PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: 2003-Present DENNIS, JACKSON, MARTIN & FONTELA, P.A. Tallahassee, Florida 1992-2003 DENNIS, BOWMAN, JACKSON, MARTIN & FONTELA, P.A. Tallahassee, Florida 1986-1992 COLLINS, DENNIS & TRUETT, P.A. Tallahassee, Florida 1982-1986 PERKINS AND COLLINS, P.A. Tallahassee, Florida OTHER WORK EXPERIENCE: 1978-1980 State of Florida House of Representatives Committee on Community Affairs 1976-1978 City of West Palm Beach Office of City Manager EDUCATION: Florida State University Tallahassee, Florida Juris Doctor with Honors (1982) University of Florida Gainesville, Florida M.A. in Public Administration (1977) University of Florida Gainesville, Florida Bachelor of Science with Honors (1976) MEMBERSHIPS: The Florida Bar The Florida Bar Local Government Law Section American Bar Association Tallahassee Bar Association Florida Defense Lawyers Association Defense Research Institute United States District Court, Northern and Middle Districts of Florida United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit American Board of Trial Advocates INVITED SPEAKER: Risk Management Seminar, Morton Plant Hospital (1989) DPR and The Physician: An Update, Jacksonville, Florida (1991) Florida Hospital Association, Round Table Discussion: Health Screening Liability, Orlando, Florida (1991) ARTICLES: Cap-Scan, "Med-Law," Monthly Publication of Capital Medical Society CERTIFICATIONS: Certified as a Circuit Mediator by the Supreme Court of Florida