Experience

1978 to Present - Frederick C. Berry, Jr., P.C., Phoenix, Az.
Managing Partner

• AV Rated Attorney, Martindale Hubbell
• Litigate and manage complex insurance litigation
• Certified Specialist, Personal Injury and Wrongful Death Litigation, State Bar of Arizona

1976-1978 - Arizona Department of Insurance, Phoenix, Az.
Deputy Director of Insurance and Hearing Officer

• Hearing Officer for Acquisitions, Mergers, Admissions, Adoptions of Rules
• Hearing Officer for Contested Disciplinary Proceedings
• Draft Insurance Regulations
• Supervised Department Investigations of Producers and Insurers
• Assisted in Drafting Insurance Legislation
• Represented the Department at Legislative Hearings
• Represented Arizona at NAIC Committees Involving Adoption of Uniform State Laws

1973-1976 - Evans & Kunz, Ltd., Phoenix, Az.
Associate Attorney

Education

1973 - Arizona State University College of Law, Tempe, Az.

• Juris Doctor
• Associate Editor, Arizona State Law Journal (1972-73)

1969 - Arizona State University, Tempe, Az

• B.S. in Insurance

Professional Affiliations and Activities

1981 to Present - The Society of Chartered Property and Casualty Underwriters

• Chairman, Seattle 2001 Annual Meeting & Seminars
• Regional Vice President, Western Region (13 Western States)
• Member, National Board of Directors
• Member, National Strategic Planning Committee
• Member, National Nomination Committee
• Member, National Budget & Finance Committee
• Member, National Ethics Committee
• Member, CLEWS Governing Committee (Consultants, Litigators, Expert Witnesses)

1981 to Present - The Society of Chartered Property and Casualty Underwriters, Central AZ Chapter

• Chapter President
• Instructor, Insurance Law and Principles [13 years]
• “Light the Way” Award for Outstanding Leadership (1996)
• Chapter Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer
• Insurance Day Chairman
• Insurance Day Program Chairman
• Member, Board of Directors

1983 to Present - The Society of Chartered Life Underwriters

• Phoenix Chapter Board of Directors
• Chairman, Conferment Day Program
• Chairman, Ethics Awareness Month
• Chairman, By-Laws Committee

1973 to Present - State Bar of Arizona

• 1993-2002 - Chairman, Insurance Committee
• 1977-2000 - Member, Professional Liability Committee
• 1978-1993 - Member, Insurance Committee

1991 to Present - Hearing Officer, Disciplinary Commission of Arizona Supreme Court

1992 to Present - Judge Pro Tem, Maricopa County Superior Court

1973 to Present - Member, Maricopa County Bar Association

1971 to Present - Phi Delta Phi Legal Fraternity

1973-2001 - American Bar Association

• 1979-2001 - Member, Torts and Insurance Practice Section
• Standing Committee on Regulation of Insurance

1985 to 2001 - International Bar Association

1981-1996 - Member, Defense Research Institute

1988-1996 - Member, Federation of Regulatory Council, Inc.

1991-1996 - Member, Arizona Association of Defense Counsel

1991-1996 - Associate Member, Society of Financial Examiners

1976-1996 - Member, The Honorable Order of Blue Goose International

1985-1992 - Associate Member, Professional Insurance Agents of Arizona and New Mexico

1993-1995 - Member, Lorna E. Lockwood Inn of Court

2007 to Present - Member, American Society of Safety Engineers

1976 - Admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court

1976 - Admitted to practice before the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

1976 - Admitted to practice before the United States Tax Court

1976 - Admitted to practice before the United States Court of Claims

1973 - Admitted to practice before the Arizona Supreme Court

1973 - Admitted to practice before the United States District Court for the District of Arizona

Military Service

1970-1976 - Arizona Air National Guard, Honorably Discharged as Sergeant

Publications

• 2006 “Insurance Producer Malpractice,” Advocate (Arizona Trial Lawyers Association, June 2006)
• 2002 “Comparative Bad Faith,” CPCU Society News
• 1999 “Getting and Keeping Health Insurance,” Arizona Lawyer, March 1999
• 1993 “Funding National Health Insurance With 24 Hour Worker’s Compensation,” Federation of Regulatory Counsel, August 1993
• 1979 “Professional Liability Insurance Policies,” Arizona State Bar Journal, February 1979
• 1973 “The Variable Interest Note-An Answer to Uncertainty in a Fluctuating Money Market,” 1971 Arizona State University Law Journal 600

Civic Activities

• 2007 to Present - Judge of the Ecclesiastical Court, Episcopal Diocese of Arizona
• 2003 to 2007 - Arizona Lost Boys Center, Board of Directors
• 2003 to Present - National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, Central and Northern Arizona Chapter, Board of Directors
• 1996-2000 - Casa de Amigas, Board of Directors [treatment facility for indigent women]
• 1989-1992 - Phoenix Art Museum Men’s Art Council, Board of Directors
• 1988-1989 - Phoenix Boys Choir, Board of Directors
• 1988 - Arizona Department of Insurance Auto Insurance Rates Task Force, Chairman

Contact Information

2400 North Central Avenue, Suite 106 • Phoenix, Arizona 85004
Phone 602-274-5700 • Fax 602-274-8393
E-Mail frederick.berry@azbar.org