My family and I moved to Cape Coral from Philadelphia in 1987.  I am proud to have four generations of my family in Cape Coral, and enjoy the quality of life of our safe community.  I am an attorney by profession, with practice areas including tax, estate planning, and real estate transactions.  I am a member of the Lee County Metropolitan Planning Organization, the Cape Coral Transportation Advisory Committee, the Transportation and Urban Administration Committee of the Florida League of Cities, the Golf Course Advisory Board, the Southwest Florida Regional Planning Council, the Transportation Authority Policy Committee and serves on the Board of Directors of the Florida League of Mayors.

I graduated from Mariner High School, Diploma in 1990; University of Miami with a BA in Economics with Honors in 1994; Georgetown University Law Center (Juris Doctor) in 1997; and, New York University School of Law, LL.M. (Taxation) in 2001.