He joined the Institute in September 2012 and litigates cutting-edge constitutional cases protecting property rights, economic liberty, and other individual rights in federal and state courts. Prior to joining IJ-FL, Ari practiced civil litigation with Cole, Scott & Kissane, P.A. in their West Palm Beach office. Before entering private practice, Ari worked as a trial court law clerk in Florida’s Fifteenth Judicial Circuit. A native Floridian, Ari attended The Florida State University College of Law, where he was a member of the law school’s Business Review, and worked as a Research Assistant with the James Madison Institute, Florida’s premier free market think tank. Ari received his undergraduate degree from the University of Florida in 2006.