Background
Petrey, Roderick N. was born on September 19, 1941 in Lakeland, Florida, United States.
Petrey, Roderick N. was born on September 19, 1941 in Lakeland, Florida, United States.
University of Florida and Yale University (Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, 1963). Harvard University (Juris Doctor, 1970).
Worked at Holland & Knight Limited Liability Partnership (Miami, 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/Employee Retirement Income Security Act, 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, 1970, Florida. President, Florida Bar Foundation, 1987-1988.
President and Director, Collins Center for Public Policy, 1992.
Director, Miami Partners for Progress, 1993-1996. Member, Board of Directors, Popular Bank of Florida, 1987.
Founder and President, Florida Justice Institute, 1978. Trustee and Vice President, P.L. Dodge Foundation, 1987.
Recipient, Florida Supreme Court Chief Justice"s "Tobias Simon Pro Bono Service Award, 1986.
Chairman, Associated Marine Institutes, Incorporated., 1980-1981, 1986-1987. Chairman, We Will Rebuild Foundation, Incorporated., 1993. Chairman, Greater Miami Advisory Committee, Local Initiatives Support Corporation, 1994-1996.
President, The Donors Forum, 1997.
Recipient, The Miami Herald"s "Spirit of Excellence" Award, 1995. Recipient, Florida International University"s "Cal Kovens Distinguished Community Service" Award, 1995.
Member: Dade County, American and International Bar Associations. The Florida Bar; American Law Institute.
Fellow, American Bar Foundation.
Military: Captain, United States. Army Special Forces, 1963-1966. Holland & Knight is the largest law firm in Florida, with offices throughout Florida (Boca Raton, Fort Lauderdale, Jacksonville, Lakeland, Miami, Orlando, Saint St. Petersburg, Tallahassee, Tampa and West Palm Beach), in Atlanta, Georgia and in Washington, District of Columbia The firm traces its origins to two separate firms, one which dates from the 1880"s and the other from the early 1900"son
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.
Member, Board of Directors, Popular Bank of Florida, 1987. Founder and President, Florida Justice Institute, 1978. Trustee and Vice President, P.L. Dodge Foundation, 1987.
Recipient, Florida Supreme Court Chief Justice"s "Tobias Simon Pro Bono Service Award, 1986.
Chairman, Associated Marine Institutes, Incorporated., 1980-1981, 1986-1987. Chairman, We Will Rebuild Foundation, Incorporated., 1993.
Chairman, Greater Miami Advisory Committee, Local Initiatives Support Corporation, 1994-1996. President, The Donors Forum, 1997.
Recipient, The Miami Herald"s "Spirit of Excellence" Award, 1995.
Recipient, Florida International University"s "Cal Kovens Distinguished Community Service" Award, 1995. Member: Dade County, American and International Bar Associations. The Florida Bar; American Law Institute.
Fellow, American Bar Foundation.
Military: Captain, United States. Army Special Forces, 1963-1966.
Fellow, American Bar Foundation. Military: Captain, United States.
Army Special Forces, 1963-1966.