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Memberships

The Florida Bar (October 2001 - Present)
  • Trial Lawyers Section Member
  • Business Law Section Member
  • Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Section Member, Arbitration Committee Member
  • Federal Court Practice Committee (2016 - 2022), Federal Judicial Roundtable Subcommittee and Pro Bono Subcommittee
  • Florida Commission on Access to Civil Justice Ad Hoc Member, Technology Subcommittee Member (2015 - 2016)
  • Florida Courts ePortal eService Project Working Group Member (2012 - 2013)
  • Vision 2016 Special Commission Member (2013 - 2016), Technology Committee Member (2013 - 2016), E-Discovery Subgroup Chair and Member (2014 - 2016)
  • Former Thirteenth Judicial Circuit Grievance Committee Member (2010 - 2012), Vice-Chair (2010 - 2011), and Chair (2011 - 2012)
  • Florida Courts E-Filing Authority, Workgroup for Non-Attorney Filer Access to Portal Member (2011)
  • Florida Bar President Pro Bono Service Awards, Thirteenth Judicial Circuit Nominating Committee Member (2010)
American Bar Association (ABA) (2001 - Present)
  • American Bar Foundation Fellow (2015 – Present)
  • Section Officers Conference (SOC) (2021 – 2026)
  • Standing Committee on Technology and Information Systems (SCOTIS) American Bar Association Presidential Appointee and Member (2014 – 2017)
American Bar Association Business Law Section (2004 - Present)
  • Immediate-Past Chair (2025-2026)
  • Chair (2024-2025)
  • Chair-Elect (2023 - 2024)
  • Vice-Chair (2022 - 2023)
  • Secretary (2021 – 2022)
  • Nominating Committee Chair (2027), Member (2015, 2024, 2025, 2026)
  • The Business Lawyer (TBL) Digital Transformation Task Force (2026)
  • Diversity and Inclusion Committee Member (2007 – Present); Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Involvement Subcommittee Member (2011 – Present)
  • The Business Lawyer, Vol. 78, Editor-in-Chief (2022-2023), Editorial Board Member (2022 - 2025)
  • Business Law Today (businesslawtoday.org), Chair (2021-2022), Editorial Board Member, Business Litigation and Dispute Resolution Practice Area Executive Editor (2017 – 2020)
  • ABA Relations Committee Co-Chair (2021-2022)
  • Council (2015 – 2019); Council Committee on Membership and Outreach (2015 – 2019)
  • Fellow (2011 – 2013)
  • Fellows Committee Co-Chair (2019 – 2022); Fellows Program Advisory Board Member (2015 – 2019); Alumni Subcommittee Member (2013 – 2019); Communications Subcommittee Chair (2011 – 2013)
  • Young Lawyer Committee Member (2007 - 2015), Chair (2012 – 2015), Vice-Chair (2009 – 2012), Liaison to the Working Group for the Preparation of Business Conduct Standards Directed to the Eradication of Forced Labor in Supply Chains (2013), Speaker Bank Subcommittee Co-Chair (2010 – 2012), Pro Bono and Public Service Subcommittee Chair (2007 – 2010)
  • Consumer Financial Services Committee Member (2004 - 2015), Housing Finance Subcommittee Member (2009 – 2015), Young Lawyers Subcommittee Member (2009 – 2015)
  • Judges Initiative Member (2015 – Present)
  • Ad Hoc Committee on the Future of Legal Services Member (2015 – 2019)
  • New Business Law Membership Initiative Member (2015 – 2019)
  • Fellows Expansion Taskforce Member (2015 – 2016)
  • Working Group on The Business Lawyer Migration Member (2015 – 2016)
  • Business Law Advisors Committee Member and Leadership Council Member (2014 – 2019)
  • Content Committee Member (2014 – 2020)
  • Liaison to the ABA Standing Committee on Technology and Information Systems (2013 – 2014)
  • Advance IV Strategic Planning Committee, Technology Team Member (2012 – 2013)
  • Pro Bono Committee Member (2007 – 2015); Programming Subcommittee Chair (2009 – 2012); National Public Service Award Subcommittee Member (2009 – 2012)
American Bar Association Business Law Section, Business and Corporate Litigation Committee (2004 - Present)
  • Co-Vice-Chair (2016 – 2021)
  • Meetings and Programs Subcommittee Co-Vice-Chair (2013 – 2021)
  • Class and Derivative Actions Subcommittee Member (2004 – Present), Vice-Chair (2007 – 2010), Chair (2010 – 2013)
  • Communications and Technology Subcommittee Member (2004 – 2016), Co-Vice-Chair (2011 – 2013), Chair (2013 – 2016)
  • Publications Subcommittee Vice-Chair (2014 – 2017)
  • Pro Bono and Public Service Subcommittee Member (2004 – Present), Vice-Chair (2006 – 2007), Co-Chair (2007 – 2010)
  • Trial Practice Subcommittee Member (2013 – Present)
  • E-Discovery Subcommittee Member (2009 – Present)
  • Securities Arbitration Subcommittee Member (2004 – 2015)
  • Securities Litigation Subcommittee Member (2004 – 2015)
American Bar Association Litigation Section (2001 - Present)
  • Class Actions and Derivative Suits Committee Member (2009 – 2015)
  • Pretrial Practice and Discovery Committee Member (2009 – 2015)
  • Access to Justice Committee Member (2009 – 2015)
  • Business Torts and Unfair Competition Litigation Committee Member (2009 – 2015)
  • Real Estate Litigation and Condemnation Committee Member (2009 – 2015)
  • Trial Practice Committee Member (2009 – 2015)
  • Young Advocates Committee Member (2009 – 2015)
American Bar Association Dispute Resolution Section (2023 - Present)
  • Planning Committee Member, 2027 Practice Development Institute
American Bar Association Judicial Division (2015 - Present)
  • Lawyers Conference (2024 - Present)
  • National Conference of Federal Trial Judges Member (2015 - 2024)
American Bar Association Tort, Trial and Insurance Practice Section (TIPS) (2001 - 2015)
  • Business Litigation Committee Member (2009 – 2015)
  • Title Insurance Litigation Committee Member (2009 – 2015)
American Bar Association Young Lawyers Division (2001 - 2011)
  • Young Lawyers Division Spring Conference Host Committee Member (2014 - 2015)
  • Young Lawyers Division Member (2001 - 2011)
Academy of Court-Appointed Neutrals (ACAN) (2023 - Present)
  • Board of Directors, Director (2026 – 2029)
  • Training and Mentorship Committee, Co-Chair (2026 - Present), Member (2023 - Present)
International Legal Technology Association (ILTA) (2023 - Present)
National LGBTQ+ Bar Asssociation (2023 - Present)
The Sedona Conference (2023 - Present)
  • Working Group 1 Member (2023 - Present) (subscribed only; not an active contributor)
American Constitution Society (ACS) (2023 - Present)
Annual University of Florida E-Discovery Conference (2018 - 2024)
  • Invited to serve as a member of the University of Florida Levin College of Law Annual E-Discovery Conference faculty from 2018-2024, endeavoring to bring a practical judicial and private practice perspective to the conference programming.
Tampa Bay Chapter of the Federal Bar Association (TBCFBA) (2003 - Present)
Hillsborough County Bar Association (2003 - Present)
Federal Magistrate Judges Association (2015 - 2023)
Southwest Florida Federal Court Bar Association (2015 - 2023)
Lee County Bar Association (2015 - 2023)
Tampa Connection (2009 - 2010)
  • Class of 2010 Member
  • Red Team Leader
  • 2010 Team Member of the Year Award
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