The Attorney

Frederic Stanley, Jr. “Ric”
260 Maitland Ave, Suite 1500
Altamonte Springs, FL 32701
(407) 682-6200
ric@stanlaw.com

Frederic “Ric” Stanley is a graduate of the University of Connecticut, where he received a Bachelor’s of Art degree.   While at UCONN, he was a member and officer of Phi Kappa Tau Fraternity and was No. 1 on the UCONN NCAA Squash Team, competing with other universities in the Northeast part of the United States.
 
Ric came to Florida in 1967 upon news of his father's serious illness.  Following his father's passing, Ric decided he would stay in Florida and enrolled at the University of Florida Law School in Gainesville. He earned his Juris Doctorate (JD) degree two and half years later and was admitted to the practice of law in Florida in 1970.   He worked all through law school and at one point managed the Reitz Student Union at UFLA while carrying a full load of courses.
 
In 1972 he became an Associate General Counsel of the Southeast Mortgage Company in Miami, Florida, in charge of residential mortgages.   In 1973 he became an Associate at the law firm of Ribben, Swann & Glass, Coral Gables, Florida, with primary responsibility for restructuring complex commercial loans throughout the United States.    It was during this period that he was a featured speaker for legal seminars for attorneys in different parts of the United States regarding hi-risk real estate investments. In 1974, he moved his family to Seminole County and has been here ever since. In 1975 he was admitted and qualified as an attorney and counselor of the United States Supreme Court.
 
For several years thereafter, he practiced as a lead partner in law firms with offices in Orlando and, later, in Seminole County dealing primarily in commercial transactions and civil litigation.
 
In 2007, deciding to down-size and focus on the areas of practice he most enjoyed, Ric founded what has become the Law offices of Frederic Stanley Jr., P.L.   The firm’s primary focus is foreclosure defense, and Chapter 7 bankruptcies with a strong interest in business transactions and civil lawsuits.
 
 Today, Ric is devoted to keeping local residents in their homes.  He believes everyone has the right to obtain sound legal representation regardless of social economic status.   To further this goal he created the Low fee format program and became active in the Seminole County Bar Association Legal Aid Society, ultimately becoming its president in 2010.



History of Civic and Professional Activities

• Chairman of the city of Lake Mary, Florida Planning & Zoning Commission.
• Director, Seminole County Bar Association.
• President of Rotary Club, Lake Mary, Florida
• Founder and Past Chairman, Seminole County Civil Trial Lawyers Section.
• CLE Seminar Speaker with Warren, Gorham & Lamont, NYC. in various parts of the USA.
• Florida Real Estate License Law instructor.
• Member and officer of Private Business Association of Seminole County
• Elder, First Presbyterian Church, Lake Mary, Florida
• Chairman, Seminole County Bar Citizen Dispute Settlement Program.
• General Counsel, Greater Seminole County Chamber of Commerce.
• Williams Inns of Court.
• General Counsel Melbourne Area Association of Realtors.
• Host and moderator of WMMB radio program on current issues in the law.
• Director, Seminole County Bar Association Legal Aid Society.
• Founder Central Florida “FORECLOSURE DEFENSE LOW FEE FORMAT”
• Member National Association of Consumer Advocates (NACA)
• Florida Supreme Court Certified Justice Teaching Volunteer.

Licenses held (historic).

• NASD
• Florida Real Estate Instructor
• Florida Bar licensed attorney
• Certified Police Officer
• Private Pilot (SEL)
• ASI Certified Instructor. Insurance Education