Admitted

Florida Bar, October 18, 1973
United States Supreme Court
United States Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals
General and Trial Bars of all United States District Courts in Florida
United States Tax Court
United States Claims Court

Education

Mercer University (A.B., 1970)

Stetson University (J.D., 1973); Executive Editor, Stetson Law Review

Areas Of Practice

Civil Trials and Appeals
Commercial Law
Motor Vehicle Law
Personal Injury/Wrongful Death
Trade Association Law
Workers' Compensation

General Counsel, National Auto Auction Association

Seminar Presentations

Frequent lecturer on motor vehicle law and commercial law throughout the United States

Bar Activities

Board of Trustees, Legal Aid Society of the Orange County Bar Association, Inc., 1979 - 1996 and 1998 to date.

(President, 1982 - 1983; Treasurer, 1979 to 1996 and 1998 to date)

Board of Directors, Florida Legal Services, Inc. 1984 - 1998. (President, 1989 to 1991)

Board of Directors, Florida Bar Foundation, 1989 - 1993. (Secretary/Treasurer, 1991 to 1992)

Florida Bar Foundation Legal Assistance to the Poor Grant Committee. 1989-1993 and 1997 - 2001

Board of Directors, Florida Lawyers' Legal Insurance Corporation, 1986-1989

Chair, Florida Bar Delivery of Legal Services Committee, 1984-1986

Florida Bar Consortium for the Delivery of Legal Assistance to the Poor, 1982-1984

Florida Bar Special Commission on Access to the Legal System, 1984-1985

Joint Florida Bar/Florida Bar Foundation Commission on Delivery of Legal Services to the Indigent in Florida: The Next Decade, 1990 - 1992

Hearing Officer, Orange County Bar Association Citizens Dispute Settlement Program, 1975-1984

Chairman, 9th Judicial Circuit Pro Bono Committee, 1998 to date

Member, Florida Bar Standing Committee on Pro Bono, 2002 to date

Awards

National Auto Auction Association Hall of Fame, 2003

Florida Bar President's Pro Bono Service Award, 1987

Orange County Legal Aid Society Judge J.C. "Jake" Stone Distinguished Service Award, 1992

Florida Bar Delivery of Legal Services Committee Chairman's Award, 1987

Military Service:

Staff Sergeant, 199th Light Infantry Brigade, Vietnam, 1968-1970

Personal

Born August 29, 1945, Dallas, Texas
Married Joyce Marie Lanneau (Marie L. Stepter) June 28, 1970