Gary was born in Newark, New Jersey. After receiving his B.A. from Bucknell University, Gary attended Rutgers University School of Law where he received his Juris Doctor with Honors. Prior to joining the firm, Gary was the Director of Law and Public Policy for MediaOne, one of the nation's largest cable and broadband companies, and was responsible for its legal, regulatory and Florida and federal government affairs programs, among other responsibilities.

Gary is a Shareholder with the firm and concentrates his practice in the representation of local governments and private clients in government and regulatory affairs, communications and cable law, utilities, and use of rights-of-way.

EDUCATION

• Bucknell University, B.A. (1982)
• Rutgers University School of Law, J.D. (honors, 1985)
  • Law Journal: Rutgers Law Journal, Associate Editor, 1984-1985

BAR ADMISSIONS

• Florida
• New Jersey
• Pennsylvania
• District of Columbia

PROFESSIONAL/CIVIC

• City of Wilton Manors, Florida
  • Elected Mayor, 2008
  • Re-elected Mayor, 2010, 2012
  • City Commissioner
    • Elected, 1998
    • Re-elected, 2002, 2006
• Florida Department of Revenue, Communications Services Tax Working Group, Member, 2012-2013
• Broward League of Cities, President (2009-2010), Treasurer and Board of Directors
• Florida League of Cities, Executive Committee of Board of Directors, Appointed 2009-2010, Re-Appointed 2010-2011
• Florida League of Mayors, Board of Directors
• South Florida Legal Guide, Top Attorney in South Florida, 2005-2006, 2008-2010
• Alzheimer's Family Center, 2001-Present, Vice President of the Board; Trustee
• Children's Home Society, Board of Directors
• Federal Communications Commission Intergovernmental Advisory Committee, Appointed 2004, Re-Appointed 2007
• National Association of Telecommunications Officers and Advisors (NATOA), Board of Directors, 2005-2006
• National League of Cities, Information Technology and Communications Policy Steering Committee, Vice Chair, 2006, 2011; Member, 2006-2013
• FLATOA, Inc. (Florida Chapter of NATOA), Founding Member and President of the Board of Directors
• Independent Multi-Family Communications Council, Board of Directors, 2009-present
• The Golden Rule Foundation, Community Advisory Council, President
• Recipient, National Association of Telecommunications Officers and Advisors (NATOA) 2012 Ovation Award

PUBLISHED WORKS

• Florida Communications Services Tax and the Digital Subscriber Line: To Tax or Not to Tax?, Florida Bar Journal, April, 2003
• Before all Havoc Breaks Out. The need for Local Governments to Regulate the Use of Their Rights-of-Way UnderFlorida's Communications Services Tax Simplification Law, The Agenda City, County & Local Government Law Section, Florida Bar, May, 2001
• Responding to a Cable Operator's Petition for Effective Competition: How One Community Succeeded in Fighting a Petition, The Agenda, published by the City, County and Local Government Law Section of the Florida Bar, 2004
• Focusing on States: A Brave New World, Journal of Municipal Telecommunications Policy, Winter, 2004
  

PRESENTATIONS & SEMINARS

• Panel Speaker, "Communications Facilities in Rights of Way," National Association of Telecommunications Officers and Advisors (NATOA) Annual Convention, New Orleans, Louisiana, September 29, 2012
• Panel Speaker, "Legal Leaders," 2012 Broadband Communities Summit, Dallas, Texas, April 25, 2012
• Panel Speaker, "Legal Jobs in the Communications Field," University of Miami School of Law, March 5, 2012
• Speaker, The Broward Metropolitan Planning Organization Seminar, "Walkable Cities," Enhancing Communities: Complete Streets Issues and Initiatives, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, May 24, 2011
• Featured Speaker, 8th Annual Broadband Properties Summit, Dallas, Texas, April 28, 2011
• Featured Speaker, 7th Annual Broadband Properties Summit, Dallas, Texas, April 28, 2010