Don is a founding partner of the firm and has extensive experience in the court room trying business and intellectual property cases. He is one of only a few lawyers in Florida who has been certified by The Florida Bar as an expert in business litigation, civil trial law and intellectual property law. He was one of only nine lawyers in the state of Florida selected by the president of The Florida Bar to serve on the Bar’s inaugural committee for certification in intellectual property law, with responsibility for the certification of lawyers as experts in intellectual property law, including patent, copyright, trademark, trade dress and trade secret law.

Don has been recognized by Best Lawyers in America in the fields of intellectual property, business litigation and technology law and has been listed in Florida Super Lawyers and Florida’s Legal Elite. Don’s business litigation experience is broad and varied, including intellectual property and technology, business fraud and other business torts, non-compete and non-solicitation litigation, international and domestic arbitrations, real estate and construction litigation, shareholder and corporate governance disputes, governmental regulatory litigation, securities litigation, debtor/ creditor disputes and general contract litigation.

Don also has been a leader in local and national bar associations. He has chaired the American Bar Association’s Computer and Internet Litigation Committee and was the founding editor of The Computer Litigation Journal. He served as committee chair of The Florida Bar’s Computer and Internet Law Committee and as a judicially appointed member of the Florida Supreme Court Committee on Jury Instructions - Contracts and Business Cases. Don previously served as chair of the Hillsborough County Bar Association’s Technology Committee and currently serves as co-chair of its Committee on Professionalism. Don also is the founding president of the Tampa Bay chapter of the International Network of Boutique Law Firms.

Don is married, with four children. He is active in his local church and participates in numerous sports, including basket ball, mountain biking, snow skiing, hiking and camping.