In 1989 he obtained his Masters in Law degree from King’s College, University of London, and in 1992 a Master’s of Science (M.Sc.) degree in Shipping, Trade and Finance from City University Business School, London. He interned with Elliott Lockhart & Co. for six months before moving to Nassau’s largest law firm, Higgs & Johnson, where he spent three years in the litigation department concentrating on labor, insurance, banking and maritime law.