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KEY PRACTICE AREAS
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ATTORNEY
PROFILE
Derek
B. Brett
Managing Attorney
E-Mail
Admitted:
- State of
Florida
(1996)
- District of
Columbia
(2000)
- United
States District Court, Middle District of Florida
(2004)
- United States
District Court, Northern District of Florida (2004)
- United States
Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit (2004)
- United States
Supreme Court (2004)
Law School: The Florida State
University College
of Law, Juris
Doctor with Honors (1996)
College: University of
Central Florida,
Bachelor of Arts (Political Science/Pre-Law) with Highest Honors (1993)
Professional
Memberships: The
Florida Bar; District of Columbia Bar; George C. Young, Central Florida
Inns of
Court; National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; Florida
Association of
Criminal Defense Lawyers; Central Florida Association of Criminal
Defense
Lawyers; First Amendment Lawyers Association.
Additional
Memberships: American
Jewish Congress
(Southeast Region, Board of Directors); Florida
Democratic Lawyers’ Council (Regional Co-Lead Counsel);
American Constitution
Society.
Awards:
- Florida’s
Legal Elite – Best Up
& Coming Attorneys (2007)
- Voting Rights
Attorney of the Year – Florida
Democratic Black, Hispanic & Caribbean Caucuses (2009)
- Phi Alpha Delta – Political
Science Professor of the Year
(University of Central Florida
– 2006)
- Florida Bar
Foundation - Public
Interest Law Fellow (1993-95)
Publications:
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“Obscenity
Trial?: The Use of
Google Trends as
Demonstrative of Community Standards”
– The
New Statesman (2008)
(Ghostwriter)
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“A
War Over Words: An Inside Analysis & Examination of the
Prosecution of the
Red Rose Stories & Obscenity Law”
- Brooklyn Journal of Law & Policy (2008)
(Acknowledgment as Author of Federal
Challenge Dismiss Prosecution Based Upon Written Word)
-
Op-Ed:
“If You Think Twice It’s Not Alright”
– The
Heritage Newspaper (2008)
- Op-Ed:
“So You Say You Want a Revolution?”
– The
Heritage Newspaper (2007)
-
Op-Ed: “What’s
Going On: Civility in Legal Practice”
– The
Heritage Newspaper (2007)
- “Internet
Law Update”
–
First Amendment Lawyers Association
(2005-2009)
Speaking
Engagements:
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“Ethical
Practices During Closing Arguments” –
Central Florida Inns of Court Practice Series (2010)
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“Status
on the Constitutional Rights of Guantanamo
Detainees” – American Civil
Liberties Speakers Series
(2009)
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“Affirmative
Action & the Grutter/Gratz
Decisions” –
Federalist Society Debate Series (2006)
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“Constitutional
Legitimacy of the Kelo
Decision on
Federal Takings Questions” –
Federalist Society Debate Series (2005)
- “Constitutional
Legitimacy of Bush
v. Gore” – Federalist
Society Debate Series (2004)
- “Post-9/11
Limitations on Civil Liberties: National Security vs. Civil
Liberties” – University of
Central Florida Distinguished
Speakers Series (2004)
- “Voting
Rights & Election Protection”
– Election Protection Seminars for Attorneys (2004, 2006,
2008)
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