Bar Admission
Florida, 1980

• U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida, 1980
  
• U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida, 2009
  
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, 1981

Board Certification
Board Certified by the Florida Bar as a Specialist in City, County and Local Government Law 1998-2008

Education
Juris Doctorate, Nova University, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 1980
Bachelor of Science, Cum Laude, Nova University, Fort Lauderdale, 1977

Experience

• 2009 Janet Lander, Attorney at Law, P.A., Pensacola, Florida
  
• 2002-2008 County Attorney, Escambia County, Florida
  
• 1994-2002 Deputy County Attorney, Escambia County, Florida
  
• 1993-1994 Legal Instructor, Okaloosa-Walton Community College
  
• 1987-1989 Associate, Ruf & Carsky, P.A. , Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
  
• 1981-1987 Assistant General Counsel, Broward County, Florida

Community and Civic Activities

• 1989-1994 Chairperson, City of Crestview, Planning and Zoning Boards
  
• 1989-1991 Board of Directors, Crestview Business Women’s Networking Association
  
• 1989-1992 Guardian ad Litem
  
• 1992-1994 Fort Walton Beach Urbanized Area Metropolitan Planning Organization, Citizen’s Advisory Committee
  
• 1993-1994 Chairman, Economic Development Committee, City of Crestview
  
• 2000 Judge, Holocaust Remembrance Writing Project, Region 1, Pensacola

Professional Recognition

• 2005 Program Faculty Member for CLE Program “Are You Ready? What Lawyers Need to Know About Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Recovery” Sponsored by the American Bar Association Section of State and Local Government Law
  
• 2008 Recipient of the Gordon Johnston Award for Professionalism For Local Government Attorneys, Presented by the Florida Association of County Attorneys