1995-1997: Associate with Macy & Associates. Duties included responsibility for personal injury files both pre-litigation and litigation.

1992-1995: Stetson University College of Law. Member of Stetson's elite trial team.

1990-1992: Freelance Feature Writer. Published in the Tampa Tribune, St. Petersburg Times, The Maddox Report, and other publications.

1986-1990: University of South Florida. Graduated Cum Laude. BA in Journalism, minors in Anthropology and International Studies

1978-1986: Real Estate broker with the Hood Corp. and The Allen Morris Co.  Focus in commercial and investment real estate. President and managing broker for the Hood Corp. 

Affiliations and Community Involvement: Active member of the Florida Bar, Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers, Tampa Bay Trial Lawyers Association, Brandon Bar, National Association Of Consumer Advocates.  President of S.T.O.P.  for Hillsborough County chapter, (Stop Turning Out Prisoners), a Florida grass roots citizens group formed to stop the early release of habitual and violent offenders. Past officer of the Brandon Bar Association.