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:Francis Jerome Shea, Esquire:

  • Admitted to Bar: 1978
  • Law School: University of Delaware, J.D., 1977
  • College: University of Miami, B.A., 1964
  • ISLN: 903802886

:Formal Education:

  • University of Miami, Miami, Florida, Major in Finance/Accounting, Graduated Bachelor of Business Administration
  • Widener University Delaware School of Law, Wilmington Delaware, Graduated Juris Doctorate

:Extended Professional Education:

Member of American Immigration Lawyers Association. An international association of immigration practitioners advocating personal rights to a fair and impartial application of immigration laws and the continued legal education of immigration and federal agency law.

:Professional Admissions to Practice Law:

  • The Florida Supreme Court

  • Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

  • The United States District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania

  • United States District Court, Middle District of Florida

  • The United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh District

  • The United States Tax Court

  • The United States District Court of Washington

  • The United States Bankruptcy Court

  • The United States Immigration Court

  • The United States Board of Immigration Appeals

  • Convening Authority for Military Court Martial

  • Arbitrator, American Arbitration Association

:Professional Memberships:

  • The Florida Bar Association

  • The Pennsylvania Bar Association

  • American Immigration Lawyers Association

  • Florida Trial Lawyers Association

  • Florida Criminal Defense Lawyers Association

  • Duval County Lawyers Association

  • The American Bar Association

  • The Association of Trial Lawyer of America

  • Phi Alpha Delta Legal Fraternity

  • National Association of Security Dealers

  • American Arbitration Association.

:Employment Experience:

  • Francis Jerome Shea, PA; Attorney at Law, Jacksonville, Florida. Immigration, Civil and Criminal Trial Practice with emphasis on Immigration and Constitutional Law. Immigration practice includes filing visa petitions for foreign investors. General practice includes Civil and Criminal litigation, Corporate Law, Corporate restructuring, Real Property Law, Bankruptcy and Appeals. Participating Attorney in major class action landfill litigation resulting in multi-million dollar settlement. American Heritage Life Insurance Company; Jacksonville Florida. Director of Corporate and Governmental Tax Deferred Savings Plans. Created federal tax savings plans for network of National Employers and 501(c) Organizations.
      
  • First National Retirement Corporation of America, Wilmington, Delaware. President and General Counsel. Designed and Implemented Deferred Compensation for Corporations and Tax Exempt Organizations. Created an administrative system through national network of custodian banks in association with Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner and Smith to track and invest moneys. Author of landmark Internal Revenue Service Private Letter Rulings creating deferred compensations plans for governmental Employers. Testified before the United States Senate Finance Committee on Pension Reform. Affiliated with Wall Street Securities firm Dupont, Glore, Forgan.
      
  • Rollins International, Inc subsidiary Gustav Hirch Organization, Columbus Ohio. Chief Financial Officer. Created financial joint venture to build the Alaskan Oil Pipe-line. Prepared financial analysis of international operation for joint venture with Stromberg Carlson to engineer secured systems of communications for the United States Government in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam Police Action.
     
  • Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, Michigan. Financial Analyst for Ford Motor Division, Dealer Development. Responsible to prepare financial analysis of Ford Motor Company investment in excess of 200 dealerships facility and operations in North America. Created and implemented Dealership investment and buyout plans to establish new dealership stores. Supervised headquarters team of Financial Analysts' to audit and compile and report financial operation to Ford Motor Finance Committee.
       
  • Ring, Mahoney and Arner, Certified Public Accountants, Miami Florida. Audited Land Development Companies, Commercial Banks, Food Distribution Warehousing and Distribution Companies, Automobile dealerships and Interior Design Centers. Prepared certified Financial Statements. Prepared Federal Income Tax and Estate Tax Returns. Advised clients on accounting matters to improve business relations with customers and to maximize return on capital investment.
       
  • City of Miami Fire Department Miami, Florida, Firefighter and Rescue Squad. Fought major chemical conflagration with destructive thermal wind forces. Participated in high rise fire and rescue operations as well and airplane victim disaster recovery. Public Relations spokesmen for fire service. Wrote and produced documentary film on Miami Fire Department.

:Military Service:

United States Marine Corps. Sergeant. Eighth Marine Regiment, Second Marine Division, Communications Expert. Military Police Security Force Southern Command. Marine Corps Drill Instructor. Florida National Guard, Legal Section, Secret Security Clearance.