of the Florida Bar) (2005-2010);
Member of Board of Directors of the Law Center Association of the University of Florida
College of Law (2011); DLA Piper’s US National Pro Bono Award (Partner) Recipient (2010;
2011); Member of Tampa Bay Partnership’s Transportation Taskforce (2011); Member of Board of Directors of National Endowment for Financial Education (2011-Present); Marquis Who’s
Who in American Law (2011-2012); Recognition in
The National Law Journal’s Tampa’s Top
Attorneys 2011 ; General Counsel of Earth Charter US (2010-Present); Member of Board of
Directors of Tampa Downtown Partnership (2009-Present); Marquis Who’s Who Symbols of
Excellence (2007 - 2011); Co-Founder and President of Connect Us, Inc. (advocacy group regarding Florida high speed rail); DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary US LLP Florida Pro Bono
Partner of the Year Award (2005); Marquis Who’s Who in the South and Southwest (2006);
Member of Board of Trustees of the Tampa Museum of Art (2005 - 2010); “Who’s Who in
Law” of the Tampa Bay Business Journal (recognized as one of the most influential attorneys in the Tampa Bay Area) (2005); Chair of the Board of Directors of The Spring of Tampa Bay
(2005-2006); Founder of Hillsborough County, Florida, Family Justice Center (One Stop Shop for Victims of Domestic Violence); Advisory Board of the UF Center for Real Estate Studies
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(2004 - 2006); "AV" Rating by Martindale-Hubbell; Florida’s Victim Advocate of the Year
Award (2004); National Advisory Committee on Violence Against Women (2002); National
Law Journal's "Forty Under 40"; Business Journal's "Forty Under 40"; The Spring of Tampa Bay
"Hands of Peace" Award (2004); Hillsborough County Charter Review Board (2000); White
House Fellows National Finalist (1995); Recipient of the "Wm. Reece Smith, Jr. Public Service
Award" (1994); "Local Hero Award" Recipient from the Governor's Summer Leadership
Program (1993); Florida Coalition Against Domestic Violence Advisory Board (2000-2002);
Finalist (Overall Category) Governor's Peace At Home Award (2000); Chair of 1999 Annual
Campaign for The Spring of Tampa Bay, Inc.; The Spring of Tampa Bay, Inc. Board of
Directors (1999-2008) (Co-Chair 2005-2006); Hillsborough County Task Force on Domestic
Violence - Fatality Statistics and Review Committee (1998-2000); National Advisor to the
Millennium Conference Ending Domestic Violence (1998-1999); Program Committee Member,
World Conference on Family Violence (Singapore - September, 1998); Honorary Fellow of the
International Society of Lawyers for Public Service (inducted 1999); Adjunct Professor at
Stetson College of Law on "Aids and the Law"; Bay Area Legal Services Board of Directors
(1993-1998; 2000-2005; President 1997 and 2002); Osteogenesis Imperfecta Foundation
National Board of Directors (1994-1996); Tampa Bay United Negro College Fund, Inc.
Advisory Council (1993-1997); Leadership Tampa Bay (1993-1994) (Board of Directors 1994-
1995); Leadership Tampa (1992-1993); Citizens For Accountable Government, Steering
Committee (1994-1995); Legal Counsel to Presidency III; Leukemia Society of American Team
In Training Volunteer/Fundraiser (1992; 1993); Who's Who Among Rising Young Americans;
Tampa Connection Leadership Program (1987-1988); University of Florida College of Law
Alumni Council (1986-1994); University of Florida President's Council (1993-1996); Kiwanis
Club (Chairman of Circle K Service Committee (1987-1988; Member 1985-1989); Center Stars
Fundraiser (Member 1988-1991; Division Leader 1989-1991); Big Brothers/Big Sisters "Bowl
For Kid's Sake" Team Captain (1989, 1990, 1991); Bay Area Legal Services Volunteer (1985-
Present); American Cancer Society "Jail 'N Bail" Coordinator (1989-1990); Rails-to-Trails
Conservancy (1989-1991); Athletes vs. Multiple Sclerosis (1990); Board of Directors, Tampa
AIDS Network (1990-1992); SERVE Volunteer (1988-1995); Great American Teach-In
Volunteer (1990, 1991, 1992); Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce Task Force to Study
Impact Fees, Vice Chairperson (1990); Builders Association of Greater Tampa (1990-Present);
Tampa Gator Club Board of Directors (1991-1993); Eagle Scout (1974); Boys' State (1978).
EDUCATION
University of Florida Holland Law Center, Gainesville, Florida, Juris Doctorate received with honors, May 1984.
University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, B.A. received with high honors, Political Science,
December 1981.
Activities: University of Florida College of Law Board of Trustees (2011-Present); Student
Body President, University of Florida (1981-1982); Chairman of Board of Regents Task Force on Activity and Service Fees (1981-1982); Board Member of Florida Student Association (1981-
1982); Board Member of State Council of Student Body Presidents (1981-1982); ASFAC
Coordinator (chairperson of body responsible for $3.6 million in student fees) (1980-1981);
Investigator for Student Honor Court (1980-1981); President of College of Liberal Arts and
Sciences Student Council (1980-1981); Assistant Director of Florida Blue Key Speakers' Bureau
(1980-1981); Interfraternity Council Service Chairman (1979-1980); Delta Tau Delta Social
Fraternity (Member 1979-1981; Parliamentarian 1979-1980); Observer Newspaper Publishing
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Commission Chairman (1981-1982); University Petitions and Admissions Committee Member
(1980-1981).
Scholastic Honors: Law Review; Order of the Coif; Florida Blue Key; Council of Ten
Teaching Fellow in Jurisprudence; American Jurisprudence Award in Conflict of Laws; Golden
Key National Honor Society; Omicron Delta Kappa Honor Society; SAVANT-UF Leadership
Honorary; Who's Who Among American College Students; University of Florida Hall of Fame;
Presidential Recognition Award (twice received); University of Florida Division of Housing
Scholarship; Phi Eta Sigma Freshman Honorary; Alpha Lambda Delta Scholastic Honorary;
Jaycee Outstanding Young Leader Award; Salutatorian of T.R. Robinson High School (1978).
Athletic Achievements: Inaugural World Bicycle Relief Ambassador (one of three in the world) (2013); IRONMAN Canada (Whistler- 2013); Central Florida Gran Fondo (2013);
Featured Cyclist of 2012 Tour De Tow (2012); Audi Best Buddies Challenge – Hearst Castle
Century Ride (2012 and 2013); Inaugural IRONMAN Mont Tremblant (2012); Triple Bypass
(2012); Boulder Sunrise Century (2012); Ft. Collins Colorado Marathon (2012); New Orleans
Rock ‘N Roll Marathon (2012); Summit Challenge (2011); Ride The Rockies (2010); Gasparilla
Marathon (2010); Air Force Marathon (2009); New Mexico Marathon (2009); Park City
Marathon (2009); Inaugural Minneapolis Marathon (2009); Ultraman Canada (Relay 2008; Day
One – 6.2 mile swim / 90 mile bike); Timberline Trail Marathon, Mt. Hood, Oregon (2007);
Pineland Farms 50K (2007); 1st Place Age Group, Croom Trail Run 15 miler (2006); 3rd Place
Age Group, X-Country Half-Marathon (2006); Boston Marathon (1990; 1996; 2006);
IRONMAN Canada (Penticton-2005); “Death Ride” (2005); The Talon 12-Hour Adventure
Race (2005); Hood to Coast Relay (2004 and 2006); IRONMAN Coeur D’Alene (2004); 8th
Annual 5-Mile St. Croix Coral Reef Open Water Swim (2003); IRONMAN Austria (2002);
Chicago Lakefront Marathon (2002); IRONMAN Florida (2000 and 2001); RAGBRAI (2000);
Big Sur Marathon (2000); Summited Mt. Rainier (14,410 feet) (2000); Marathon Des Sables,
Morocco (150 mile race across the Sahara Desert a/k/a "The Toughest Foot Race in the World")
(1999); Catalina Island, California Marathon (1999); Las Vegas Marathon (1999); Summited
Mt. Kilimanjaro (highest point in Africa, 19,340 feet) (1997); Winner of Tampa YMCA "Climb
Mount Everest" Treadwall Competition (1997); New York City Marathon (1992); IRONMAN
Triathlon World Championship, Hawaii (1990); Qualified for 1990 and 1991 USTS Triathlon
National Championship; 3rd Place Age Group, Metro-Dade Marathon (1990); Space Coast
Marathon (1989; 2010); 3rd Place Age Group, Max Bayne Half Marathon (1989); 1st Place Age
Group, Diamond Head Hawaii 10K (1989); 1st Place Age Group, MacDill AFB 15K Gasparilla
Warm-Up (1988; 1989); 3rd Place Age Group, Sunshine Classic Half Marathon (1989).
PERSONAL DATA
Married with two sons
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