Overview

Nicholas “Nick” Sanders focuses his practice on complex commercial litigation matters in state and federal court. He also has experience in a wide-range of complex land use, permitting and entitlement issues, including his involvement in administrative actions before state and local governmental agencies.

Areas of Concentration

Litigation & Dispute Resolution

  • Business Torts
  • Contract Litigation
  • Real Property Disputes
  • Consumer Protections Defense

 Land Use & Property Rights Litigation

  • Comprehensive Plan Compliance & Consistency Challenges
  • Constitutional Property Rights Issues – Civil Rights, Due Process, Equal Protection & Vested Rights
  • Dispute Resolution & Florida Land Use and Environmental Dispute Resolution Act (FLUEDRA) Proceedings
  • Inverse Condemnation, Regulatory Takings & Eminent Domain
  • Defending Administrative Challenges to Environmental and Land Use Entitlement Authorizations

During law school, Nick served as a Judicial Extern to the Honorable Judge Charlene E. Honeywell at the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida. Nick also clerked with the litigation and land development, zoning and environmental departments in the firm’s Tampa office.

Credentials

Education

  • J.D., summa cum laude, Stetson University College of Law, 2023
    • Stetson Law Review
    • National Order of the Scribes Award Recipient
    • Highest Grade Designation: Trusts and Estates, Advanced Legal Research, and Multistate Strategies
    • Dean’s List
    • NAMI on Campus, Treasurer
  • B.S., magna cum laude, University of South Carolina, 2015
    • University of South Carolina Woodrow Scholar
    • Study Abroad: Cusco, Peru

Admissions

  • Florida

Judicial Clerkships

  • Judicial Extern, Honorable Judge Charlene E. Honeywell, United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida

Professional & Community Involvement

  • Musician and Live Performer, 2016-Present
  • NAMI on Campus, Treasurer, Fall 2022- Spring 2023
  • Community Associates Program, Fall 2022-Winter 2022