Experience

Agency for Healthcare Admininstration

• Hospitals and Health Care
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Assistant General Counsel

  • 2022 - Present

   Represent the agency in matters of facility licensing and regulation for various healthcare facilities.  Manage complex litigation from start to resolution, ensuring favorable outcomes in administrative hearings.  Lead complaint processes, negotiate with healthcare providers and attorneys, and draft settlement agreements.  Provide expert advice to senior management on legal rights and compliance with laws.  Collaborate closely with senior management to develop defense strategies for significant legal actions.  Conducted 7-8 successful trials before the Division of Administrative Hearings.  Settled > 300 cases through negotiation, avoiding associated fines.  Ensure compliance with legal and regulatory frameworks through consultation with stakeholders.  Design training materials, supporting statewide training tool implementation for agency surveyors.  Mentor newly onboarded attorneys, providing guidance in negotiation and litigation. Show less



Fudge Broadwater

• St Petersburg, Florida, United States

• Senior Associate Attorney

  • Nov 2021 - Mar 2022

   Represent the agency in matters of facility licensing and regulation for various healthcare facilities.  Manage complex litigation from start to resolution, ensuring favorable outcomes in administrative hearings.  Lead complaint processes, negotiate with healthcare providers and attorneys, and draft settlement agreements.  Provide expert advice to senior management on legal rights and compliance with laws.  Collaborate closely with senior management to develop defense strategies for significant legal actions.  Conducted 7-8 successful trials before the Division of Administrative Hearings.  Settled > 300 cases through negotiation, avoiding associated fines.  Ensure compliance with legal and regulatory frameworks through consultation with stakeholders.  Design training materials, supporting statewide training tool implementation for agency surveyors.  Mentor newly onboarded attorneys, providing guidance in negotiation and litigation. Show less



Agency for Healthcare Admininstration

• Hospitals and Health Care
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Assistant General Counsel

  • Jul 2017 - Nov 2021

   Managed complex litigation, ensuring favorable outcomes at administrative proceedings.  Provided expert advice to senior management on legal rights and compliance.  Examined healthcare facility policies for federal and state regulatory compliance.  Delivered responsive legal advice and client solutions.  Managed legal research and writing assignments for appellate work.  Contributed significantly to resolving ongoing deficiencies at a large facility.  Managed complex litigation, ensuring favorable outcomes at administrative proceedings.  Provided expert advice to senior management on legal rights and compliance.  Examined healthcare facility policies for federal and state regulatory compliance.  Delivered responsive legal advice and client solutions.  Managed legal research and writing assignments for appellate work.  Contributed significantly to resolving ongoing deficiencies at a large facility.



AMIkids

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Staff Attorney

  • Oct 2014 - Jun 2017

   Advised the procurement team, drafted ITNs and RFPs, and responded to public requests.  Provided expert advice on constitutional, statutory, and administrative rule requirements.  Improved risk identification processes and quality of services for at-risk youth.  Orchestrated in-house legal consultation for corporate office.  Mentored at-risk youth, expanding community engagement efforts.  Advised the procurement team, drafted ITNs and RFPs, and responded to public requests.  Provided expert advice on constitutional, statutory, and administrative rule requirements.  Improved risk identification processes and quality of services for at-risk youth.  Orchestrated in-house legal consultation for corporate office.  Mentored at-risk youth, expanding community engagement efforts.



Office of the Public Defender, 6th Judicial Circuit, Florida

• Law Practice
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Assistant Public Defender

  • May 2003 - Jun 2014

   Advocated for clients charged with crimes, managing a caseload of > 250 felony cases.  Secured a not guilty verdict for a client charged with serious felonies.  Advocated for clients charged with crimes, managing a caseload of > 250 felony cases.  Secured a not guilty verdict for a client charged with serious felonies.