Professional Recognition

•  AV® Preeminent™ 5.0 out of 5 Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell (maximum

   rating for ethics and legal ability that a lawyer can receive)

•  Florida Super Lawyers' Magazine (2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015)

•  Florida Trend Magazine, Florida Legal Leaders, Business Law (2012, 2015)

•  Florida Trend Magazine's Florida Legal Elite™, Best Up-and-Coming Florida Attorneys

   (2008, 2009, 2011)

•  Orlando Home & Leisure Magazine, Top Lawyers in Central Florida (2010, 2011)

•  Nominee, Orlando Business Journal's 40 under 40 (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011)

•  Exceptional Pro Bono Service Recognition Award, Florida Supreme Court, Young Lawyers

   Division of The Florida Bar, and Florida Pro Bono Coordinators Association (2007, 2008, 2009)

•  Certificate of Appreciation in recognition of exceptional pro bono efforts, The Legal Aid

   Society of The Orange County Bar Association (2008)

•  Outstanding Public Service Recognition Award, Internal Revenue Service (2005 & 2008)

 

State Bar Admissions

•  The Florida Bar
•  The Maryland Bar

 

Court Admissions

•  U.S. Tax Court
•  U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit
•  U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida

 

Community Involvement

•  Board of Directors, Orlando, Inc. (Orlando Regional Chamber of Commerce) (2012-present)

•  Chairman of Board of Directors, Community  Coordinated Care for Children, Inc. (4C)

    (2013-present); Board of Directors and Executive Committee (2010-present)

•  Leadership Winter Park, Class XXI (2010-2011)

•  Pro Bono Volunteer, Florida Legal Services, Florida Attorneys Saving Homes (2008-2010)

•  Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Program, The Legal Aid Society of the Orange

   County Bar Association (2009)

•  Board of Directors, Association for Corporate Growth (ACG) – Orlando Chapter

    (2008-2009); SMART Awards Committe (2008-2009)

•  Board of Volunteer Advisors, UCF Technology Incubator Entrepreneurship Program (2007-  

    2008) – provided pro bono business and legal advice to high technology and other companies

•  Board of Directors & Executive Committee, Blanchard Park YMCA (2007-2008), Avalon

    Park YMCA (2007-2010); Chairman, YMCA Youth Scholarship Campaign, Avalon Park

    & Blanchard Park YMCA's (2007-2008)

•  Executive Committee, Executive Advisory Board Exchange (2006-2008)

•  Pro Bono Volunteer, The Legal Aid Society of The Orlando Bar Association (2006-present)

•  Pro Bono Volunteer, The Florida Bar YLD Disaster Legal Services Teams for Hurricanes

   Charley, Frances & Ivan (2004-2007)

•  DLA Piper U.S. LLP Pro Bono Associate of the Year – Baltimore offices (2005)

•  Pro Bono Volunteer, Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Association

•  Maryland Volunteer Lawyer Service Low Income Taxpayer Clinic (2004-2006)

•  Leadership Daytona Beach XXII (2002-2003)

•  Executive Committee, Board of Directors & General Counsel, South Daytona/Port

    Orange Chamber of Commerce (2003-2004)

•  United Way of Volusia/Flagler Counties, Finance Subcommittee Chairman for

    2002 Annual Campaign (2002-2003)

 

Education

•  LL.M. in Taxation, University of Miami Graduate Program in Taxation

    •  First in Class

    •  Certification in International Taxation

    •  Academic Scholarship

• J.D., University of Florida

  • Book Award in Banking Law

  • Honors & High Honors – multiple semesters

• B.S.B.A., with Honors (Finance), University of Florida

  • National Collegiate Business Merit Award

  • The National Dean's List

  • Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society

  • Golden Key National Honor Society

  • Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity (Philanthropy Co-Chairman, 1994)

  • Florida Academic Scholar (all semesters)

  • Interfraternity and Panhellenic Council Scholarship Award (all semesters)