EDUCATION AND ACADEMIC HONORS:
Loyola University Chicago School of Law
Degree: Master of Laws (LL.M.) in Health Law, 1996
Honors: CALI Award
Drake University School of Law
Degree: Doctor of Jurisprudence, 1985
Honors and Activities:
Recipient of the Bureau of National Affairs Law Student Award, 1985
American Jurisprudence Award, Remedies
Dean’s List
Preliminary Hearing Investigator, Law School Honor Board
The Florida State University
Degree: Bachelor of Science, School of Criminology and Criminal Justice, 1982
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LEGAL EXPERIENCE:
The law firm of Battaglia, Ross, Dicus & Wein, P.A., St. Petersburg, Florida, 1986 to present.
Civil litigation, as well as transactional matters, in the areas of business disputes, employment law, health law and zoning and land use. Represented clients’ in the Pinellas County Court, Pasco and Pinellas Circuit Courts, the Second District Court of Appeal, the Florida Supreme Court, the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida, as well as administrative and quasi-judicial forums
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BAR AND COURT ADMISSIONS, PROFESSIONAL HONORS AND APPOINTMENTS:
Member, The Florida Bar (FBN 0557978), 1986
Admitted to practice, Supreme Court of the United States of America, September 1993
Admitted to practice, United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit, May 1992
Admitted to practice, United States District Court, Middle District of Florida, April 1987
Florida Supreme Court Certified Circuit and County Court Mediator, (No.03060 CR), 1995
AV”® Preeminent Rating™ from Martindale-Hubbell
Certificate of Meritorious Public Service, the Florida Bar Client Security Fund Committee, 2002 - 2005
Recipient, The Florida Bar President’s Pro Bono Award for the Sixth Circuit, 1994
Recipient, Pro Bono Certificate of Appreciation, Community Law Program, 1992 - 1993
Recipient, Pro Bono Award, St. Petersburg Bar Association, 1990
Recipient, Pro Bono Certificate of Recognition, St. Petersburg Bar Association, 1989
Appointed to Pinellas County Board of Adjustment, Vice Chair, Clearwater, Florida, December 2010 - October 2011 
Advisory Board Member, The Florida State University, Alumni & Friends of the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice, 2010 - 2011
Appointed to the Town of Belleair Planning and Zoning Board, Belleair, Florida, 1997 - 2009
Board of Trustees, UPARC Foundation, 2009 - present
Secretary, St. Petersburg Bar Association, 2000 - 2001
Chair, Law Week, St. Petersburg Bar Association, 1999
Member, Executive Committee, St. Petersburg Bar Association, 1993 - 1995
Board of Trustees, Community Law Program Inc., 1989 - 2008, previously served as president and vice-president
Board of Directors, Bay Area Legal Services Inc., Tampa, Florida, 1994 - 1997
President, Pinellas Opportunity Council Inc., 1990 - 1993 
Board of Directors, Pinellas Opportunity Council Inc., 1988 - 1993 
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TEACHING EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING:
Adjunct Professor of Law, Stetson University College of Law, 1997 - 2001; 2003; 2007 - 2008; 2009
Certificate of Completion, Teaching Advocacy Skills Program, Stetson University College of Law, 2008
People’s Law School, Carillon Center