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

bulletJuris Doctor, May 1990
Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law, Washington, D.C.
Law Review, 1988-1990

 
 
bulletBachelor 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

bulletFlorida Bar: Admitted  November 28, 1990
 
bulletFederal Bar:   Admitted, Southern District of Florida, January 9, 2004
                   Admitted, United States Supreme Court, July 31, 2006
bulletBoard Certified in Criminal Trial Law, Fla. Bar, 1999-2004, 2004-2009

 

RATINGS/HONORS/ACTIVITIES

bulletA-V rated by Martindale-Hubbell
bulletFrequent lecturer on money laundering, racketeering, and fraud
bulletJustice Teaching Volunteer
bulletLaw Club Sponsor, Miami Beach Sr. High School
bulletSubcommittee Chair, Dade County Bar
bulletDirector, Miami Beach Bar Association
bulletMember, Asian-Pacific American Bar Association
bulletMember, Cuban American Bar Association
bulletMember, Florida Association for Women Lawyers
 
   
 
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