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- Received a Bachelor of Science degree in Journalism from the University of Florida in June, 1970 and a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Florida College of Law in March, 1976.
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- After admission to the Florida Bar in November, 1976, Mr. Fraser worked in the firm of Dempsey & Kelly, later known as Dempsey & Slaughter, until January 15, 1979, when he opened his own law office.
- Mr. Fraser served as lead or sole counsel in Federal District Court in several criminal and civil cases involving the Civil Rights Acts, the Federal Tort Claim Act and a common law contract action. The vast majority of litigation experience has been obtained in the Circuit Court of the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit. He served as sole or lead counsel in criminal cases, personal injury actions, insurance coverage cases, suits involving real estate conveyances, dissolutions of marriage and other civil matters. In 30 years of practicing law, Mr. Fraser has participated in hundreds of trials.
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- Active duty, 1961 - 1966, U.S. Marine Corps. Honorably discharged as a sergeant on October 30, 1967.
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Professional Organizations
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- The Florida Bar
- Hillsborough County Bar Association
- Bar of the Supreme Court of the United States
- Bar of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
- Bar of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida.
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Hearsay and the Truth of the Matter Asserted: An Evidentiary Island, Florida Bar Journal, February 1984.
Fraser, The Unavoidable Doctrine of Avoidable Consequences, Florida Bar Journal, May, 1980.
Dempsey and Fraser, Petitioning for the Writ of Certiorari: A Procedural Minuet, Florida Bar Journal, February, 1978.
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- First Place, 1983-1984 Florida Bar Journal Writing Competition, Column Section.
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- 1970 - 1973
Reporter, The St. Petersburg Times
- 1974 - 1975
Instructor, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications.
- 1976 - 1986
Occasional instructional positions at Hillsborough Community College and Nova University.
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