Overview
Nicole is a fantastic associate to watch. She is very bright and has a great career ahead of her as a top land use attorney.
- Chambers USA 2023
Nicole A. Neugebauer focuses her practice on advising clients on a wide-range of complex land use permitting and entitlement issues, including comprehensive plans and amendments, rezonings, variances, special exceptions, code enforcement, Development of Regional Impact (DRI) review and other related aspects of securing development authorization. In addition to her land use practice, Nicole also represents clients in circuit court and appellate litigation on a variety of land development matters.
Nicole earned her J.D., magna cum laude, from Stetson University College of Law. She earned both her B.A. and B.S., cum laude, from the University of Florida. During law school, Nicole served as a law clerk in the Firm’s Tampa office.
Prior to law school, Nicole worked for a Fortune 500 company in the Real Estate Asset Management department, where she reviewed and summarized title, declarations of covenants, conditions, and restrictions, and easements for company-owned shopping centers. Nicole also worked for the same company in its retail operations throughout high school and college.
Representative Experience
- Prepared local government rezoning, major modification, variance, and other development order applications and presentations.
- Drafted memoranda regarding various property rights and civil rights challenges to local government action, including challenging a local government’s unreasonable interpretation of its comprehensive plan.
- Represented several clients in litigation challenging unreasonable development permit denials or third-party challenges to approved development permits.
- Represented several clients in Florida Land Use and Environmental Dispute Resolution actions to successfully defend against unreasonable rezoning denials and code enforcement actions.
- Advised clients pursuing development incentives, including ad valorem tax abatement, brownfields voluntary cleanup tax credits, and jobs tax refunds.
- Prepared applications to challenge denial of agricultural tax classifications (greenbelting).
Professional & Community Involvement
- Commercial Real Estate Women (CREW) Tampa Bay, 2021-Present
- Economic Summit Committee, 2023-Present
- Membership Committee, 2021-2023
- Hillsborough Association of Women Lawyers (HAWL), 2021-Present
- Junior League of Tampa, 2020-Present
- Gasparilla Committee, 2023-Present
Recognition
- Chambers USA, Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use (North & Central Florida), Associate to Watch, 2023
Publications & Presentations
Events:
We Have Adopted a Comprehensive Plan, Now What? Implementing your Comprehensive Plan Through Adversity & Conflict while Managing Legal Implications of Tough Policy Decisions
2023 Florida Planning Conference|September 2023
Events:
Land and Golf Course Redevelopment: Opportunities and Challenges
37th Annual Environmental Permitting Summer School|July 2023
Government Affairs News Update, Land Development News Update, Publications:
What's Developing | Summer 2023
Stearns Weaver Miller News Update|July 2023
Events:
WEBINAR: SB102 “The Live Local Act”
Stearns Weaver Miller Webinar|May 2023
Publications:
Senate Bill 102: How the “Live Local Act” Incentivizes Affordable and Workforce Housing in the State of Florida
Stearns Weaver Miller News Update|April 2023
Land Development News Update, Publications:
What's Developing | Winter 2023
Stearns Weaver Miller News Update|March 2023
Land Development News Update, Publications:
Hillsborough County Proposes Significant Updates to Comprehensive Plan
Stearns Weaver Miller News Update|October 2022
Land Development News Update, Publications:
What's Developing | Summer 2022
Stearns Weaver Miller News Update|September 2022
Newsroom
Firm Announcements:
29 Stearns Weaver Miller Lawyers in 11 Practice Areas Ranked In Chambers USA 2023
June 2023
In the Media:
CREW Tampa Bay Spotlight - Stearns Weaver Miller
CREW Tampa Bay|January 2023