Background
Karl, Frederick Brennan was born on May 14, 1924 in Daytona Beach, Florida, United States. Son of Fred J. and Mary M. (Brennan) Karl.
Karl, Frederick Brennan was born on May 14, 1924 in Daytona Beach, Florida, United States. Son of Fred J. and Mary M. (Brennan) Karl.
Student, University Florida, 1942. Bachelor of Laws, Stetson University, DeLand, Florida, 1949. Juris Doctor (honorary), Stetson University, DeLand, Florida, 1977.
Worked at Annis, Mitchell, Cockey, Edwards & Roehn, P.A. (Tampa, Florida) specializing in General, Commercial and Corporate Practice. Civil Litigation, Taxation, Bond and Municipal Finance, Estate Planning, Health, Securities, Mergers and Acquisitions, Banking, Real Estate, Bankruptcy, International Law, Agricultural Litigation, Eminent Domain, Construction, Professional Liability and Insurance Coverage Litigation, Labor/Employment, Personal Injury and Products Liability Litigation, Patents and Trademarks, Intellectual Property, Environmental, Employee Benefits Planning. Admitted to the bar, 1950, Florida.
1966, United States.
Supreme Court. 1974, United States. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit and United States. District Court, Northern District of Florida.
Phi Alpha Delta.
Company-Author: "Executive Suspension and Removal of Public Offices Under the 1968 Florida Constitution," 23 University of Florida Law Review 635, 1971. "Impeachment in Florida," Florida State University Law Review, Spring, 1978. Company-Author: "A Manual of Practice and Procedure on Executive Suspensions in the Florida Senate," February, 1974.
State Representative, 1956-1964.
Member, Southern Regional Education Board, 1961-1963. City Attorney: Ormond Beach, 1960-1965.
Daytona Beach, 1965-1968. State Senator, 1968-1972.
Florida Public Counsel, 1974-1975.
Member, State Board of Independent Colleges and Universities, 1974-1976. Justice, Florida Supreme Court, 1977-1978. General Counsel, Florida Association of Insurance Agents, 1978-1984.
Member, State Board of Optometry, 1981-1984.
Hillsborough County Attorney, 1988-1990. Hillsborough County Administrator, 1990-1994.
President/Chief Executive Officer, Tampa General Hospital, 1994-1996. Member, Tampa Chamber/Committee of 100 - Economic Development Policy Board.
Member, Governor"s Task Force for the Review of the Criminal Justice and Corrections Systems.
Member: Hillsborough County and American Bar Associations. The Florida Bar (Member, Administrative Law Section. Chairman, 1979-1980).
Annis, Mitchell, Cockey, Edwards & Roehn, P.A., was formed in 1982, and has established a reputation as one of the foremost law firms in the area.
The firm"s lawyers represent financial institutions, government agencies, developers, insurance companies, and manufacturers in over 30 areas of the law. The firm is a member of the European Law Firm EEIG (Eyes Lips Face), which has members with offices in Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Great Britain, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Ireland, Italy, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and an associate member in the United States of America.
Member Florida Board Indiana Colleges and Universities, 1974-1976. Past chairman Florida Cancer Crusade. Past member board Florida Mental Health Association.
Past trustee St. Leo College, Dade City, Florida. Past legislation member, member legislation advisory council to chairman Southern Regional Education Board Served with Army of the United States, 1942-1946. Member American Bar Association, Tallahassee Bar Association, Florida Bar.
Married Mercedes Jensen, August 21, 1971. Children: Cynthia Anne, Frederick Brennan, Mary Theresa, James B. Stepchildren: Debra Louise, Tami Sue.