I was born in Daytona Beach, Florida in 1945.  I attended the University of Florida on a golf scholarship, and transferred to Stetson University to complete my undergraduate work.  After completing active duty in the U.S. Navy, I graduated cum laude in 1970 from Stetson University College of Law and returned to Daytona Beach.  For the first 12 years of my practice, I litigated matters involving everything from adoptions to zoning, including domestic relations, criminal law, estate and probate, personal injury, real estate, and commercial litigation.  In the 1970's, I prepared the closing documents for a loan to the International Speedway and many of the high rise condos on the beach.   My law partner, W.M. Chanfrau, and I formed our partnership in 1977, and have had many happy, rewarding years trying cases together.

In 1983, I decided to focus my practice on the representation of those seriously injured due to the fault of others, and in 1986 became Board Certified by the Florida Bar in civil trial practice.  I’m married to Ali Chanfrau, and have a teenage son, Tyler.  I am still an avid golfer with a 4 handicap, and am also interested in tennis, travel, photography, computers, music, reading, and outdoor activities of all types.  I am professionally active in the Florida Bar as a member of the Grievance Committee, and was a Former Board Member of the Young Lawyers Section.  I am the President of the Volusia Civil Trial Attorneys Association.

Vitae:
Born in Daytona Beach, Florida on April 30, 1945.

Career:
Admitted to bar, 1970, Florida, US Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit and US District Court, Middle District of Florida; 1975, US Tax Court.

Education:
University of Florida and Stetson University (B.A., 1970)
Stetson University (J.D., cum laude, 1970). 

Distinctions and Honors:
Recipient:   American Jurisprudence Award, Estate Planning.  Phi Delta Phi.  Member:  Volusia County Bar Association; The Florida Bar (Member:  Trial Lawyers Section; Board of Governors, Young Lawyers Section, 1971-1981); The Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Sustaining Member); Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers; Volusia Civil Trial Attorneys Association; American Board of Trial Advocacy.  Board Certified Civil Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy (1989 - Current).  Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Certification (1989 - Current).  Recipient, Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers 1989 Speaker's Bureau Award; Pro Bono Member, Volusia County Bar Association; AFTL Eagle Participant; Chairman, Florida Bar Grievance Committee (1977-1981); Secretary, Volusia Civil Trial Attorneys Association 1995 - Current); President, Volusia Civil Trial Attorneys Association 1997 - Current); Listed in 1995 Martindale-Hubbell Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers.  Commentator, Matthew Bender's Florida Torts Reporter; Listed in Marquis "Who's Who in American Law"