Areas of Practice

• Business & Commercial Law
• Contracts
• Commercial Leasing
• Joint Ventures
• Transactions
• Debtor/Credtior
• Business Organizations
• Closely Held Businesses
• Corporate Governance
• Dissolution
• Formation & Business Planning
• Limited Liability Companies
• Partnerships
• Construction Law
• Construction Contracts
• Construction Liens
• Family Law
• Alimony & Spousal Support
• Child Support
• Custody & Visitation
• Divorce
• Paternity
• Litigation & Appeals
• State Trial Practice
• Real Estate Law
• Commercial Real Estate
• Condominiums & Cooperatives
• Conveyancing
• Landlord/Tenant
• Mortgages & Foreclosures
• Residential Real Estate
• Property (Ad Valorem) Taxes

Bar Admissions

• Florida, 2000
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Florida, 2005

Education

• Florida Coastal School of Law, Jacksonville, Florida, September, 1999
  J.D.
  
  
• University of West Florida, Pensacola, FL, Escambia, September, 1996
  B.A.
  Honors: Magna Cum Laude
  Major: Political Science
  Minor: Communications
  Minor: Environmental Politics & Policy
  
  
• Okaloosa Walton Community College, Ft. Walton Beach, Florida, Okaloosa, December, 1993
  A.A.
  Honors: High Honors
  
  

Honors and Awards

• "Best of Show" Miami Trade Mart Gift & Decorative Accessories Show (created, manufactured & sold original product throughout U.S. & Canada) product was featured in Miami news media & Gifts and Decorative Accessories Magazine, 1975

Professional Associations and Memberships

• American Bar Association
  Member
  
  
• American Bar Association, Real Property, Probate, Trust Law and Business Law Sections
  Member
  
  
• Florida Bar, Sections: Real Property, Business Law, Family Law, Trial Lawyers and Tax Sections
  Member
  
  
• American Association for Justice, 2000 - 2006
  Member
  
  
• Attorneys' Title Insurance Fund, Inc., 2002 - Present
  Authorized Agent
  
  
• National Association of Realtors, 1973 - Present
  Member
  
  
• Florida Association of Realtors, 1973 - Present
  Member
  
  
• Emerald Coast Association of Realtors, 1973 - Present
  Member
  
  
• Holiday Isle Improvement Association, Destin, FL, 1982 - 1983
  Board of Directors & Chairman, Beautification Committee
  
  
• Downtown Redevelopment Agency, Ft. Walton Beach, FL, 1978 - 1979
  Board of Directors
  
  
• Downtown Businessman's Assoc., Ft. Walton Beach, FL, 1977 - 1978
  Vice-President
  
  
• Downtown Businessman's Assoc., Ft. Walton Beach, FL, 1976 - 1978
  Board of Directors & Chairman, Advertising & Promotions Committee
  
  
• First City Bank, Ft. Walton Beach, FL, 1975 - 1977
  Advisory Board, Board of Directors
  
  

Past Employment Positions

• City of Jacksonville, Jacksonville, FL, Special Projects Planner & Assistant to Chief of Comprehensive Planning, 1997 - 1999
• Real Estate International, Inc., Destin, FL, Realtor, 1987 - 1996
• Karen K. Ward, Realtor, Destin, FL, Realtor/ Owner, 1985 - 1987
• Century 21-JBA, Inc., Destin, FL, CEO, President, Broker, 1983 - 1985
• Benchmark Brokers, Inc., Destin, FL, Vice President, General Manager, Broker, 1980 - 1983
• A Different Drummer & Carincraft, Inc., Ft. Walton Beach, FL, Owner/Operator, 1974 - 1980
• Real Estate International, Inc., Destin, FL, Office Manager, Advertising and Promotions Director, 1972 - 1974

Ancillary Businesses

• Qualifying Broker, RealJoy Properties
• Active Fla. Lic. Real Estate Broker/Realtor Since 1979
• Fla. Real Estate Salesman's License (1973)

Fraternities/Sororities

• Phi Kappa Phi
• Pi Sigma Alpha
• Phi Theta Kappa

Birth Information

• 1947