Drew Parker practices primarily administrative and governmental law, government contracting and procurement, and civil litigation.  Drew represents both public and private clients in civil litigation and administrative matters, such as bid protests, rulemaking, rule challenges, and licensing proceedings before state agencies and the Division of Administrative Hearings.

Prior to joining Radey, Drew served as General Counsel to the Department of Financial Services and CFO Jeff Atwater.  As DFS’ General Counsel, Drew supervised over 350 employees in the Office of the General Counsel, Division of Risk Management, Division of Rehabilitation and Liquidation, and the Division of Administration. Drew began his legal career in 2003 as an Assistant General Counsel to the DFS’ Division of Accounting and Auditing.

Drew also served as General Counsel to the Florida Department of Children and Families from 2011-2014 where he oversaw 38 attorneys working in 16 offices located throughout the state. At that time, DCF had nearly 13,000 employees and an annual budget of $3 billion.  Drew was responsible for providing legal advice to the Secretary and Executive Management on contracts, procurements, litigation, risk prevention, statutory interpretation, and human resource issues.

Prior to serving as the General Counsel to DCF, Drew was in private practice where he concentrated on administrative litigation and civil litigation. He represented both public and private clients in matters ranging from eminent domain proceedings to civil rights violations to simple torts and general land use matters.

Education
  • Florida State University College of Law, Tallahassee, FL, J.D., 2003
  • University of Notre Dame, South Bend, IN, Master of Arts in Theology, 2000
  • Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Fort Worth, TX, Master of Divinity with Biblical Languages, 1998
  • Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, B.S., Political Science, 1995
Professional Experiences
  • Radey Law Firm, Shareholder, 2019 – Present
  • Radey Law Firm, Of Counsel, 2017-2018
  • Florida Department of Financial Services, General Counsel, 2014-2017
  • Florida Department of Children and Families, General Counsel, 2011-2014
  • Ard, Shirley & Rudolph, P.A., Associate, 2007-2011
  • Florida Department of Financial Services, Senior Attorney, 2004-2007
  • Florida Department of Financial Services, Attorney, 2003-2004
Professional Associations and Memberships
  • Florida Bar, 2003
  • U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida
  • U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida
  • U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit
Representative Cases
  • Nancy Wright v. Agency for Health Care Administration, 363 So. 3d 333 (Fla. 1st DCA 2023)
  • Conduent State and Local Solutions, Inc. v. Florida Department of Transportation and Emovis US, Inc., Case No.:  23-2340BID (DOAH 2023)
  • Blue Sky Emergency Management v. Department of Management Services, Case No.: 20-005570BID (DOAH 2021)
  • RA Outdoors, LLC v. Department of Environmental Protection and US eDirect, Intervenor, Case No.: 20-00337BID (DOAH 2020)
  • PayIt, LLC v. Department of Financial Services and NIC Services, LLC, Intervenor, Case No.: 20-000742BID (DOAH 2020)
  • Seva Technologies, LLC and Arnamy, Inc. v. Department of Management Services, Case Nos.: 19-005502BID 19-005504BID (DOAH 2019)
  • Covenant Hospice, Inc. v. Agency for Health Care Administration, 284 So. 3d 975 (Fla. 1st DCA 2019)
  • Agency for Health Care Administration v. Covenant Hospice, Inc., Case No.: 17-4641MPI (DOAH 2018), 17-6836RU (DOAH 2018)
  • Agency for Health Care Administration v. VITAS, Case No.: 17-000792MPI (DOAH 2018)
  • Beck Auto Sales, Inc. v. Asbury Jax Ford, LLC, 249 So. 3d 765 (Fla. 1st DCA 2018)
  • First Coast Management Service, Inc. v. Department of Children and Families, 86 So. 3d 1118 (Fla. 1st DCA 2012)
  • Partnership for Community Health, Inc. v. Department of Children and Families, 93 So. 3d 1191 (Fla. 1st DCA 2012)
  • Harris, et al. v. Department of Financial Services, Case No.: 06-003259RU (DOAH 2006)