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Carol "Jodie" Breece, Principal |
PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND
LEWIS B. FREEMAN &
PARTNERS, INC.
2007-Present
Principal
Providing forensic
accounting and consulting services including expert testimony. Assisting
Trustees, Receivers, Debtors-in-possession, and Assignees for the
Benefit of Creditors in performance of their fiduciary duties. Assist
counsel in strategy, trial preparation, and investigation. Qualified to
be appointed by governmental agencies as Receiver or Reorganization
Officer. Experienced in securities litigation and analysis.
OFFICE OF STATEWIDE
PROSECUTION
FLORIDA OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY
GENERAL
1999-2007 Chief Assistant Statewide Prosecutor
Investigated and prosecuted complex white collar and
racketeering cases filed in Circuit Courts in Miami-Dade and Broward
Counties, and managed the activities and personnel of the Miami-Dade
office. Managed and organized lengthy investigations and prosecutions
with multiple defendants and voluminous discovery including thousands of
documents and dozens of material witnesses requiring deposition and
multiple preparation events. Extensive grand jury and post-trial
litigation experience. Cases included conspiracy, racketeering,
aggravated white collar crime, money laundering, tax fraud, health care
fraud, public corruption, mortgage fraud including rescue and
foreclosure surplus schemes, workers’ compensation premium fraud, staged
accident rings, narcotics trafficking including internet pharmacies, and
more. Served as Special Assistant United States Attorney.
OFFICE OF STATEWIDE
PROSECUTION
FLORIDA OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
Deputy Chief Assistant Statewide Prosecutor, 1997 to 1999
Assistant Statewide Prosecutor, 1994 to 1997
Assisted the management
of activities and personnel of the Orlando office and investigated and
prosecuted complex white collar and racketeering cases, include
conspiracy, racketeering, securities violations, investment fraud,
health care fraud, tax fraud, workers’ compensation premium fraud, and
narcotics trafficking in Circuit Courts in Orange, Osceola,
Hillsborough, Volusia, Brevard, Lake, Broward, and Leon Counties.
STATE ATTORNEY’S OFFICE, ELEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, MIAMI, FLORIDA
1990 to 1994
Assistant State Attorney
Prosecuted street crimes occurring in Miami-Dade County. From 1990 to
1991, tried hundreds of misdemeanor crimes cases in County Court. From
1991 to 1993, prosecuted third, second, and first degree and life
felonies as a “division” prosecutor in Circuit Court, including drug
distribution and trafficking, attempted murders, kidnappings, sexual
batteries, and domestic violence. From 1993 to 1994, prosecuted in the
Career Criminal/Robbery unit, handling major violent crimes such as
restaurant robberies, home invasion robberies, car jackings, and tourist
robberies.
EDUCATION
 | Juris Doctor, May 1990
Catholic
University of America Columbus School of Law, Washington, D.C.
Law Review, 1988-1990 |
 | Bachelor of Arts, Criminal
Justice, August 1987
University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland
Highest Honors, Dept. of Criminal Justice & Criminology
Teaching Assistant, Dept. of Criminal Justice & Criminology,
1986-1987
Tutor, Social Statistics, 1987 |
CERTIFICATIONS AND LICENSES
 | Florida Bar: Admitted
November 28, 1990
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 | Federal Bar: Admitted,
Southern District of Florida, January 9, 2004
Admitted, United States Supreme Court, July 31, 2006 |
 | Board Certified in Criminal Trial
Law, Fla. Bar, 1999-2004, 2004-2009 |
RATINGS/HONORS/ACTIVITIES
 | A-V rated by Martindale-Hubbell |
 | Frequent lecturer on money
laundering, racketeering, and fraud |
 | Justice Teaching Volunteer |
 | Law Club Sponsor, Miami Beach
Sr. High School |
 | Subcommittee Chair, Dade County Bar |
 | Director, Miami Beach Bar Association |
 | Member, Asian-Pacific American Bar
Association |
 | Member, Cuban American Bar Association |
 | Member, Florida Association for Women
Lawyers |
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