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Represents clients in all aspects of municipal and
local government finance, particularly school district
and healthcare related financings.
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Represents issuers, lenders, borrowers, trustees and
underwriters.
Prior Professional Experience
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Foley & Lardner, Tampa, Florida 1983-1986
Significant Representations
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Significant role in the structuring of Florida Pooled
Loan Programs for Hospitals, Cities and Independent
Colleges and Universities.
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One of the primary attorneys in Florida providing
finance-related services to School Districts. Principal
architect in structuring master lease-purchase programs
for Florida School Districts. Involved in the seminal
Florida Supreme Court cases of State of Florida
v. Brevard County, Florida and State of Florida
v. School Board of Sarasota County, Florida approving
master lease-purchase programs.
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Bond Counsel and Disclosure Counsel to a large number
of Florida School Districts including, Hillsborough,
Collier Duval, Columbia, Sarasota, Hernando, Highlands, Indian River, Lee, Seminole, Osceola,
Flagler, Leon, Manatee and Monroe.
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Bond Counsel to Seminole and Osceola Counties.
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Disclosure Counsel to Reedy Creek Improvement District.
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Extensive healthcare experience including providing
Bond Counsel services to Shands Healthcare System,
Health First Healthcare System, Naples Community Health System and West
Orange Healthcare District and Disclosure Counsel
services to Sarasota Memorial Health Systems and Munroe
Regional Hospital. Also provided Underwriter Counsel
services in connection with issues for BayCare Health
System, All Children's Hospital, Inc., Flagler Hospital,
Naples Community Hospital, Cape Canaveral Hospital
and Baptist Health System.
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Provides Bond Counsel and Underwriter's Counsel services
in connection with the financing of senior care facilities
within Florida, Georgia, Texas, South Carolina and
Tennessee.
Professional, Civic & Community Involvement
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The Florida Bar, Member
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National Association of Bond Lawyers
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Speaker, Florida School Finance Officers Association, Florida School Boards Association, Florida School Boards Attorneys Association, Florida Association of School Board Officers, Florida Bar, State and Local Government Section Public Finance Seminar
Education
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J.D., with honors, University of Florida, 1983.
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B.A., with honors, University of Florida, 1978.
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