Assistant Manager

RESUME

STEPHEN CHARLES FREDRICKSON

**** ******** **** **** ** Birth: May 31, 1956

Tallahassee, Florida 32317 Marital Status: Married

850-***-**** Cell Four Children

Email: adbnet@r.postjobfree.com Interests: Golf

Running

Sports Officiating

EDUCATION

LEGAL Florida State University, College of Law

Tallahassee, Florida

Graduation: May 1982 with "Honors"

Grade Point Average: 75.093 (B)

Activities: Student Bar Association;

American Bar Association; Law Student Division

Admission to the Florida Bar: November 1982

UNDERGRADUATE University of South Florida

Tampa, Florida

B. A. Degree: Marketing/Political Science,

June 1978

Grade Point Average: 3.27 (4.0 scale)

Dean's List: Four quarters

Activities: Varsity Basketball Manager (1974-76)

Marketing Club

Sigma Phi Epsilon Officer (1976-77)

American Society for Public Administration

EMPLOYMENT

LEGAL

SPECIAL DEPUTY/APPEALS REFEREE

Florida Department of Economic Opportunity

Division of Workforce Services-Appeals

107 E. Madison Street

Third Floor Caldwell Building

Tallahassee, FL 32399

Served as a Special Deputy/Appeals Referee for Reemployment Assistance claims. Managed case load of appeals of approximately 35 cases a week. Hearing appeals of denied claims for benefits. Writing decisions and processing notices and subpoenas for individual case load.

April 2019 to present

ATTORNEY

Florida Department of Financial Services

Office of Insurance Regulation

645A Larson Building

Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0307

Position: Assistant General Counsel

Promoted to Senior Attorney representing the Department in complex administrative proceedings concerning Specialty Insurers and cases before the State Fire Marshal. Also represented the Department in Circuit Court in enforcement actions regarding fire code violations and investigations by the Fraud Division. From 1991-95 I primarily represented the Department in rulemaking proceedings and the rule adoption process. I had also been intensively involved in the legislative process by drafting and reviewing complex insurance legislation and working with Department personnel, the staff of both houses of the Legislature, and representatives of the insurance industry in the legislative process. In 1995 I was assigned to handle complex insurance company litigation and other high-profile type legal issues affecting Florida consumers.

In January 2003 the Department of Insurance was re-organized to form the Department of Financial Services. I was most recently an Assistant General Counsel with the Office of Insurance Regulation primarily handling rules and legislation. For my last 5 years I was the coordinating attorney for the rulemaking proceedings for the Office managing junior attorneys and the paralegal assigned to rulemaking.

Additionally, I graduated from the Certified Public Manager program at Florida State University in June 2004 and served as a Hearing Officer for the Department/Office with reference to Workers’ Compensation Appeals filed by employers for approximately 15 years.

November 1985 to March 2018

Position: Staff Attorney - Attorney I and II

Represented the Department in Circuit Court and administrative proceedings. Extensive experience in prosecuting administrative disciplinary proceedings filed against insurance agents. Also handled appeals and proceedings in the District Court of Appeals and the Supreme Court. Daily, responded to questions regarding the field of insurance, practice and procedure. Worked closely with field investigators and departmental personnel regarding legal matters and interpretations.

October 1983 to November 1985

ATTORNEY

Office of the Public Defender, Eighteenth Judicial

Circuit, Brevard County, Florida

600 South Hopkins Avenue

Titusville, FL 32780

Position: Assistant Public Defender

Representation of criminal defendants in all phases of trial practice, including, but not limited to initial appearances, pleas, arraignments, pretrial motions, adversary preliminary hearings, bond hearings, discovery depositions, client interviews, jury and non-jury trials, administrative hearings, post-conviction relief, and argument of appeals to Circuit Court. Also represented individuals in civil commitment proceedings pursuant to the Baker Act.

September 1982 to October 1983

LAW CLERK

Young, Van Assenderp, Varnadoe, and Benton, P.A. 201 South Adams Street, Tallahassee, FL 32302

Employment was part-time during the school year and fulltime during the summer for a seven-attorney law firm. Involved extensive legal research in general civil, administrative, and business law. Also researched federal and state procedural legal questions. Drafted legal memoranda, pleadings, administrative applications, and opinion letters to clients. Handled legal aid matters under direct supervision.

November 1980 to August 1982

LEGAL INTERN

Office of the Attorney General, Criminal Appeals

Division

The Capitol, Tallahassee, Florida 32301

Drafted and researched seven legal briefs for criminal appeals in the First District Court of Appeal. Also presented oral argument before a three-judge panel and represented the State of Florida in a civil pre-trial motion. Worked daily with five attorneys.

January 1982 to April 1982

NON-LEGAL ASSISTANT MANAGER

Successfully completed a six-month training program with Walgreens, Inc. Exercised considerable planning, employee supervision, and financial management duties. Assumed full managerial responsibility in the evening and during vacation periods.

October 1978 to August 1979

WRITING EXPERIENCE

LEGAL HISTORY OF ADVALOREM TAXATION

Drafted and researched Chapter on the history of advalorem taxation in Florida, which is part of a CLE publication on Florida taxation generally, published in 1983. Also performed extensive research for other Chapters of the publication.

CASENOTE- AETNA v. DEVLIN

Authored unpublished casenote for first year law review competition. Expended nearly 120 hours over a three-week period to prepare this casenote dealing with the Federal Truth in Lending Act. The issue involved a technical federal/state statutory interpretation problem.

BAR MEMBERSHIPS

Florida Bar - Admitted November 1982

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh

Circuit - Admitted July 1983

United States District Court, Middle District of

Florida - Admitted May 1983

United States District Court, Northern District of Florida - Admitted March 1985(expired)

PRO BONO AND VOLUNTEER WORK

GUARDIAN AD LITUM PROGRAM

1987-1989

I was a volunteer Guardian Ad Litum for the Second Judicial Circuit representing abused and neglected children who were subject to court supervision.

SPECIAL OLYMPICS

1986-1994

I have volunteered my services as a basketball official for the Special Olympics on a regular basis over the years.

LEGAL SERVICES OF NORTH FLORIDA

I have periodically represented indigent person in legal matters on a pro bono basis, as my employment with the State of Florida has allowed.

REFERENCES AND WRITING SAMPLES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST

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