University of Miami, B.A., (1958)
University of Miami, J.D., with honors, (1962)
Columbia University Senior Executive
Program in Business Administration (1981)

Admitted, Florida Bar, 1962
Admitted, U.S.District Court for Southern and
Middle Districts of Florida, 2008
Certified as a Circuit Court Mediator and as a mediator for the U.S.
District Court, Southern District
Has conducted over one thousand mediations
Diplomate Member of the Florida Academy of Professional Mediators, Inc.
Founder, past president and director of the South Florida Chapter of the American Corporate Counsel Association
A legal consultant to Edison Electric Institute and Chairman of its Claims Committee
Legal consultant to Southeastern Electric Exchange and Chairman of its Claims Committee
President of Southeastern Claims Association
Legal adviser for Energy Insurance Mutual, an excess and D&O liability carrier for gas and electric utilities
Member of Risk Insurance Management Society
Past President of the South Florida Chapter
National Writers Association

During the early years of his forty-two year career at Florida Power & Light Company, Mr. Ahrens also was a member of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers from 1951-62. Thereafter, until his retirement in 1993, he served as FPL’s Claims Manager and, subsequently, as Managing Attorney of its full service Law Department.