Native of Chicago.

Earned a degree in Economics from the University of Chicago.

Obtained a Florida real estate broker's license in 1978.

Realtor at C21- Rose Realty West in Cooper City
See www.LarryTheRealtor.com

Hundreds of closed transactions, close to two thousand customers served.

Guest Author of articles relating to Realtor Ethics on About.com,
a New York Times owned web site. 
Go to:  http://realestate.about.com/b/a/000154.htm

Member of the Alumni Schools Committee, interviewing local students who
have applied for admission to the University of Chicago.

Hundreds of hours of continuing education covering Florida law, ethics, commercial
real estate, relocation issues, commercial leasing, fair housing, financing.

Retained as an expert for 28 lawsuits yielding 10 depositions and 2 trial appearances for
12 plaintiffs, 14 defendants, and 2 parties involved in cross-claims. (a/o early 2012)

Member, Professional Standards Committee, sitting on ethics and arbitration hearing
panels, which act as judge and jury.  All arbitrations decide procuring cause. (5th year)

Past Chair, Grievance Committee, examining and analyzing over 250 ethics complaints
and arbitration requests as a grand jury might.  (Member at least twelve years.) 

Past Member, Professional Standards Forum, Florida Association of Realtors, 2007

Former Member, Government Affairs Committee

Past Chair, MLS Committee (Multiple Listing Service).

Past co-vice-chair, Communications Committee.

Former member, Standard Forms Committee, creating forms and contracts for use in transactions

Nominated for 2007 "Realtor of the Year" award

Conducted a "How to become a better writer" class for Realtors.

Vision Broward, member of the Creative Industries Task Force, 2003-2004 and co-sub chair of the “Image” subcommittee. This was a project sponsored by the Broward County Commission

Judge for 2004 Silver Knight Awards (music performance category)

Past president, vice-president, director of the Rock Creek Homeowners’ Association,  1,800
families in Cooper City, 1990-2000.  (see Miami Herald item below)

Former Member of Supervisory & Marketing Committees,  Realtors’ Professional Credit Union.

Guest columnist on homeowner association issues,  Miami Herald (compensated).

Former Adjunct Professor at Broward College teaching Business Writing to non-native English speakers (five years).