He now serves as a mediator, arbitrator and special magistrate. He received his B.A. degree from the University of South Florida, where he participated in readers' theater and wrote news stories for WUSF radio. Before attending law school, he taught English and journalism, and during part of that time attended the University of Minnesota on a Wall Street Journal Fellowship. He obtained his law degree from the University of Florida and there served as Associate Editor of the Law Review. He is the author of various scholarly articles, short stories and poetry.