Panelist - American Arbitration Association (1993)
Member - Inclusion in Who’s Who in American Law; Marquis Who’s Who (1991)
Member - Inclusion in Who’s Who in the Law; South Florida Business Journal (1991)
Director - Southeast Admiralty Law Institute (elected 1989 -
two year term)
Member - National Marine Bankers’ Association (1987 to
present)
Member - Marine Council (1980 to present)
Member - American Bar Association - International Law Section (1976 to present)
Member - The Maritime Law Association of the United States
(1976 to present)
Member - Florida Bar Association - Operation Stand-By Program (1980 to present)
Member - Dade County Bar Association - Young Lawyers Section
Member - Dade County Bar Association - Public Interest Law Bank
Member - The Maritime Law Association of the United States
Committee on Navigation and Coast Guard Matters
(appointed September, 1988)
Fellow - The American Bar Foundation (1988 to present)
Member - St. Thomas University American Inns of Court (1988)
Trustee - Miami Book Fair International
(Board of Directors 1987; elected President 1989)
Chairman - Meeting and Programs Committee, The Marine
Council (1985)
Founder and Editor-in-Chief - Southern District Digest (1980-1982)
Member - The Maritime Associates - Member - Board of Directors New York, New York (1976 - 1977)
Professional Honors
“AV” Rated - Martindale & Hubbell
Dade County Bar Association - Chairman, Meetings and Programs Committee, 1994-95
Dade County Bar Association, Young Lawyers Section -
Chairman, Meetings and Programs Committee, 1984-85
Dade County Bar Association, Young Lawyers Section -
Outstanding Young Lawyer Award, 1981-82
Dade County Bar Association - Young Lawyers Section -
Member, Board of Directors - 1981-82
Other Civic Activities
President, Admirals of the Fleet of Florida
Chairman, Board of Directors, U.S. Coast Guard Foundation (7th District)
Member by Gubernatorial Appointment - Miami River Water
Quality Commission
Member--Board of Governors - U.S. Sailing Center, Inc. (1986-1996)
Member--Miami River Coordinating Committee (1987-1989)
United Way Pillar (1986 – Present)
Chancellor, St. Stephen's Episcopal Church
Publications
Speaker – Legal Case Studies: A look at charters gone bad – what happened and how to achieve a solution, FYBA – Educational Charter Seminar (August 10, 2010)
Speaker - Protect Your Yacht Investment Seminar sponsored by Merrill Lynch and Bradford International Yacht Sales
Speaker - The Latin American Aviation Conference 1995 organized by SH&E (November 2, 1995)
Speaker - “Two-Tier - Double Dip, Alps and Peppercorn Leases Plus Other Power Structures in the Aviation Industry” presented at the SH&E/Airline Business “Growth Opportunity Expansion” The Latin American Aviation Conference ‘95 on November 2, 1995 in Miami, Florida.
Speaker - “Living Free in an Unfree World: Your Yacht, It’s Flag — The Ultimate Tax Haven” presented at the Bradford International/Merrill Lynch Seminar on October 28, 1995 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Report - “Rights and Responsibilities of Salvors or Doing the Right Thing on the High Seas for Fun and Profit”, Marine Council of Florida Seminar, April 1993.
Article - “The Endangered Sea Turtle - Metaphor for Modern Man,” The Miami Review, March 12, 1990.
Report - “Matters and Cases Affecting the Cruise Industry”, The Florida Bar CLE Program, Seatrade Conference, March 20, 1989.
Article - “The Miami River - We Don’t Need No Education ...”The Florida Shipper, April 1987.
Article - “If It Floats Should I Lend Against It?” - Florida Bar Association - Admiralty Law Seminar, May 1986.
Article - “What the General Practitioner should know about Maritime Law.”; Florida Bar Association General PracticeNewsletter, February 1985.
Report - “1979 - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Maritime Law Project” - Initial Report to His Excellency Fayez Badr, President and Chairman of the Board, Saudi Arabian Ports Authority - Author of chapters on the arrest of seagoing vessels, oil pollution and contracts for the carriage of goods by sea. (Saudi Arabia - 1978 - 1979).
Article - “The Commercial Law of the Land is Gradually Becoming Clear”, Saudi Business, September 1979 (Interview Format).
Article - “An Analysis of Recent Proposals to Change the Laws Affecting Relationships between Foreign and Local Architectural and Engineering Firms in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia”, Middle East Executive Reports, May 1980.
Article - “Local Laws and How They Affect Expatriates Working in Middle Eastern Countries”, Middle East Economic Digest, June 1981 (Co-author John S. Rogers, Esq.).
Article - “Arbitration Under the Saudi Legal System”, Middle East Executive Reports, February 1981 (Co-author Leslie J. Lott, Esq.).
Article - “Turtles - Metaphor for Endangered Man”, The Miami Review, March 12, 1990.
Speaker - “Matters and Cases Affecting the Cruise Industry”, The Florida Bar CLE Program Sea Trade Conference, March 20, 1989.
Speaker - "Always Stand on Ceremony: The Importance of Corporate Formalities in Yacht Transactions," Florida Yacht Brokers Association, "Yacht Sales and the Law," October 4, 2000.
Other Professional Activities
Appointed, Special Master to Circuit Judge Leonard Rivkind, case of CASARES v. CASARES, 1987 said by The Miami Herald to be the largest marital estate in a contested dissolution of marriage proceeding in Dade County history.
Expert Witness - Arbitration between Socony Mobil Oil Company, Inc. and Texas Coastal and International, Inc., London, May 12 - 16, 1986 - testified for Mobil on various issues of United States law.
Expert Witness - Coastal Fuels, Inc. v. Florida Express Corporation, (S.D. Fla. 1997) Judge Frank I. Lynch. Retained by Coastal in connection with claims arising out of the loss by fire of M/T FLORIDA EXPRESS.
University of Florida College of Law Activities
Chief Defense Counsel - University of Florida Honor Court
Chairman, Student Legal-Aid Committee
Member - Honor Court Bar Association
Staff Writer - VERDICT, Law School Newspaper
Chairman - Committee for Better Student-Faculty Relations
Member - Law Student Division - American Bar Association
Member - John Marshall Bar Association - Legal Service Fraternity
Member - Phi Delta Phi - Legal Social Fraternity
University of Florida Activities
Men’s Interhall Council
President
Vice President
Treasurer
Co-Author: University of Florida Interhall Council
Constitution
Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity
President
Vice President
Chairman, Rush Committee
Member, Pledge Committee
Graham Area Council
President
Vice President
Treasurer
Chairman, Physical Improvements Committee
Gator Growl - Director - Homecoming - 1968
Chairman, Food Inquiry Board (Investigated Food Services on University of Florida Campus)
Presidential Advisory Council (one of twelve student advisors to the President of the University)
