LEGAL MEMBERSHIPS:
• THE FLORIDA BAR
• CLEARWATER BAR ASSOCIATION
• ST. PETERBURG BAR ASSOCIATION
• HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION
• ILLINOIS STATE BAR ASSOCIATION
• ASSOCIATION OF FAMILY AND CONCILIATION COURTS
• NATIONAL CLIENT PROTECTION ORGANIZATION
• AMERICAN VETERINARY MEDICAL LAW ASSOCIATION
• PHI ALPHA DELTA LAW FRATERNITY
• FLORIDA SUPREME COURT HISTORICAL SOCIETY
OTHER MEMBERSHIPS:
• P.E.O., CHAPTER DN
• AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITY WOMEN
• PHI BETA KAPPA ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
• INDIANA UNIVERSITY ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
THE FLORIDA BAR:
• PAST CHAIR OF THE FLORIDA BAR CLIENTS’ SECURITY FUND
• PRESENT MEMBER OF CLIENTS’ SECURITY FUND
• TRIAL LAW, FAMILY LAW, REAL ESTATE LAW, ANIMAL LAW SECTIONS
LIVE RADIO PROGRAMS:
• HOST, “LEGAL TALK” RADIO SHOW ON AM820
• GUEST HOST, “ASK AN ATTORNEY” ON AM970
JUDGING EXPERIENCE:
• STETSON LAW'S NATIONAL PRETRIAL COMPETITION, PRESIDING JUDGE
• AAJ MOCK TRIAL COMPETITION
• NATIONAL TAX MOOT COURT COMPETITION
• NATIONAL INTERCOLLEGIATE MOOT COURT COMPETITION
• NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP INTERCOLLEGIATE MOCK TRIAL TOURNAMENT
• PINELLAS COUNTY COURT DIVERSION PROGRAM FOR JUVENILE OFFENDERS
• NYC BAR NATIONAL MOOT COURT COMPETITION
AWARDS:
• “TOP 10 BEST ATTORNEY”, AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF FAMILY LAW ATTORNEYS
• “TOP 10 BEST ATTORNEY IN FLORIDA”, AMERICAN JURIST INSTITUTE
• “TOP 10 FAMILY LAW ATTORNEY IN FLORIDA”, ATTORNEY & PRACTICE MAGAZINE
• WHO’S WHO IN AMERICAN LAW
• WHO’S WHO OF AMERICAN WOMEN
• AMERICA’S REGISTRY OF OUTSTANDING PROFESSIONALS
• AMERICAN BIOGRAPHICAL INSTITUTE’S HALL OF FAME FOR FLORIDA LAW
• AMERICAN BIOGRAPHICAL INSTITUTE’S WOMAN OF THE YEAR
• AMERICAN JURISPRUDENCE AWARD IN PRODUCTS LIABILITY
• AMERICAN JURISPRUDENCE AWARD IN LAW AND POVERTY
• LAW JOURNAL, LOYOLA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW
EDUCATION
• INDIANA UNIVERSITY IN BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA, B.A. IN BIOLOGY
• LOYOLA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW IN CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, J.D.
LICENSED TO PRACTICE LAW IN FLORIDA AND ILLINOIS
LICENSED REAL ESTATE BROKER IN FLORIDA
2021 TOP 10 ESTATE PLANNING ATTORNEY
2021 10 BEST ATTORNEYS
2021 AMERICA'S BEST Top 10 ATTORNEYS
2022 TOP 10 ESTATE PLANNING ATTORNEY
2022 10 BEST ATTORNEYS
2022 AMERICA'S TOP 50 LAWYERS - ESTATES & TRUST
2023 TOP 10 ESTATE PLANNING ATTORNEY
2023 10 BEST ATTORNEYS