PUBLIC INTEREST COMMITTEE
ENVIRONMENTAL AND LAND USE LAW SECTION OF
THE FLORIDA BAR
CONTACT LIST AM = affiliate member, non-attorney
** = not admitted to practice in Florida
Mary Jane Angelo
University of Florida College of Law
PO Box 117625
Gainesville, FL 32611-7625
(352) 392-2211
E-mail: angelo@law.ufl.edu
Areas of Practice: environmental law, water law, natural resources law
Thomas T. Ankersen
Center for Governmental Responsibility
University of Florida
P.O. Box 117629
Gainesville, FL 32611-7629
(352) 392-2237
Fax: (352) 392-1457
E-mail: ankersen@law.ufl.edu
Areas of Practice: International environmental law, water law, wildlife law, planning law
Bernard Appleman
Department of Environmental Protection
Office of General Counsel
3900 Commonwealth Blvd., M.S. 35
Tallahassee, FL 32399-6515
(850) 245-2311
Fax: (850) 245-2297
E-mail: Bernard.appleman@dep.state.fl.us
Terrell K. Arline
3205 Brentwood Way
Tallahassee, FL. 32309-2705
(850) 894-4722
Fax: (850) 894-2755
E-mail: Terrell@terrellkarlineattorney.com
Area of practice: Land Use, Administrative Law
Janet Bowman
Supreme Court of Florida
500 S. Duval Street.
Tallahassee, FL 32399-6556
(850) 922-6311
Fax: (850) 414-1505
E-mail: bowmanj@flcourts.org
Ralf G. Brookes
1217 E. Cape Coral Parkway #107
Cape Coral, FL 33904
(941) 910-5464
Fax: (866) 341-6086
E-mail: Ralf@ralfbrookesattorney.com
Jody L. Brooks
The St. Joe Company
245 Riverside Ave., Ste. 500
Jacksonville, FL 32202-4927
(904) 301-4454
Fax: (904) 301-4654
E-mail: jbrooks@joe.com
Ross Stafford Burnaman
1018 Holland Dr.
Tallahassee, FL 32301-4508
(850) 942-1474
E-mail: rossburnaman@earthlink.net
Christopher Thomas Byrd
The Byrd Law Group
3505 Lake Lynda Drive
Suite 200
Orlando, FL 32817
(407) 929-4628
Email: Christopher@byrdlawflorida.com
Martha Collins
Collins & West, P.A.
500 E. Kennedy Blvd., Ste. 100
Tampa, FL 33602-4990
(813) 273-9166
E-mail: martielaw@verizon.net
Areas of practice: public interest environmental and land use law
Michael Compagno
South Florida Water Management District
3301 Gun Club Rd., #MSC1410
West Palm Beach, FL 33406-3007
(561) 686-8800
Fax: (561) 682-6276
E-mail: mcompagn@sfwmd.com
Tony Cotter
Orange County Attorney’s Office
201 South Rosalind Avenue, 3d Floor
P.O. Box 1393
Orlando, Florida 32802-1393
(407) 836-7320 and 407.836.5900(sec)
Fax: (407) 836-5888
E-mail: anthony.cotter@co.orange.fl.us
State environmental law (water – CUP, ERP; air; haz. waste; solid waste; waste water) Federal environmental law (NPDES, air [Title V], haz. waste)
Land use, Public Utility (water, waste water, solid waste)
Erin Deady
Lewis, Longman, & Walker P.A.
1700 Palm Beach Lakes Boulevard
Suite 1000
West Palm Beach Florida 33401
(561) 640-0820
Fax: (561) 640-8202
E-mail: edeady@llw-law.com
Michelle Diffenderfer
Lewis, Longman & Walker P.A.
1700 Palm Beach Lakes Boulevard
Suite 1000
West Palm Beach Florida 33401
(561) 640-0820
Fax: (561) 640-8202
E-mail: MDiffenderfer@llw-law.com
Areas of Practice: Environment, Water, Wetlands, Land Use Type of Representation: Local Governments, Sovereign Nation, Developers
Alyson Flournoy**
Professor of Law
Levin College of Law
University of Florida
P.O. Box 117625
Gainesville, FL 32611
(352)273-0945
E-mail: flournoy@law.ufl.edu
Richard Grosso
Environmental & Land Use Law Center
Nova Southeastern University
3305 College Ave.
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33314
(954) 262-6140
Fax: (954) 262-3992
E-mail: Richard@evergladeslaw.org
Areas of Practice: Comprehensive planning, land use, environmental permitting, water management districts, cabinet practice
Yvonne Gsteiger
2395 Copacetic Way
Tallahassee, Florida 32311-9008
(850) 251-8800
Fax: (850) 878-3009
E-mail: ygsteiger@talstar.com
Richard Hamann
Center for Governmental Responsibility
Levin College of Law
University of Florida
230 Bruton-Geer Hall
P.O. Box 117629
Gainesville, FL 32611-7629
(352)392-2237
Fax: 352-392-1457
E-mail: hamann@law.ufl.edu
Expertise: water, wetlands, wildlife, coastal
John Henry Hankinson, Jr.
9150 Mellon Ct.
St. Augustine, FL 32080-8563
(904) 471-0855
E-mail: johnhhankinson@bellsouth.net
Robert Hartsell
Environmental & Land Use Law Center
330 U.S. Hwy 1, Ste. 3
Lake Park, FL 33403-3531
(561) 844-5222
Fax: (561) 844-5004
E-mail: Robert@evergladeslaw.org
Pamela Jo Hatley
P.O. Box 47477
Tampa, FL 33647-0113
(813) 984-1480
Fax: (813) 984-1490
E-mail: Pamela@pamelajohatley.com
Matthew L. Hicks
US Environmental Protection Agency
61 Forsyth St. SW
Atlanta, GA 30303-8931
(404) 562-9670
Fax: (404) 562-9487
E-mail: Hicks.matthew@epa.gov
Lisa Interlandi
Environmental & Land Use Law Center
330 U.S. Hwy 1, Ste. 3
Lake Park, FL 33403-3531
(561) 844-5222
Fax: (561) 828-5801
E-mail: lisa@evergladeslaw.org
Regina Keenan
Department of Environmental Protection
Office of General Counsel
3900 Commonwealth Blvd., M.S. 35
Tallahassee, FL 32399-6515
(850) 245-2242
Fax: (850) 245-2296
E-mail: regina.keenan@dep.state.fl.us
Nicole Kibert
Carlton Fields P.A.
P.O. Box 3239
Tampa, FL 33601-3239
(813) 229-4205
Fax: (813) 229-4133
E-mail: nkibert@carltonfields.com
Marcy LaHart
711 Talladega St.
West Palm Beach, FL 33405
(561) 655-9537
Fax: (561) 655-9561
E-mail: milahart@bellsouth.net
Areas of Practice: Animal rights law, regulatory, environmental permitting
Laurie Macdonald, AM – Wildlife Zoologist
Director, Florida Program
Defenders of Wildlife
103 Wildwood Lane
St. Petersburg, FL 33705
(727) 821-9585
Fax: (727) 821-9586
E-mail: macmont@juno.com
Areas of practice: Wildlife zoologist, conservation biologist, endangered and threatened species, Florida black bear, gopher tortoise, transportation impacts on habitat
Kelly Martinson
Department of Community Affairs
Office of General Counsel
2555 Shumard Oak Blvd.
Tallahassee, FL 32399-2100
(850) 488-0410
Fax: (850) 922-2679
E-mail: Kelly.martinson@dca.state.fl.us
Areas of practice: Growth management
David Migut
Assistant City Attorney
Ft. Myers City Attorney’s Office
P.O. Box 2217
Ft. Myers, FL 33902-2217
(239) 332-6709
Fax: (239) 332-6127
E-mail: dmigut@cityftmyers.com
Henry Lee Morgenstern
P.O. Box 337
Seville, FL 32190-0337
(305) 872-2009
E-mail: henry_leeM@yahoo.com
Majeedah Murad
Assistant County Attorney
Alachua County Attorney’s Office
12 SE 1st Street
Gainesville, FL 32602
(352) 338-3228
Fax: (352) 374-5216
E-mail: mmurad@alachua.fl.us
Matt O’Malley
P.O. Box 2316
Palm Harbor, FL 34682-2316
(727) 599-3698
E-mail: omalleymatt@yahoo.com
Brett Paben
1415 Devils Dip
Tallahassee, FL 32308-5140
(850) 523-0972
E-mail: brett@wildlaw.org
Areas of practice: public lands, endangered species, environmental, land use, public interest
David Pearce
Sarasota County Attorney’s Office
1660 Ringling Blvd.
Sarasota, FL 34236-6870
(941) 861-5691
Fax: (941) 861-7267
E-mail: dpearce@scgov.net
Thomas Ruppert
Center for Governmental Responsibility
University of Florida
P.O. Box 117629
Gainesville, FL 32611-7629
(352) 392-2237
Fax: (352) 392-1457
E-mail: ruppert@law.ufl.edu
Kelly Samek
Department of Environmental Protection
Office of General Counsel
3900 Commonwealth Blvd., M.S. 35
Tallahassee, FL 32399-6515
(850) 245-2242
Fax: (850) 245-2296
E-mail: kelly.samek@dep.state.fl.us
Areas of practice: sovereignty submerged lands, natural resources
David Schwartz
Assistant County Attorney
Alachua County Attorney’s Office
12 SE 1st Street
Gainesville, FL 32602
(352) 338-3228
Fax: (352) 374-5216
E-mail: dschwartz@alachua.fl.us
Areas of practice: Land use & environmental
Shaw Stiller
Department of Community Affairs
Office of General Counsel
2555 Shumard Oak Blvd.
Tallahassee, FL 32399-2100
(850) 488-0410
Fax: (850) 922-2679
E-mail: Shaw.Stiller@dca.state.fl.us
Areas of practice: Growth management
Deb Swim
1323 Diamond St.
Tallahassee, FL 32301-4718
(850) 656-0448
Fax: (850) 224-1275
E-mail: daswim@comcast.net
Jason Totoiu
Environmental & Land Use Law Center
330 U.S. Hwy 1, Ste. 3
Lake Park, FL 33403-3531
(561) 844-5222
Fax: (561) 828-5801
E-mail: jason@evergladeslaw.org
Jeff Wade
University of Florida College of Law
P.O. Box 117629
Gainesville, FL 32611-7629
(352) 392-2237
Fax: (352) 392-1457
E-mail: wade@law.ufl.edu
Areas of practice: Water law, environmental law, growth management, trade & environment
Jane West
Collins & West, P.A.
10152 W. Indiantown Rd., Suite 157
Jupiter, FL 33478
(561) 748-8478
E-mail: jwest@collins-west.com
Areas of practice: public interest environmental and land use law
David J. White
The Ocean Conservancy
449 Central Ave., Ste. 200
St. Petersburg, FL 33701-3863
(727) 895-2188
Fax: (727) 895-3248
E-mail: dwhite@oceanconservancy.org
Areas of practice: Public interest environmental law, marine/coastal issues, NEPA, Endangered Species Act, Wildlife law, wetlands & coral reefs
Jeanne Zokovitch
1415 Devils Dip
Tallahassee, FL 32308-5140
(850) 523-0972
E-mail: jeanne@wildlaw.org
Areas of practice: general environmental, public interest, land use, environmental justice
