Florida’s natural environment presents both unique challenges and unique opportunities. Today, the same characteristics that led Ponce de Leon to name this land “La Florida”—abundant flora and fauna, vast water resources, and beautiful springs—present development constraints and spur growth by attracting new residents and tourists.
Our environmental and natural resources team works seamlessly statewide on some of the biggest projects in Florida today. Our team members have worked at high levels within state regulatory agencies and local governments. This gives us uncommon insight as we work with them to accomplish our clients’ goals. We also have government affairs capabilities to engage with elected officials and governmental staff in the development of new laws, regulations, and policies. And when environmental regulations impinge upon our clients’ property rights, we stand ready to protect them.
We create value for our clients by addressing the full range of environmental and natural resource issues throughout the entire life cycle of a project. We begin where you do—managing environmental risks. We work closely with our real estate practice group to analyze, manage, and reduce the environmental risks of dealing with real estate by conducting thorough and efficient due diligence. We then work to minimize these liabilities in the acquisition of the real estate and to manage the cleanup or redevelopment of contaminated properties.
We also collaborate with clients to think strategically to secure the environmental permits and entitlements they need to move forward with their projects, working closely with our land use and zoning team and complemented by a robust suite of planning and GIS services. We protect clients when their permits and entitlements are challenged in administrative settings or through citizen-suit challenges. We defend clients in regulatory investigations, compliance challenges, enforcement actions, environmental class actions, and toxic torts claims.
Finally, we know that where some see risks, others see opportunities. We have helped clients maximize the value of various natural resources through the extraction, use, and management of those resources. We have also helped clients explore alternative income streams for their properties, such as wetland mitigation banks, species mitigation banks, carbon credit trading, and public-private ecosystem services projects. We partner with our tax practice group to take advantage of incentives to cleanup or conserve properties.
Events:
Florida’s New “Live Local Act”
Florida Eminent Domain Conference |November 2023|Jacob T. Cremer
Events:
Florida Land Use and Environmental Dispute Resolution Act: Settling Local Land Use Disputes
CLE International’s Florida Land Use Law Conference |August 2023|Jessica M. Icerman
Events:
Legislative Update
The University Club of Tampa |June 2023|Jacob T. Cremer
Government Affairs News Update, Land Development News Update, Publications:
What's Developing | Fall 2021
Stearns Weaver Miller News Update|September 2021|Reggie L. Bouthillier, Jeffrey A. Collier, Jacob T. Cremer, Carl Eldred, Vinette D. Godelia, Felicia Kitzmiller, Nicole A. Neugebauer, Marco T. Paredes, Jr., Kevin Reali, Amelia A. Savage, Susan L. Stephens, Erin J. Tilton
COVID News Update, Government & Administrative News Update, Government Affairs News Update, Land Development News Update, Publications:
COVID Legal Compass | Edition 25
Stearns Weaver Miller News Update|March 2021|S. Elise Batsel, Reggie L. Bouthillier, Jessica M. Icerman, Marco T. Paredes, Jr., Kevin Reali, Christopher P. Smith, F. Joseph Ullo, Jr.
Land Development News Update, Publications:
What's Developing | Winter 2020-2021
Stearns Weaver Miller News Update|January 2021|Reggie L. Bouthillier, Jeffrey A. Collier, Jacob T. Cremer, Jessica M. Icerman, Nicole A. Neugebauer, Cynthia D. Spidell, MBA, AICP, F. Joseph Ullo, Jr.
COVID News Update, Government & Administrative News Update, Government Affairs News Update, Land Development News Update, Publications:
COVID Legal Compass | Edition 24
Stearns Weaver Miller News Update |January 2021|S. Elise Batsel, Reggie L. Bouthillier, Jessica M. Icerman, Marco T. Paredes, Jr., Kevin Reali, Christopher P. Smith, F. Joseph Ullo, Jr.
COVID News Update, Government & Administrative News Update, Government Affairs News Update, Land Development News Update, Publications:
COVID Legal Compass | Edition 23
Stearns Weaver Miller News Update |December 2020|S. Elise Batsel, Reggie L. Bouthillier, Jessica M. Icerman, Marco T. Paredes, Jr., Kevin Reali, Christopher P. Smith, F. Joseph Ullo, Jr.
Events:
Legal and Regulatory Status of Urban Agriculture in Florida
University of Florida, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences |November 2020|Jessica M. Icerman
COVID News Update, Government & Administrative News Update, Government Affairs News Update, Land Development News Update, Publications:
COVID Legal Compass | Edition 22
Stearns Weaver Miller News Update |October 2020|S. Elise Batsel, Reggie L. Bouthillier, Jessica M. Icerman, Marco T. Paredes, Jr., Kevin Reali, Christopher P. Smith, F. Joseph Ullo, Jr.
COVID News Update, Government & Administrative News Update, Government Affairs News Update, Land Development News Update, Publications:
COVID Legal Compass | Edition 21
Stearns Weaver Miller News Update|September 2020|S. Elise Batsel, Reggie L. Bouthillier, Jessica M. Icerman, Marco T. Paredes, Jr., Kevin Reali, Christopher P. Smith, F. Joseph Ullo, Jr.
COVID News Update, Government & Administrative News Update, Government Affairs News Update, Land Development News Update, Publications:
COVID Legal Compass | Edition 20
Stearns Weaver Miller News Update|September 2020|S. Elise Batsel, Reggie L. Bouthillier, Jessica M. Icerman, Marco T. Paredes, Jr., Kevin Reali, Christopher P. Smith, F. Joseph Ullo, Jr.
COVID News Update, Government & Administrative News Update, Government Affairs News Update, Land Development News Update, Publications:
COVID Legal Compass | Edition 19
Stearns Weaver Miller News Update|September 2020|S. Elise Batsel, Reggie L. Bouthillier, Jessica M. Icerman, Marco T. Paredes, Jr., Kevin Reali, F. Joseph Ullo, Jr., Christopher P. Smith
COVID News Update, Government & Administrative News Update, Government Affairs News Update, Land Development News Update, Publications:
COVID Legal Compass | Edition 18
Stearns Weaver Miller News Update|August 2020|S. Elise Batsel, Reggie L. Bouthillier, Jessica M. Icerman, Marco T. Paredes, Jr., Kevin Reali, F. Joseph Ullo, Jr., Christopher P. Smith
COVID News Update, Government & Administrative News Update, Government Affairs News Update, Land Development News Update, Publications:
COVID Legal Compass | Edition 17
Stearns Weaver Miller News Update|July 2020|S. Elise Batsel, Reggie L. Bouthillier, Jessica M. Icerman, Marco T. Paredes, Jr., Kevin Reali, F. Joseph Ullo, Jr.
COVID News Update, Government & Administrative News Update, Government Affairs News Update, Land Development News Update, Publications:
COVID-19 Legal Compass | Edition 16
Stearns Weaver Miller News Update|July 2020|S. Elise Batsel, Reggie L. Bouthillier, Jessica M. Icerman, Marco T. Paredes, Jr., Kevin Reali, Christopher P. Smith, F. Joseph Ullo, Jr.
COVID News Update, Government & Administrative News Update, Government Affairs News Update, Land Development News Update, Publications:
COVID-19 Legal Compass | Edition 15
Stearns Weaver Miller News Update|July 2020|S. Elise Batsel, Reggie L. Bouthillier, Jessica M. Icerman, Marco T. Paredes, Jr., Kevin Reali, Christopher P. Smith, F. Joseph Ullo, Jr.
COVID News Update, Government & Administrative News Update, Government Affairs News Update, Land Development News Update, Publications:
COVID-19 Legal Compass | Edition 14
Stearns Weaver Miller News Update|June 2020|S. Elise Batsel, Reggie L. Bouthillier, Jessica M. Icerman, Marco T. Paredes, Jr., Kevin Reali, Christopher P. Smith, F. Joseph Ullo, Jr.
COVID News Update, Government & Administrative News Update, Government Affairs News Update, Land Development News Update, Publications:
COVID-19 Legal Compass | Edition 13
Stearns Weaver Miller News Update|June 2020|S. Elise Batsel, Reggie L. Bouthillier, Jessica M. Icerman, Marco T. Paredes, Jr., Kevin Reali, Christopher P. Smith, F. Joseph Ullo, Jr.
COVID News Update, Government & Administrative News Update, Government Affairs News Update, Land Development News Update, Publications:
COVID-19 Legal Compass | Edition 12
Stearns Weaver Miller News Update|June 2020|S. Elise Batsel, Reggie L. Bouthillier, Jessica M. Icerman, Marco T. Paredes, Jr., Kevin Reali, Christopher P. Smith, F. Joseph Ullo, Jr.
COVID News Update, Government & Administrative News Update, Government Affairs News Update, Land Development News Update, Publications:
COVID-19 Legal Compass | Edition 11
Stearns Weaver Miller News Update|June 2020|S. Elise Batsel, Reggie L. Bouthillier, Jessica M. Icerman, Marco T. Paredes, Jr., Kevin Reali, F. Joseph Ullo, Jr.
COVID News Update, Government & Administrative News Update, Government Affairs News Update, Land Development News Update, Publications:
COVID-19 Legal Compass | Edition 10
Stearns Weaver Miller News Update|May 2020|S. Elise Batsel, Reggie L. Bouthillier, Jessica M. Icerman, Marco T. Paredes, Jr., Kevin Reali, F. Joseph Ullo, Jr.
COVID News Update, Government & Administrative News Update, Government Affairs News Update, Land Development News Update, Publications:
COVID-19 Legal Compass | Edition 9
Stearns Weaver Miller News Update|May 2020|S. Elise Batsel, Reggie L. Bouthillier, Jessica M. Icerman, Marco T. Paredes, Jr., Kevin Reali, F. Joseph Ullo, Jr.
COVID News Update, Government & Administrative News Update, Government Affairs News Update, Land Development News Update, Publications:
COVID-19 Legal Compass | Edition 8
Stearns Weaver Miller News Update|May 2020|S. Elise Batsel, Reggie L. Bouthillier, Jessica M. Icerman, Marco T. Paredes, Jr., Kevin Reali, F. Joseph Ullo, Jr.
COVID News Update, Government & Administrative News Update, Government Affairs News Update, Land Development News Update, Publications:
COVID-19 Legal Compass | COVID-19 Updates | Edition 7
Stearns Weaver Miller News Update|May 2020|S. Elise Batsel, Reggie L. Bouthillier, Jessica M. Icerman, Marco T. Paredes, Jr., Kevin Reali, F. Joseph Ullo, Jr.
COVID News Update, Government & Administrative News Update, Government Affairs News Update, Land Development News Update, Publications:
COVID-19 Legal Compass | COVID-19 Updates | Edition 6
Stearns Weaver Miller News Update|May 2020|S. Elise Batsel, Reggie L. Bouthillier, Jessica M. Icerman, Marco T. Paredes, Jr., Kevin Reali, F. Joseph Ullo, Jr.
COVID News Update, Government & Administrative News Update, Government Affairs News Update, Land Development News Update, Publications:
COVID-19 Legal Compass | COVID-19 Updates | Edition 5
Stearns Weaver Miller News Update|April 2020|S. Elise Batsel, Reggie L. Bouthillier, Jessica M. Icerman, Marco T. Paredes, Jr., Kevin Reali, F. Joseph Ullo, Jr.
COVID News Update, Government & Administrative News Update, Government Affairs News Update, Land Development News Update, Publications:
COVID-19 Legal Compass | Timely and Significant COVID-19 Updates | Edition 4
Stearns Weaver Miller News Update|April 2020|S. Elise Batsel, Reggie L. Bouthillier, Jessica M. Icerman, Marco T. Paredes, Jr., Kevin Reali, F. Joseph Ullo, Jr.
COVID News Update, Government & Administrative News Update, Government Affairs News Update, Land Development News Update, Publications:
COVID-19 Legal Compass | Timely and Significant COVID-19 Updates | Edition 3
Stearns Weaver Miller News Update|April 2020|S. Elise Batsel, Reggie L. Bouthillier, Jessica M. Icerman, Marco T. Paredes, Jr., Kevin Reali, F. Joseph Ullo, Jr.
COVID News Update, Government & Administrative News Update, Government Affairs News Update, Land Development News Update, Publications:
COVID-19 Legal Compass | Timely and Significant COVID-19 Updates | Edition 2
Stearns Weaver Miller News Update|April 2020|S. Elise Batsel, Reggie L. Bouthillier, Jessica M. Icerman, Marco T. Paredes, Jr., Kevin Reali, F. Joseph Ullo, Jr.
COVID News Update, Government & Administrative News Update, Government Affairs News Update, Land Development News Update, Publications:
COVID-19 Legal Compass | Timely and Significant COVID-19 Updates
Stearns Weaver MIller News Update|March 2020|Marco T. Paredes, Jr., S. Elise Batsel, Reggie L. Bouthillier, Peter Desiderio, Jessica M. Icerman, Kevin Reali, David M. Smith, F. Joseph Ullo, Jr.
Events:
Corporate Record Keeping
Association of Corporate Counsel Annual South Florida Conference |September 2019|Samantha R. Decker
Events:
The Future of Florida’s Electorate – How will Florida respond to the rising Independent Voter?
CFL Entrepreneurship & Legislative - Tallahassee |March 2019|Reggie L. Bouthillier
Events:
“The Future of Florida’s Electorate – How will Florida Respond to the Rising Independent Voters?”
Association of Florida Developers, Inc. |November 2018|Reggie L. Bouthillier
Events:
Commercial Real Estate Mid-Year Update
CCIM Florida Southwest & West Coast Districts |July 2016|Ronald L. Weaver
Events:
A Birds Eye View of Real Estate Development: Perspectives from Developers, Contractors, Attorneys, and the Government
Dade County Bar Association Real Property Committee |January 2016|Maria A. Gralia
Events:
The Planner as a Social Entrepreneur
Florida Chapter of the American Planning Association |September 2015|Jacob T. Cremer
Events:
Miami Transit & Development Outlook
FIU College of Business's Real Estate Alumni Affinity Council (REAAC) |January 2015
Events:
Market Update-Tampa
Florida CCIM Mid-Year Gulf Coast Market Conference |July 2014|Ronald L. Weaver
Events:
Growth Management
King Engineering Associates, Inc. 2011 Legislative Session Seminar |June 2011|Ronald L. Weaver
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