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Areas of Practice:
Corporate Law; Family Law; Bankruptcy; Civil Litigation; Real Estate Closings; Business Closings; Simple and Complex Estate Planning; Probate & Trust Administration.

Professional:
Admitted to The Florida Bar on September 17, 2002 (Bar Number 0568831), licensed as a Florida Certified Public Accountant (License Number AC34985) on June 11, 2002, admitted to the Federal Bar, United States District Court, Middle District of Florida, on November 13, 2002.

Personal:
Born Lakeland, Florida, on February 8, 1967. Married to Melody A. Shipley nee Cottingham of New Port Richey, Florida on January 29, 1994. Three sons and two daughters.

Education:
Florida State University - Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Management, 1994; Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) in Entrepeneurship, 1996; Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Accounting, 1999; Juris Doctor (J.D.), 2002. 

Bar Memberships:
Florida, 2002
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida, 2002
U.S. Tax Court, 2008

Memberships:
American Bar Association; American Institute of Certified Public Accountants; East Lake County Chamber of Commerce, Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants; Greater Lake County Association of REALTORS^®; Home Builders Association of Lake County; Lake County Bar Association; Lake Eustis Area Chamber of Commerce; Mount Dora Area Chamber of Commerce; National Home Builders Association; Orange County Bar Association; The Florida Bar; National Eagle Scout Association; 2005 Class of Leadership Lake County.

Military Service:
United States Army Reserve, 1988-1996, active duty wartime service from January 1991 to September 1991 in the Southwest Asia theatre of operations (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia) in support of Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm.

Community Service:
City Council, City of Mount Dora, Florida, November 2003 -- December 2005; Round Lake Elementary Charter Board; Waterman Communities Foundation Board; Mount Dora Community Building Capital Campaign Steering Committee; Troup Committee, Boy Scouts of America, Troup 70.

Approved attorney agent for Attorneys’ Title Insurance Fund, Inc.

*CPA licensure designation regulated by the State of Florida