American Liberties Institute

AMERICAN LIBERTIES INSTITUTE
P.O. Box 547503 — Orlando, Florida 32854-7503
Phone (407)786-7007 — Fax (407)786-2705

FREDERICK H. NELSON, ESQ.
PRESIDENT AND GENERAL COUNSEL EDUCATION:

STETSON UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF LAW, Juris Doctor Degree.

Dean’s List;

Honor Role;

Book Award: Jurisprudence Seminar;

Book Award: Florida Civil Practice;

Research Assistant: Professor W. Gary Vause;

Academic Scholarship;

Moot Court Board;

Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Team;

Florida Bar Foundation Fellowship;

Chairperson: Public Service Fellows;

Phi Delta Phi Legal Honor Society;

Christian Legal Society;

Trial Advocacy Society;

International Law Society.

TOCCOA FALLS COLLEGE, B.A. Degree, magna cum laude.

Dean’s List;

The National Dean’s List;

Academic Scholarship;

Delta Epsilon Chi Honor Society;

Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges;

Outstanding Young Men of America (86 & 88);

Outstanding Christian Service Award;

Student Foreign Missions Fellowship Executive Board;

Prayer Band Chairperson;

Jail Ministry Team Leader;

Director: Tutorial Program.

MEMBERSHIPS:

Member, The Florida Bar

Member, Bar of the United States Supreme Court

Member, Bar of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia

Member, Bar of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Member, Bar of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Member, Bar of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Member, Bar of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Member, Bar of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Member, Bar of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Member, Bar of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Member, Bar of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Member, Bar of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

Member, Bar of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Member, Bar of the U.S. District Court — Southern District of Florida

Member, Bar of the U.S. District Court — Middle District of Florida

Member, Bar of the U.S. District Court — Northern District of Florida

Member, Bar of the U.S. District Court — Eastern District of Wisconsin

Member, National Christian Legal Society

Member, International Who’s Who

Member, Who’s Who in the World

Member, Who’s Who in America

Member, Who’s Who in American Law

Member, Who’s Who in the South and Southwest

Member, Who’s Who in Finance and Industry

Member, Florida Attorneys Advisory Council

Member, Florida Bar Federal Appellate Practice Committee

Member, Florida Bar Appellate Practice and Advocacy Section

Member, Florida State Board of Independent Colleges and Universities

Advisory Board

Legal Issues In Independent Higher Education Board

Member, American Bar Association

Member, American Trial Lawyers Association

Board Member, Christian Legal Society of Central Florida

Board Member, Community Issues Forum of Central Florida

Board Member, Florida Council of Private Colleges

Chairperson, Community Issues Forum Education Committee

Chairperson, Florida Bar Federal Appellate Practice Committee

President, Christian Legal Society of Central Florida

PUBLICATIONS:

Author, Trade and Investment with the People’s Republic of China, Florida Bar Journal, International Law Quarterly, Winter 1993, Vol. XII, No. 2. 31;

Contributing Editor, The International Sale of Goods, by E. Allan Farnsworth;

Editor, Thailand’s Labor and Employment Law: Balancing the Demands of a Newly Industrializing State, by W. Gary Vause, Northwestern Journal of International Law and Business, 13:2 (Fall 1992);

Author, Jurisprudence and the Judeo-Christian Culture: The Law and Christianity Collide, (in pre-publication editing).

LEGAL:

Author of numerous state statutes (including Florida's Religious Freedom Restoration Act) and school board policies throughout the country.

NOTABLE CASES:

Adler, et al. v. Duval County School Bd., et al., 851 F. Supp. 446 (M.D. Fla. 1994), aff’d in part, vacated in part, and remanded in part, 112 F.3d 1475 (11th Cir. 1997);

American Bible College, et al. v. State Board of Independent Colleges and Universities, 653 So. 2d 1034 (Fla. 1st DCA 1995);

Brown, et al. v. City of Bainbridge Island, Washington, Case No. C96-5291 (W.D. Wash. 1996);

Burton, et al. v. Columbia Elementary School, et al., Case No. 95-310-CIV-ORL- 22 (M.D. Fla. 1995);

Capitol Square Review and Advisory Board v. Pinette, 115 S. Ct. 2440 (1995) (Amicus Brief);

Chapel Christian University, et al. v. State Board of Independent Colleges and Universities, 657 So. 2d 25 (Fla. 1st DCA 1995);

Cheffer, et al. v. Reno, et al., 55 F.3d 1517 (11th Cir. 1995);

Christ’s Bride Ministries, Inc. v. Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority, et al., Case No. 96-CV-3691 (E.D. Penn. 1996), reversed and remanded, Case No.: 96-1829 (3rd Cir. 1998);

Connor v. Palm Beach County, Florida, Case No. 95-8628-CIV-HURLEY (S.D. Fla. 1995);

Conroy v. City of Pensacola, Florida, Case No. 94-30287 RV (N.D. Fla. 1994);

Hoover v. Wagner, 47 F.3d 845 (7th Cir. 1995);

Hsu v. Roslyn Union Free School District No. 3, 85 F.3d 839 (2d Cir. 1995) (Amicus Brief);

Jews for Jesus, Inc., et al. v. Broward County Aviation Authority, et al., Case No. 94-7249-CIV-ZLOCH (S.D. Fla. 1995);

Jews for Jesus, Inc., et al. v. Hillsborough County Aviation Authority, et al., Case No. 95-1347-CIV-T-17A (M.D. Fla. 1995), appeal filed, Case No.: 96-2468 (11th Cir. 1996);

Johnston-Loehner, et al. v. O’Brien, et al., 837 F. Supp. 388 (M.D. Fla. 1993), aff’d, 7 F.3d 241 (11th Cir. 1993); on remand, Johnston-Loehner, et al. v. O’Brien, et al., 859 F. Supp. 575 (M.D. Fla. 1994);

Libertad, et al. v. Welch, et al., 53 F.3d 428 (1st Cir. 1995);

Madsen, et al. v. Women’s Health Center, Inc., et al., 114 S. Ct. 2516 (1994);

Midwest Pregnancy Care Center, et al. v. City of Independence, Kansas, Case No. 95-1363-MLB (D.C. Kan. 1995);

Muller by Muller v. Jefferson County School Bd., 98 F.3d 1530 (7th Cir. 1996);

NEA v. Finley, et al., United States Supreme Court, Case No. 97-371 (S. Ct. 1998);

Operation Rescue, et al. v. Women’s Health Center, Inc., et al., 626 So. 2d 664 (Fla. 1993);

Schenck, et al. v. Pro-Choice Network of Western New York, et al., Case No. 95-1065 (S. Ct. 1995);

Smith v. Treshman, Case No. H-C-94-073 (E.D. Ark. 1994);

Snyder, et al. v. Greater Orlando Aviation Authority, Case No. 93-235-CIV ORL- 18 (M.D. Fla. 1993);

Suncoast Educational Broadcasting Corporation, Inc. v. City of North Port, Florida, Case No. 95-2094-CIV-T-23B (M.D. Fla. 1995);

Teens for Life, et al. v. Flagler County School Board, et al., Case No. 95-772- CIV-J20 (M.D. Fla. 1995);

True Life Choice, Inc. v. Department Of Health and Rehabilitative Services, 914 F. Supp. 507 (M.D. Fla. 1994), aff’d, 74 F.3d 1251 (11th Cir. 1995);

Victory Outreach Ministries, Inc., et al. v. Tallahassee Housing Authority, et al., Case No. 94-40101 (N.D. Fla. 1994);

Wishnatsky v. Fargodome Authority, et al., Case No. A3-95-153 (N.D. 1995).

Ocala Women’s Center, Inc., et al. v. City of Ocala, et al., Case No. 98-371-CIV- OC-10C (M. D. Fla.1998)

Aware Woman et al., v. Raney, et al., Case No. 99-5-CIV-ORL-19C (M. D. Fla.1999)

Manhattan Magnolia, et al., v. Unterberger, et al., Case No. 99-CV-8164-WPB- HURLEY (S. D. Fla. 1999)

Lotierzo, et al. v. A Woman’s World, et al., Case No. 2:00-CV-14222 (S. D. Fla. 2000)

ACTIVITIES:

Lecturer, Religious Issues in the Public Schools, Palm Beach College, West Palm Beach, Florida (1993).

Lecturer, Teachers’ and Students’ Rights in Public Schools, Christian Educator’s Association International, Washington, D.C. (1993).

Lecturer, Religious Issues in the Public Schools, Palm Beach College, West Palm Beach, Florida (1994).

Lecturer, Religion in Public Places, Calvary Assembly of God, Orlando, Florida (1994).

Lecturer, Emerging Trends in First Amendment Litigation, Stetson University College of Law, St. Petersburg, Florida (1994).

Lecturer, Graduation Prayers in Public School Ceremonies, Campus Crusade Mom’s Who Care – Jacksonville Chapter, Jacksonville, Florida (1994).

Lecturer, A Primer on First Amendment Litigation, Christian Legal Society of Jacksonville, Jacksonville, Florida (1994).

Lecturer, Teachers’ and Students’ Rights in Public Schools, Christian Educator’s Association International of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida (1995).

Lecturer, Church Law and Liability, Central Florida Chapter of the National Association of Christian Business Administrators, Orlando, Florida (1995).

Lecturer, Avoiding the Litigation Explosion, The Christian and Missionary Alliance 87th Annual Southeastern District Conference, Port Charlotte, Florida (1995).

Lecturer, Students’ Rights in Public Schools, The First Alliance Church, Port Charlotte, Florida (1995).

Lecturer, Religion in the Classroom: Has God Been Expelled, Christian Educator’s Association International of Central Florida and Community Issues Forum of Central Florida, Orangewood Presbyterian Church, Orlando, Florida (1995).

Lecturer, Teachers’ and Students’ Rights in Public Schools, Christian Educator’s Association International of Northern Florida, Gainesville, Florida (1995).

Lecturer, Applying the Abstention Doctrine in First Amendment Litigation, Harvard University School of Law, Cambridge, Massachusetts (1995).

Lecturer, Religion in the Classroom: Has God Been Expelled, Christian Educator’s Association International of Central Florida and Community Issues Forum of Central Florida, Deland, Florida (1996).

Lecturer, Avoiding the Litigation Explosion, The Christian and Missionary Alliance 88th Annual Southeastern District Conference, Tallahassee, Florida (1996).

Lecturer, Religion in the Public Square, Christian Coalition, Port Charlotte, Florida (1996).

Lecturer, Free Speech and Christian Ministry, WTLN Exposition, Orlando, Florida (1997).

Lecturer, Biblical Jurisprudence, Christian Legal Society National Convention, Chicago, Illinois (1998).

PERSONAL:

Scholarship as educational exchange student to China.

Foreign Languages: Mandarin and Greek.

Former Assistant Pastor/Youth Minister

TOCCOA FALLS COLLEGE , B.A. Degree, magna cum laude.

Dean’s List;

The National Dean’s List;

Academic Scholarship;

Delta Epsilon Chi Honor Society;

Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges;

Outstanding Young Men of America (1986 & 1988);