Areas of Practice

• Business & Commercial Law
• Contracts
• Business Organizations
• Communications & Media Law
• Entertainment Law
• Intellectual Property Law

Bar Admissions

• Florida, 1970

Education

• Stetson University College of Law, St. Petersburg, Florida, January, 1970
  Juris Doctor
  Honors: Class Standing: Upper One-Third
  
  
• University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, April, 1967
  B.S. Advertising (Awarded by School of Journalism & Communications)
  
  

Published Works

• "Fin-Syn Rules - An Update" for the Florida Bar Association's Entertainment, Arts, & Sports Law Section Newsletter, 1992

Classes/Seminars Taught

• Media and the Law Seminar, Ford Foundation/Fred Friendly, 1977
• Guest Panelist, Beverly Hills Bar Association's Sixth Annual Artist Symposium for Writers, 1984
• Guest Lecturer, Communications Law Committee's Meeting at the annual Florida Bar Convention, 1986
• Guest Lecturer, "Legal Issues In The Entertainment Industry", Florida Bar Continuing Legal Education Seminar, 1994
• Guest Lecturer, Full Sail School of Film, Art, Design, Music & Media Production
• Guest Lecturer, Entertainment Law Course, University of Central Florida

Honors and Awards

• Air Force Commendation Medal
• Rank of Captain, USAF Reserve

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Florida Bar, Entertainment, Arts & Sports Law Section
  Member
  
  
• Orange County Bar Association
  Member
  
  

Past Employment Positions

• United States Air Force, Judge Advocate, 1970 - 1974
• Superior Court, Kent County, Delaware, Law Clerk, 1973 - 1974
• CBS, Inc., New York, New York, Attorney/Senior Attorney, 1975 - 1979
• ABC Sports, Inc., New York, New York, Manager, Legal and Business Affairs, 1979 - 1981
• National Broadcasting Co., Inc., Burbank, California, Director, Business Affairs, 1981 - 1990
• Universal Television, Universal City, California, Vice President, Business Affairs, 1990 - 2000
• Warner Bros. Television, Burbank, California, Vice President, Business Affairs, 2000 - 2003
• NBC Studios, Consultant, 2003

Pro Bono Activities

• Advisory Board Member, Public Radio Station KPCC-FM Licensed to Pasadena Community College, Pasadena, California, 1999
• Member of Community Advisory Board, Cornerstone Society Advisory Council & Development Committee for WMFE TV/FM, Orlando, 2003 - Present
• Guardian Ad Litem, 2003 - Present