Christopher G. Frey

Christopher G. Frey, Esq.

7614 Massachusetts Ave
New Port Richey, Florida 34653-3022

Phone: (877) 728-9653 (Toll Free)
Fax: (727) 859-9727
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Biography: Christopher Frey was born in Richmond Hill, Queens, N.Y. where he lived until the beginning of high school. He has resided in the Tampa Bay area since. Chris lives in Pasco County with his wife, Cindy and their four children. Chris is very active in community, school and church events. He is a member of two School Advisory Councils, the YMCA, his church, where he has taught religious instruction for several years, and in various sports leagues where he coaches football and soccer. Chris' brother, Greg, played college football and currently coaches offensive line for the Michigan Wolverines, after spending 11 years building the University of South Florida Bulls Football program, at Chris and Cindy's Alma Mater. Chris is active in the Florida, Pasco and Clearwater Bar associations, and Inns of Court, and has lectured on the law in various capacities. Chris belongs to various charitable groups including Hernando-Pasco Hospice, Habitat for humanity, and the Rotary Club of Trinity. He is a skilled carpenter and handyman, and loves home improvement projects with his wife and kids.

Professionally, Chris began his legal career as an intern for the Hillsborough County State Attorney while attending USF, and continued interning with Holland & Knight, in its media law department. Upon entering Stetson College of Law, Chris began an incredible clerkship with George Rahdert, Esq. who represented the St. Petersburg Times. The first case that Mr. Frey ever worked on as a law clerk was the School Board of Nassau County, Florida v. Arline, 480 U.S. 273 (1987). In Arline, the United States Supreme Court ruled that a contagious disease is a handicap under the American with Disabilites Act. The case was timely heard in the midst of the AIDS outbreak at the time and became nationally reknown as the "AIDS" case. The motion picture "Philidelphia" starring Tom Hanks is founded in this court decision.

As Arline neared its conclusion, Mr. Frey began work with other clerks and attorneys on a then little known case involving strict liabilty sanctions for the publication of truthful, legally obtained information. This case, The Florida Star v. B.J.F., 491 U.S. 208 (1989), also ascended to the legal pinacle of United States Supreme Court. Chris not only participated in the preparation of merit and jurisdictional briefs, but also shared the rare and unique opportunity of attending oral argument in the U.S. Supreme Court in Washinton D.C. Mr. Frey's first published article in the Stetson Law Review was about this case.

Mr. Frey is not only an accomplished trial attorney with an outstanding record of success and jury acquittals, he is also an accomplished author whose legal writings have been referenced by the United States Sumpreme Court, the Harvard Law Review, various professional journals and law reviews, the U.S. Department of Justice and a National institutes on Scholarly Archives.

Position: Chris is a lead trial attorney in the New Port Richey office handling all DUI, Traffic, White Collar Crime, Violations of Probation, general criminal defense matters, and extremely difficult criminal trials involving highly complex litigation and affirmative defenses such as entrapment, self-defense (Stand Your Ground) cases, and alibi defenses.

Areas of Practice:

Criminal Defense
DUI Defense
Drug Trafficking and Drug Offenses
Firearm and Weapons Offenses
10/20 Life Cases
Three Strikes Cases
Prison Releasee Reoffender Cases
Cases involving Minimum Mandatory Prison Sentencing

Professional Associations and Memberships:

West Pasco Bar Association, Criminal Law Section (Past Chairman)
Clearwater Bar Association
U.S. District Court Middle District of Florida, 1995
U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit, 1995
The Florida Bar 1989
Trinity Elementary School Advisory Comm. (SAC) (Chairman)
Seven Springs Middle School SAC
Rotary Club of Trinity
Pinellas County Trial Lawyers Association
National Association, Criminal Defense Lawyers
Barney Masterson Inn of Court (Past Member)
American Bar Association (Member)
Affiliated Contributing Author of the National Center for Prosecution Ethics
Stetson College of Law Review
Affiliation with the National institute of Justice Research
Affiliation with the U.S. Department of Justice

Education:

Clearwater Central Catholic High School (class of 1982)
J.D. Stetson University College of Law, St. Petersburg, Florida, Law Review: Stetson Law Review, Member.
B.A. in Broadcasting, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida.

Published Works:

"The Imposition of Strict Civil Liability on a Media Defendant for Publication of Truthful, Lawfully Obtained Information,” 18 Stetson L. Rev. 1990246. WESTLAW, Periodicals, 18 STETLR 119
"Domestic Physical Abuse: A Proposed Use for Evidence of Specific Similar Acts in Criminal Prosecution to Corroborate Victim Testimony" (Co-Author), FLA Bar J. at 57-61, October, 1994
"The State v. The Self-Represented: A Florida Prosecutor's Concerns When Litigating Against a Pro Se Defendant in a Criminal Trial", 29 Stetson L. Rev. 181-93, Summer, 1999
Stetson Law Review
The Florida Bar Journal

Past Employment:

Office of The State Attorney, Pasco-Pinellas County, Prosecutor, 1989 - 1994
Private Law Practice, 1995 - 2002
1985 - Legal Intern, Hillsborough County State Attorney's Office; Supervisor, Mark Ober (now State Attorney)
1986 - Legal Intern; Holland & Knight; Supervisor, Greg Thomas; represented the Tampa Tribune and media
1986-89 - Law Clerk; Rahdert, Acosta & Dickson; Supervisor, George Rahdert; represented the St. Petersburg Times and New York Times on First Amendment Issues.