Age: 50-1 (Or that is how my wife describes it.)
Family: My stunning wife, Ann, of almost 13 years, Hannah (11), Cort (9) and Declan (8) (all of whom luckily resemble her) and Cassie (24 in dog years and more resembles me).
Pets: See above. Also have one goldfish.
Education: Vanderbilt University undergrad and University of Florida Law School
Admitted to the Bar: 1990
Employed by: Rogers Towers (Our litigation boutique firm of Allen, Brinton and McCarthy merged into Rogers Towers in 2001.)
Field of practice: Civil litigation (trucking litigation, class-action defense, product liability litigation and medical malpractice defense)
Professional organizations: The Jacksonville Bar Association, Christian Legal Society, Florida Bar, ABOTA, Chester Bedell Inns of Court, Downtown Rotary.
Community involvement: Metro chairman of Young Life (Christian youth outreach ministry), board member of CHM, involved with and opinion giver to River City Church, coach of son's basketball team (actually assistant coach as my wife has made it clear that she is the head coach) and doing any activity I can with my family.
How did you get involved?
I have never seen a ministry change kids' lives like Young Life. I was involved in high school to some extent but got pulled in by a friend when I returned to Jacksonville and have been involved ever since.
How can someone else get involved?
Contact Dave Bast (metro director of Young Life) at (904) 387-9633 or through jaxyounglife.org
What have you learned/achieved through the experience?
Watching how God can reach even the hardest kids (regardless of background, type, sex or socio-economic status) and transform their hearts through adults (Young Life leaders) investing their time into those kids and earning the right to share the gospel with them in a loving, non-threatening way. The Young Life camps are the most amazing camps I have ever seen.
What was the last book you read or are reading?
"College (un)Bound" by Jeffrey J. Selingo, and the Book of Proverbs (read one chapter every day).