Age: 86
Family: Wife, Barbara; daughter, Diane Goldman; son Lawrence Datz; and grandchildren, Elizabeth, Emil and Laura Goldman, and Brian Datz.
Pets: None now
Education: University of Florida, Juris Doctorate
Admitted to the Bar: 1948
Employed by: Self-employed
Field of practice: General trial practice with emphasis on criminal and family law, but very little criminal law for the past 15 years.
Professional organizations: The American Bar Association, The Florida Bar, The Jacksonville Bar Association, American College of Trial Lawyers, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers.
Community involvement:From early on, Jaycees, Big Brothers, Synagogue.
How did you get involved?
Just felt it was something I should do.
How can someone else get involved?
Become aware of something one is interested in, then volunteer.
What have you learned/achieved through the experience?
One feels a sense of satisfaction volunteering in the community.
What was the last book you read or are reading?
“The Passage of Power — The Years of Lyndon Johnson” by Robert A. Caro.