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Stephen McDaniel received his Bachelor of Science degrees in Accounting and Finance at Florida State University, graduating Cum Laude in 1999. Mr. McDaniel passed the Uniform Certified Public Accountant exam in Georgia where he received the Gold Key Award for scoring the highest score of the 1,462 candidates. He graduated from the Florida State University College of Law, Summa Cum Laude, in 2004. He was ranked third in his graduating class, and received the distinction of being selected as a member of the Florida State Chapter of the Order of the Coif.

Prior to law school, Mr. McDaniel worked as a Senior Accountant in KPMG’s Assurance Department, where he supervised audit engagement teams in the consumer markets, software development, telecommunications, real estate, and banking and financial institutions industries.

While enrolled at Florida State University College of Law, Mr. McDaniel was an active member of the Tallahassee Chapter of the American Inns of Court and served as the Administrative Editor of the School’s Journal of Land Use and Environmental Law. His article Essential Fish Habitat: Building a Barrier to Affordable Housing? was published in the Journal of Land Use and Environmental Law.

From August 2004 to August 2006, Mr. McDaniel served as a Senior Staff Attorney to Florida Supreme Court Justice R. Fred Lewis.

Mr. McDaniel serves as the Assistant Executive Director and Assistant General Counsel to the Service Contract Industry Council, a national trade association representing the interests of the service contract industry.