Gov. Rick Scott (Republican), 2018

• General Counsel, Florida Department of Management Services (at appointment) · 2018
• General Counsel, Florida Department of State
• Private practice, Broad and Cassel, LLP
• Assistant General Counsel, Executive Office of the Governor
• Senior Judicial Law Clerk to Judge Melanie G. May, Fourth District Court of Appeal
• Deputy Solicitor General, Office of the Attorney General
• Assistant Attorney General, Criminal Appeals Division, Office of the Attorney General
• U.S. Army veteran

• Ausburn v. Wesley Chapel-T, LLC (opens in a new tab)

  Sep 25, 2026 · Affirmed

  Upheld dismissal of a slip-and-fall suit because there was no proof the dealer knew of the hazard.

• Johnson v. State of Florida (opens in a new tab)

  Sep 25, 2026 · Reversed in part

  Reversed two convictions because the defense was wrongly limited in cross-examining the accuser.

• Florida Insurance Guaranty Association v. Synergy Contracting Group, Inc. (opens in a new tab)

  Sep 2, 2026 · Reversed

  Reversed an order making the state insurance guaranty fund pay $20,000 in attorney's fees.

• Governor Scott Appoints J. Andrew “Drew” Atkinson to the Second District Court of Appeal (Executive Office of the Governor, Jan. 19, 2018; archived) (opens in a new tab)
•  · Judge J. Andrew Atkinson, Second District Court of Appeal (opens in a new tab)

Gov. Rick Scott (Republican), 2018

• General Counsel, Florida Department of Management Services (at appointment) · 2018
• General Counsel, Florida Department of State
• Private practice, Broad and Cassel, LLP
• Assistant General Counsel, Executive Office of the Governor
• Senior Judicial Law Clerk to Judge Melanie G. May, Fourth District Court of Appeal
• Deputy Solicitor General, Office of the Attorney General
• Assistant Attorney General, Criminal Appeals Division, Office of the Attorney General
• U.S. Army veteran

• Ausburn v. Wesley Chapel-T, LLC (opens in a new tab)

  Sep 25, 2026 · Affirmed

  Upheld dismissal of a slip-and-fall suit because there was no proof the dealer knew of the hazard.

• Johnson v. State of Florida (opens in a new tab)

  Sep 25, 2026 · Reversed in part

  Reversed two convictions because the defense was wrongly limited in cross-examining the accuser.

• Florida Insurance Guaranty Association v. Synergy Contracting Group, Inc. (opens in a new tab)

  Sep 2, 2026 · Reversed

  Reversed an order making the state insurance guaranty fund pay $20,000 in attorney's fees.

• Governor Scott Appoints J. Andrew “Drew” Atkinson to the Second District Court of Appeal (Executive Office of the Governor, Jan. 19, 2018; archived) (opens in a new tab)
•  · Judge J. Andrew Atkinson, Second District Court of Appeal (opens in a new tab)