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Ben J. Fernandez

Bercow Radell Fernandez Larkin & Tapanes PLLC
  • Recognized Since:
    2019
  • Recognized in:
    Land Use and Zoning Law
  • Law School:
    Marquette University
  • Website:
    https://brzoninglaw.com/
  • Languages:
    Spanish
  • Location:
    Southeast Financial Center, Suite 850
    200 South Biscayne Boulevard
    Miami, FL 33131

Ben has been active behind the scenes for more than 15 years helping to transform Miami neighborhoods by representing landowners, institutional clients and developers on land use and zoning matters. His practice covers local and state real estate permitting and licensing, including zoning approvals, amendments of local comprehensive plans, due diligence reviews, concurrency, vested rights and environmental matters.

Prior to joining the firm, where he became a name partner in 2007, Ben practiced land use and zoning law with the Miami office of Stroock & Stroock & Lavan and with Ferrel Cardenas & Fertel. He began his legal career as a litigator with Cassiday Schade & Gloor in Chicago.

Ben has been a member of the Metropolitan Dade County Environmental Advisory Task Force and together with law firm partner Jeffrey Bercow, contributed to the American Bar Association’s Section on Real Property, Probate and Trust Law National Newsletter for the Eleventh Circuit on land use law issues. In 2009, he was also appointed to the City of Miami Housing and Commercial Loan Committee by the City Commission.

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Ben has been active behind the scenes for more than 15 years helping to transform Miami neighborhoods by representing landowners, institutional clients and developers on land use and zoning matters. His practice covers local and state real estate permitting and licensing, including zoning approvals, amendments of local comprehensive plans, due diligence reviews, concurrency, vested rights and environmental matters.

Prior to joining the firm, where he became a name partner in 2007, Ben practiced land use and zoning law with the Miami office of Stroock & Stroock & Lavan and with Ferrel Cardenas & Fertel. He began his legal career as a litigator with Cassiday Schade & Gloor in Chicago.

Ben has been a member of the Metropolitan Dade County Environmental Advisory Task Force and together with law firm partner Jeffrey Bercow, contributed to the American Bar Association’s Section on Real Property, Probate and Trust Law National Newsletter for the Eleventh Circuit on land use law issues. In 2009, he was also appointed to the City of Miami Housing and Commercial Loan Committee by the City Commission.

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Education:

  • Marquette University , J.D., graduated 1989
  • University of Florida, B.A., graduated 1986

Affiliations:

  • Metropolitan Dade County Environmental Advisory Task Force - Member

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America for work in:

  • Land Use and Zoning Law
 

Awards:

  • The Best Lawyers in America® Land Use and Zoning

    BV® Distinguished Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell


  • BV® Distinguished Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell

Special Focus:

  • Redevelopment
 

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Bercow Radell Fernandez Larkin & Tapanes PLLC
https://brzoninglaw.com/
 
Headquarters
Southeast Financial Center, Suite 850
200 South Biscayne Boulevard
Miami, FL 33131
(305) 374.5300

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