Admitted: 1991, Florida; 1993, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida including Trial Bar; 1995, U.S. Supreme Court; 2004, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida
Law School: Nova Southeastern University, J.D.
College: Miami Dade College, A.A., 1985; Florida International University, B.S., 1987
Member: Broward County Bar Association; The Florida Bar; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; American Trial Lawyers Association. (Certified as a Civil Trial Specialist by the National Board of Trial Advocacy).
Biography: Member, Moot Court Society. Member, Nova University Law Review. Recipient: Book Award, Appellate Practice; Pro Bono Service Award, Put Something Back, 1997. Author, Legal Malpractice Litigation in Missouri, Hanna & Ruggiero, 48 J. Mo. Bar 97, March 1992.
Born: Miami, Florida, September 8, 1956
MilitaryService: U.S. Army 1975-1977
Cases: Watson v. Beckman 695 So.2d 436 (Fla. 3rd DCA 1997); Woodard v. Armenian Cultural Association of America, Inc. 724 So.2d.669 (Fla.4th DCA 1999); Lantigua v. Lopes 696 So.2d 532 (FLA 3rd DCA 1997); Gonzalez v. Star Enterprises 645 So.2d 599 (FLA 3rd DCA 1994); Kmart v. Bracho 776 So.2d 342 (FLA 3rd DCA 2001); Liberty Mutual Insurance Company v. Wolfson 773 So. 2d 1272 (FLA 4th DCA 2000); Nwosu ex rel. Ibraham v. Adler 969 So. 2d 516 (FLA 4th DCA 2007); Fedex Ground Package System v. Futch 944 So. 2d 469 (FLA 3rd DCA 2006).