Born Baltimore, Maryland –  1965

Admitted to the bar of:

• The State of South Carolina
• U.S. Federal District Court for the District of South Carolina
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Undergrad: St. Leo University – Baccalaureate of Arts Degree in Criminology, Summa Cum Laude.

Law School: University of Memphis School of Law – Juris Doctor.

Memberships:

• American Bar Association
• South Carolina Bar
• South Carolina Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
• Horry County Bar Association
• American Association for Justice
• National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
• National College for DUI Defense
• Myrtle Beach Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers – Founding Member
• National Rifle Association – Life Member
• S.C. Concealed Weapons Instructors Association
• Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association
• South Carolina State Constable’s Alliance

Activities:

• Adjunct Professor at Horry-Georgetown Technical College
• South Carolina Concealable Weapons Course Instructor
• NRA Law Enforcement and Civilian Firearms Instructor
• South Carolina State Constable’s, Legal Course Instructor
• Sport aviation
• SCUBA diving
• HAM radio, Amateur Extra class (KW4W)

Former Law enforcement officer.  Over a decade of service, assignments include:

• Patrol Officer
• Narcotics Investigator
• Undercover Narcotics Investigator
• K-9 Handler and Trainer of Narcotics and Patrol Canines
• Aerial Narcotics interdiction
• Police Instructor
• Patrol Shift Lieutenant
• Patrol Division and Communications Division Commander

Public Safety training received through:

• Federal Law Enforcement Training Center – Glynco
• FBI Academy
• Northern Virginia Criminal Justice Academy
• Rappahannock Criminal Justice Academy
• Hampton Roads Regional Academy of Criminal Justice
• Fairfax County Fire & Rescue Training Academy
• Special Law Enforcement Academy
• Calibre Press Street Survival Seminars