Graduated from Eastern Nazarene College, Boston, Massachusetts, with a degree in Business Administration/Finance.  Graduated from University of Florida College of Law.

During law school - worked with the firm Parrish, Bailey & Morsch, P.A., Orlando, FL doing work involving individuals injured in accidents - personal injury, medical malpractice.

Worked with the firm Unger, Swartwood, Latham & Whitaker, P.A, Orlando, FL doing work involving medical malpractice, nursing home neglect, wrongful death, personal injury, workers’ compensation and insurance matters.

Worked as Staff Counsel for Reliance Insurance Company, Lake Mary, FL, handling cases involving automobile accidents, inadequate security, slip and fall, premises liability, and workers’ compensation and insurance coverage matters.

Worked as Staff Counsel for Nationwide Insurance Company, Longwood, FL, handling cases involving federal appeals, bodily injury, automobile accidents, workers’ compensation and insurance coverage matters.

Member of the Florida Bar, admitted and qualified to practice in the Northern, Middle and Southern Federal District Courts of Florida, admitted and qualified to practice in the United States Federal Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit - Licensed in Florida to Practice Law.