Karen is a member of the Radey Thomas Yon and Clark insurance regulatory team with almost 20 years of experience representing insurance companies’ interests in Florida.

RTYC applied for inclusion in the Best’s Directory and submitted information about the firm’s experience and credentials. The firm earned inclusion in the directory after A.M. Best evaluated the firm’s experience and received feedback from clients.

“We are pleased to be recommended by a widely recognized leader in our industry like A.M. Best,” said firm president Travis Miller. “We take great pride in our insurance regulatory, transactional and litigation practices and are happy to see these efforts recognized in Best’s Directory of Recommended Insurance Attorneys.”

Inclusion in the Best’s Directory of Recommended Insurance Attorneys caps an enjoyable summer for the firm, in which RTYC also was named one of Florida’s Top 100 Places to Work by Florida Trend magazine and learned that it once again will be recognized for its top tier insurance and administrative law practices by U.S. News & World Report.

The 39^th Eastern Utility Rate School will be held October 31, 2011 through November 4, 2011, in Clearwater, Florida.  The week long school will cover the economic and legal bases for the regulation of public utilities, the development of a public utility’s rate base, the determination of eligible expenses, methods to determine a public utility’s cost of capital, cost allocation methods, and rate design principles.  The school utilizes small group break-out sessions to analyze a mock rate case and covers emerging trends and issues affecting public utilities.  Mr. Deason will cover expenses, depreciation, taxes and cost trackers during the second day of the school and will assist participants during the mock rate case phases of the school. 

Mr. Deason has been a consultant with (RTYC) since retiring from the Florida Public Service Commission (FPSC) in 2006.  Mr. Deason served as a Commissioner on the FPSC for 16 years and served as its Chairman for two different terms.  Since joining (RTYC), Mr. Deason has been consulting with public utility clients and public utility commissions and has provided expert testimony in contested utility cases before commissions in Arkansas, Florida, Montana, New York and North Dakota on a variety of ratemaking and regulatory policy issues.  Mr. Deason holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting, summa cum laude, and a Master of Accounting, both from Florida State University.

The annual “Best Companies to Work for in Florida” review considers Florida-based employers in all categories, including for-profit, not-for-profit and governmental entities.  Participating companies are evaluated based on their responses to a comprehensive questionnaire regarding company benefits and policies in categories such as benefits, career development, training and retention.  Companies’ employees then are contacted individually and surveyed with more than 70 questions relating to their satisfaction and their companies’ policies.  As a testament to the dedication of its employees, the response rate of Radey Thomas Yon & Clark’s employees doubled the required number for organizations of its size.

“We are proud of this recognition because it is based on the participation and responses of all of our employees,” said firm president Travis Miller. “We have received many accolades individually and as a firm for our legal work, but being named one of the Best Companies to Work for in Florida is a special honor because it reflects our firm’s work environment and culture.”

Radey Thomas Yon & Clark employees cited the firm’s collegial working environment, family-friendly atmosphere and strong commitment to employee benefits as key factors in their job satisfaction.  In addition, Radey Thomas Yon & Clark supports employee wellness through walking teams and sponsoring wellness fairs.  The firm also participates in many charitable initiatives through the active involvement of its employees and through its financial support.

“As a firm, our employees are dedicated to helping others.  This extends not only to the work environment we create for ourselves but also to our surrounding community,” Miller said.