Fred S. Werdine

Education

• University of Florida Levin College of Law, J.D., 1986
• University of Tennessee, B.S., in Finance and Real Estate, 1983

Bar Admissions

• Florida

Professional Activities

• The Florida Bar Eminent Domain Committee
• The Hillsborough County Bar Association
  • Eminent Domain Committee, Chairman, 1995-1996
  • Environmental and Land Use Section
• Association of Eminent Domain Professionals
• Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce, Leadership Tampa: Class of 2008
• Leadership Tampa Bay: Class of 2005
• American Bar Association
  • Section of Litigation, Condemnation, Zoning and Land Use Committee
  • Section of Real Property, Condemnation Committee

Civic & Charitable Activities

• Hyde Park United Methodist Church
• Tampa Preparatory School
• Robinson High School
• Metropolitan Ministries

Presentations

• Speaker, “I’m From the Government and I’m Here to Help: What you Need to Know When the Government Knocks on Your Door about an Eminent Domain Matter,” Associate of Corporate Counsel – West Central Florida Chapter, October 2011
• Speaker, “Eminent Domain,” Hillsborough County Paralegal Association, Tampa, FL, February 2005
• Speaker, “Legal Issues for Florida Land Surveyors and Civil Engineers,” Half Moon LLC, Tampa, FL, February 2005
• Speaker, “Telecommunications Issues and Eminent Domain,” Nextel Seminar, Maitland, FL, November 2003
• Speaker, “Taking of Property by Eminent Domain,” National Business Institute – Land Use Planning and Eminent Domain in Florida Seminar, October 1997
• Speaker, “Procedures and Considerations for the Recovery of Costs in Eminent Domain Actions,” Florida Conference of Circuit Court Judges, September 1995
• Speaker, “Determination of Attorneys’ Fees in Florida Condemnation Proceedings,” Hillsborough County Bar Association – Eminent Domain Seminar, June 1993
• Speaker, “Valuation of Property in Recessionary Times,” Hillsborough County Bar Association, Eminent Domain Seminar, 1992
• Speaker, “Business Damages in Florida,” Hillsborough County Bar Association – Eminent Domain Seminar, Tampa, FL 1991
• Speaker, “Legislative/Case Law Update,” Hillsborough County Bar/Realtors Association Seminar, March 1996
• Speaker, “Overview of Appraiser and Attorney Relationship,” The Society of Real Estate Appraisers, Condemnation Seminar, 1989

Publications

• Author, “Order of Taking,” Eminent Domain Practice & Procedure Manual, 5^th Edition, The Florida Bar Journal, 1996, Update, 1999
• Author, “Compensation for the Loss of Direct Access,” The Lawyer, Hillsborough Bar Association, October 1995
• Author, “Order of Taking,” Eminent Domain Practice & Procedure Manual, 4^th Edition, The Florida Bar Journal, Update, 1992
• Author, “Damages Caused by the Impairment of Access to a Pre-existing Roadway,” The Lawyer, Hillsborough County Bar Association, December 1992

News & Speaking Engagements