Frederick D. Dorsey was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on March 27, 1941, to

David Frederick Dorsey and Isabel Barbara Miller Dorsey. He attended public schools in

Philadelphia and graduated from Central High School in 1959. Mr. Dorsey earned a

Bachelor of Arts Degree in Sociology and Psychology from Ohio Wesleyan University in

1963, and a Master of Arts Degree in Sociology from Kent State University in 1965.

Shortly after his graduation, Mr. Dorsey joined the U.S. Air Force as a Commissioned

Officer. He served in Alaska, Louisiana and North Dakota from 1965 to 1969. During this

period, he twice received the Air Force Commendation Medal for Meritorious Service.

While in the military, Mr. Dorsey became interested in the law. He moved to

Washington D.C. and enrolled at the Georgetown University Law Center. While in his third

year at Georgetown Law, he became staff editor of Law and Policy in International

Business. He received his Juris Doctorate Degree in 1972.

Mr. Dorsey began his legal career in Wisconsin as an Assistant District Attorney for

Milwaukee County. In 1974, he returned to the District of Columbia and was appointed an

Attorney for the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights. Mr. Dorsey became Acting General

Counsel of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights in 1979. During this same period he also

became an Adjunct Professor of Law at Georgetown University Law Center. Mr. Dorsey

then began to work for the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) as

the Director of the Office of Policy Implementation. He was also a charter member of the

Senior Executive Service during this time. He was promoted to Associate General

Counsel and he was Director of Systematic Programs at the EEOC. From 1982 to 1984

he served as the principal Deputy Corporation Counsel for the District of Columbia.

In January 1984, Mr. Dorsey was appointed as the People’s Counsel of District of

Columbia, where he provided legal representation for ratemaking and regulatory

proceedings before the D.C. Public Service Commission. He also represented consumers

in utility matters before appropriate federal agencies. the U.S. Congress, and in the courts.

During his tenure, Mr. Dorsey had planned and implemented a multi-year agency

expansion and realignment pursuant to newly enacted legislation which clarified the Office’s

statutory authority. He tripled the Office’s budge and staff, added a computer data retrieval

system, automated equipment, and upgraded the in-house telecommunication system. As

the People’s Counsel, Mr. Dorsey managed and directed a 33-person staff.

Mr. Dorsey has been a member of the Executive Board of the National Association

of State Utility Consumers Advocates (NASUCA) since joining the organization in 1984.

he was elected Vice President of NASUCA in 1989. In 1987 he was named Consumer

Lawyer of the Year by the District of Columbia Bar.

Mr. Dorsey’s professional and Bar affiliations include the District of Columbia Bar

Association, the Washington Bar Association, the Wisconsin Bar Association, the National

Bar Association, and Delta Sigma Tau Legal Fraternity.

Mr. Dorsey is married to Mary Gail Gerebenics and has two children, Joel and

Karen.