Frederick M. Rothenberg

Background

Rothenberg, Frederick M. was born on October 22, 1942 in Perth Amboy, New Jersey, United States. Son of Herbert R. and Charlotte (Cracowaner) Rothenberg.

Education

Dartmouth College (Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, 1964). Columbia University (Juris Doctor, 1967).

Career

Worked at Holland & Knight LLP (Tampa, Florida) specializing in General Practice including Administrative Law, Admiralty, Agribusiness, Antitrust, Bankruptcy, Civil and White Collar Criminal Litigation, Computer Law, Construction Law, Environmental and Land Use, Energy, Financial Institutions, General Corporate, Health Care, Immigration, Intellectual Property, International Business, Labor/Employment/ERISA, Legislation, Media Law, Probate and Estate Planning, Public Finance, Real Property, Securities and Corporate Finance, Taxation (State, Federal and International) and Workers' Compensation. Admitted to the bar, 1967, New Jersey. 1968, Florida; 1972, United States.

Supreme Court and United States. Tax Court.

Phi Alpha Delta. Member: Florida Supreme Court Judicial Nominating Commission, 1987-1991.

Employee Benefits Committee, Tax Section, American Bar Association. Southern Employee Benefits Conference. Tampa Bay Pension Council.

Florida West Coast Employee Benefits Council. Member, Executive Council and Chair, Employee Benefits Committee, Tax Section, The Florida Bar, 1973-1987. Selected Best Lawyers In America, 1983-1998 (all seven editions).

Member: Dartmouth Lawyers Association. Military: Captain, United States. Army, 1967-1969

Holland & Knight is the largest law firm in Florida, with offices throughout Florida (Boca Raton, Fort Lauderdale, Jacksonville, Lakeland, Miami, Orlando, St. Petersburg, Tallahassee, Tampa and West Palm Beach), in Atlanta, Georgia and in Washington, D.C. The firm traces its origins to two separate firms, one which dates from the 1880's and the other from the early 1900's.

Spessard L. Holland, former Florida Governor and United States Senator, founded one of the firms. Peter O. Knight, one of the organizers of Tampa Electric Company and The Exchange National Bank of Tampa (the predecessor of NationsBank of Florida), founded the other. The two firms merged to form Holland & Knight in July 1968.

The firm comprises approximately 500 lawyers, including Chesterfield Smith, a former president of the American Bar Association. A former president of the State Bar of Georgia. Two past presidents of The Florida Bar.

And many other lawyers who have distinguished themselves in public and professional service on local, state, national and international levels.

Achievements

• Bar: Florida 1968, New Jersey 1967, United States District Court (middle district) Florida 1969, Supreme Court of the United States Court 1972, United States Tax Court 1972.

Membership

Area enrollment director Dartmouth College, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi and P.R., since 1983. Member Lawyers for Bush, Florida, 1988. Member Executive Committee American Bicentennial Inaugural Professional Advisory Committee, 1989.

Trustee Congregation Schaarai Zedek, Tampa, 1987-1991, member Executive Committee, 1988-1991, treasurer, 1989-1991. Member Southern Pension Conference Captain United States Army, 1967-1969. Member American Bar Association (commission on employee benefits tax section), Florida Bar (tax section, member executive county, chairman employee benefits committee 1972-1987), Small Business Council American (legal advisory board 1988-1991, board directors since 1991), University Club Tampa (board directors since 1990, secretary 1990-1991, vice president since 1991), Tampa Yacht and Country Club, Palma Ceia Golf and Country Club, Ye Mystic Krewe of Gasparilla.

Connections

Married Mary Sue Flom, November 25, 1967. Children: Paul H., Charles F., Samuel F.

Father:

Herbert R. Rothenberg

Mother:

Charlotte (Cracowaner) Rothenberg

Spouse:

Mary Sue Flom

child:

Paul H. Rothenberg

child:

Samuel F. Rothenberg

child:

Charles F. Rothenberg