Mitchell Wayne Berger

1980, Florida
1981, Tennessee
1982, New Jersey
U.S. Supreme Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third, Sixth and Eleventh Circuits
U.S. District Courts for the Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Florida, Eastern District of Tennessee and District of New Jersey
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida
U.S. Court of Federal Claims
U.S. Tax Court

Professional & Community Involvement

Private Boards:
•Chair of the Student Loan Marketing Association (Presidential Appointment) (August, 1998 - July, 2001)
•Elected as Vice Chairman (1995-1996)
•Appointed as a Director (Presidential appointment) (March, 1994 - July, 2001)
•Oversaw initial privatization of the government sponsored enterprise

Public Boards and Commissions:
•Member of the Governing Board of the South Florida Water Management District, appointed by Governor Lawton Chiles and confirmed by the Florida State Senate (1997 to March, 2001)
•Chair, Audit Committee of South Florida Water Management District (1999 to March, 2001)
•Member, Broward County Water Advisory Board (1999 to March, 2001)
•Member, Governors Commission for a Sustainable South Florida (1997-1999)
•Co-Chair Natural Resources Subcommittee
•Member, Florida Keys Advisory Board (1997-1999)
•Environmental Merit Award 2000 from the United States Environmental Protection Agency Region 4, for appreciation and recognition of outstanding environmental stewardship - awarded to the District (2000)
•Member of the United States Small Business Agency Advisory Board (1996-1998)
•Commissioner on the Florida Environmental Commission. Appointed twice by Governor Lawton Chiles, and confirmed by the Florida State Senate (1991-1997)
•Member of the Environmental Financial Advisory Board to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (1993-1995)
•Co-Chair of the Community Relations Committee for the Summit of the Americas, Miami, Florida. Appointed by Governor Lawton Chiles (1994)
•Member of President Clinton's Transition Team, Personnel, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Department of the Interior (1992-1993)
•Member of the Broward County Management Review Commission (1989-1991)

Charitable and Educational Boards:
•Member of the Board of Trustees Nova Southeastern University (November 2006 to present), Audit Committee, Strategic Planning Committee
•Member of the Board of Governors of Nova Southeastern University Shepard Broad Law Center (2002 to present)
•Member of the Board of Governors of Nova Southeastern University H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship (1991 to present)
•Member of the Advisory Board to the Master's Program in Real Estate Development and Management being offered by Nova University (1989-1990)
•Member of the Board of Governors of Nova Southeastern University's School of Oceanography
•Member of the Committee Regarding Fort Lauderdale Federal Courthouse (July 2009 to present)
•Member of the Federal Judicial Bar and Community Liaison Committee (June 2009 to present)
•Member of the Board of Visitors of Temple University School of Law (2001 to present)
•Trustee of the Florida Supreme Court Historical Society (June 2008 to present)
•Member of the Task Force on Complex Civil Litigation (2006 - 2009)
•Member of the Jury Instructions Committee (2006 - 2009)
•Alumni Associate Member of the Trustee Committee on Development and Alumni Affairs of Lafayette College (May 2006 to 2009)
•Member of the Board of The Nature Conservancy of Florida (2001 to 2008)
•Chairman of the Fundraising Committee of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) 2008 Miami Host Committee
•Member of the Board of Trustees, North Broward Preparatory Schools (2006 to 2008)
•Member of the Florida Atlantic University Broward Advisory Board (1996 to 2001)
•Counsel to the Broward Community Health Purchasing Alliance (CHPA) (1994-2000)
•Member of the Boys and Girls Club of Broward County Capital Campaign Cabinet (1996-2000)
•Chairman of the Continuing Legal Education Committee, Chattanooga Bar Association (1982-1984)

Political:
•Co-Leader of the Campaign For Change (National Democratic Coordinated Campaign) (2008), Member of the National Finance Board of Obama Victory Fund (2008)
•Candidate as Presidential Elector (2004)
•Co-Chair of the Democratic National Committee Battleground Victory Fund (2004)
•Co-Chair of the National Finance Board, Joe Lieberman For President (2004)
•Chair of the Federal Victory Fund, Democratic National Committee (2000)
•Delegate to the Democratic National Convention (2000)
•Candidate as Presidential Elector (2000)
•Senior Advisor to the Gore 2000 Campaign
•Finance Chair of the Florida Democratic Party (1994 to March, 1997, and 2001-2002)
•Co-Chair of the National Finance Council of National Democratic Committee (1994 to March, 1997)
•Presidential Elector (1996)
•Delegate to the Democratic National Convention (1996)