PROFESSIONAL LICENSING:
State Bar of Florida, April 1996; State Bar of Illinois, November 1989; United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, December 1989; Licenced Mortgage Broker, State of Florida, 2003.
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:
Member RPPTL Section of The Florida Bar, Director of Broward County Landlords Association Broward County Bar, Association, Real Property Section. Affiliate Member, Realtor Association of Greater Fort Lauderdale, Inc. Victoria Park Civic Association, Pro Bono attorney, Broward Lawyers Care.
LEGAL EXPERIENCE:
1996 to present SOLE PRACTITIONER
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida Real Property Practice. Real estate and mortgage closings, title insura-nce, foreclosures, landlord-tenant.
1995-96 CITY OF CHICAGO, DEPARTMENT OF LAW
Chicago, Illinois Assistant Corporation Counsel, Special Prosecutions. Prosecution of interde- partmental and complex cases of real property and zoning law
1990-95 Assistant Corporation Counsel
Building and Housing Division. Prosecuted building code, electric, fire prevention, lead paint, new construction, plumbing, and ventilation code violations cases in County Court.
1989-90 Assistant Corporation Counsel
Municipal Prosecutions Division. Prosecuted zoning, consumer protection, criminal, and nursing home regulation cases in County Court and before the compliance board.
EDUCATION:
1986-1989 DE PAUL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF LAW, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
Juris Doctor Degree, June 1989; Class Rank: Top 20%. President, International Law Society; Vice-president, Computer Law Society; Editor, DePaul Cause of Action; Jessup International Moot Court Team 1988, 1989.
Internship Experience: Cook County State's Attorney, Felony Trial Division, and City of Chicago, Department of Law, Appeals Division.
1980-1984 TRINITY COLLEGE, HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT
Bachelor of Arts Degree, with honors in Political Science
1983 INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL STUDIES, LONDON, ENGLAND
HONORS AND AWARDS:
Award for outstanding public service presented by the Board of Directors of the South East Chicago Commission, May 1995. Order of Barristers Award for excellence in courtroom advocacy.First Place Brief Award, Jessup International Moot Competition, Central Division 1989.
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