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Fred Karlinsky
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| Location: | Florida |
Fred Karlinsky is a Florida attorney who specializes in insurance regulation.[1] As of May 2017, Karlinsky was a shareholder with the firm of Greenberg Traurig and a registered lobbyist in the state of Florida.[2][3]
In March 2017, Karlinsky was appointed to the Florida Constitution Revision Commission, a 37-member commission that reviews and proposes changes to the Florida Constitution.[1]
According to his biography on the Greenberg Traurig website, Karlinsky is a Republican.[2]
Career
Education
Fred Karlinsky earned a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Miami in 1989 and a Juris Doctorate from the Florida State University College of Law in 1992.[2]
Legal career
Karlinsy was a shareholder at the firm of Colodny, Fass, Talenfeld, Karlinsky, Abate and Webb from 1993 to October 2014.[4] He joined Greenberg Traurig in 2014 as shareholder and co-chair of the firm's insurance regulatory and transactions practice.[2] Karlinsky specializes in insurance regulation, government law and policy, financial regulations and compliance, and cyber security.[2]
In 2008, Karlinsky became an adjunct professor of law at Florida State University.[2]
From 2011-2014, Karlinsy served on the 17th Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission in Florida. He was appointed by Florida Governor Rick Scott.[5]
In 2014, Rick Scott appointed Karlinsky to the Florida Supreme Court Judicial Nominating Commission. His term expired in 2018.[2]
Florida Constitution Revision Commission
In March 2017, Karlinsky was appointed to the Florida Constitution Revision Commission (CRC) by Florida Governor Rick Scott, a Republican.[1]
The Florida Constitution Revision Commission is a 37-member commission provided for in the state constitution that reviews and proposes changes to the Florida Constitution.[6] The CRC refers constitutional amendments directly to the ballot for a public vote.[7] The commission convenes every 20 years.[6] Members of the commission travel to different parts of Florida to perform research and receive public testimony before recommending these ballot measures.[8]
The Constitution Revision Commission of 2017-2018 was composed of 37 members. Gov. Rick Scott, a Republican, appointed 15 members of the CRC. President of the Florida Senate, Joe Negron (R), appointed nine members. Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives, Richard Corcoran (R) appointed nine members. Jorge Labarga, chief justice of the Florida Supreme Court, appointed three members.[9]
Political activity
Karlinsky has served in a number of roles on political campaigns. Below is a partial list of Karlinsky's campaign activities, as of June 2017.[2]
2008
2010
- Jeffrey Atwater Florida chief financial officer campaign, Finance committee co-chair
- Pam Bondi Florida attorney general campaign, Broward regional finance chair
2012
- Romney-Ryan presidential campaign, National finance committee member, Jewish Americans for Romney leadership team, Election day task force
2014
- Jeffrey Atwater Florida chief financial officer re-election campaign, Finance committee chair
- Pam Bondi Florida attorney general re-election campaign, Finance committee member
- Rick Scott gubernatorial re-election campaign, Statewide finance committee member
2016
- Donald Trump presidential campaign, State victory finance chair for Florida
- Republican National Convention, Alternate delegate from Florida
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Miami Herald, "Scott picks loyalists to fill Constitution Revision Commission," accessed May 31, 2017
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 Greenberg Traurig, "Fred E. Karlinsky," accessed May 31, 2017
- ↑ Florida Lobbyist Registration Office, "Fred E. Karlinsky," accessed May 31, 2017
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Fred Karlinsky," accessed May 31, 2017
- ↑ Office of Florida Governor Rick Scott, "Governor Rick Scott appoints members to Florida Constitution Revision Commission," accessed May 31, 2017
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Florida Legislature, "The Florida Constitution," accessed May 2, 2017
- ↑ D'Alemberte, T. (2016). The Florida State Constitution. New York, NY: Oxford University Press.
- ↑ Holland & Knight, "Anna Marie Hernandez Gamez Appointed to Florida's Constitution Revision Commission," accessed May 23, 2017
- ↑ Florida Constitution Revision Commission, 2017-2018, "Commissioners," accessed May 2, 2017
