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• Pinellas County Housing Authority, Commissioner, Term: March 23, 2009-December 1, 2012. (Resigned March 28, 2013
• Vice Chair, October 14, 2009-May 26, 2010

• The Florida Bar (TFB), September 25, 1989-present
• St. Petersburg Bar Association (SPBA), February 1998-present
• Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers, 1991
• Paraclete Editorial Board, SPBA, July 1998 to present
  • Editor of the Paraclete, December 2001-July 2003
• Unlicensed Practice of Law Committee, TFB, April 1999-June 2002
• Chair, 2002
• Grievance Mediation and Fee Arbitration Committee, TFB, September 2001-June 30, 2010 and July 1, 2016-June 30, 2019
  • Vice Chair, July 2004-July 2006, July 1, 2017-June 30, 2018
  • Chair, July 2006-July 2007
• Sixth Judicial Circuit Grievance Committee “D”,TFB, January 2009-January 31, 2012
  • Chair, February 16, 2010-January 31, 2012
• Florida Bar Journal/News Editorial Board, TFB, July 1, 2010-June 30, 2016
• Pinellas County Housing Authority General Counsel Evaluation Committee, December 2008-February 2009
• Legal Needs of Children Committee, TFB, July 1, 2016-June 30, 2019

• Volunteer Attorney Poll-Watcher, Kerry-Edwards Campaign and the Democratic National Committee, November 2, 2004
• The Community Law Program, Inc., Volunteer Attorney, 2006-present
• NITA Tournament of Champions, Judge, Stetson University College of Law, October 26, 2006
• American Mock Trial Association National Tournament, Judge, Stetson University College of Law, April 13, 2007
ABA Law Student Division National Arbitration Competition, Judge, Stetson University College of Law, January 25, 2008
• Phi Alpha Delta 1L Opening Argument Competition, Stetson University College of Law, Judge, October 15, 2008
• Phi Alpha Delta 1L Closing Argument Competition, Stetson University College of Law, Judge, March 11, 2009
• Ethics in Criminal Justice, Everest University, Guest Speaker on Legal Ethics, March 18, 2011
• Stetson ADR Board Tryouts Fall 2011, Stetson University College of Law, Judge, August 19, 2011
• American Bar Association Law Student Division Regional Arbitration Competition, Judge, Stetson University College of Law, November 18, 2011
• Stetson ADR Board Tryouts Fall 2012, Stetson University College of Law, Judge, August 17, 2012
• Wills for the Greatest Generation, Stetson University College of Law, Volunteer Lawyer, March 7, 2013
• Stetson ADR Board Tryouts Fall 2013, Stetson University College of Law, Judge, August 23, 2013
• Sixth Annual National Pretrial Competition, Stetson University College of Law, Judge, October 11, 2013
• Great American Teach-In, John M. Sexton Elementary, Lecturer, November 21, 2013
• Stetson ADR Board Fall Tryouts 2014, Stetson University College of Law, Judge, August 15, 2014
• Seventh Annual National Pretrial Competition, Stetson University College of Law, Judge, October 17, 2014
• Ninth Annual National Pretrial Competition, Stetson University College of Law, Judge, October 15, 2016
• American Moot Court Assoc. National Tournament, Stetson University College of Law, Judge, January 6, 2017
• ABA Law Student Division Regional Negotiation Competition, Stetson University College of Law, Judge, November 10, 2017
• Eleventh Annual National Pretrial Competition, Stetson University College of Law, Judge, October 11, 2018
• 23rd Annual International Environmental Moot Court Competition, Stetson University College of Law, Judge, April 12, 2019
• Twelfth Annual National Pretrial Competition, Stetson University College of Law, Judge, October 11, 2019
• 27th Annual International Environmental Moot Court Competition, Stetson University College of Law, Judge, April 14, 2023

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