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Mark S. Bentley

Johnson, Pope, Bokor, Ruppel & Burns LLP
  • Recognized Since:
    2011
  • Recognized in:
    Land Use and Zoning Law
    Litigation - Land Use and Zoning
  • Law School:
    Stetson University
  • Lawyer Page:
    http://jpfirm.com
  • Website:
    http://www.jpfirm.com
  • Firm's Phone Number:
    (813) 225.2500
  • E-mail:
    markb@jpfirm.com
  • Location:
    401 East Jackson Street, Suite 3100
    Tampa, FL 33602
Mark Bentley practices in the area of land use, eminent domain and property rights.  He is a former planning director and has represented numerous private property owners against various governmental condemning authorities in eminent domain matters.  He also practices in the areas of administrative law and legal matters. Mark  taught land use law as an adjunct professor for the University of South Florida’s Urban and Regional Master’s Degree Program, and now serves on the program’s Urban Planning Advisory Board.  Mark also serves as a special master involving disputed land use cases under Florida’s Land Use and Environmental Dispute Resolution Act.  He is a frequent speaker at various seminars and events in the Tampa Bay area, as well as throughout the state of Florida and nationally, primarily focusing on eminent domain and land use law.
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Mark Bentley practices in the area of land use, eminent domain and property rights.  He is a former planning director and has represented numerous private property owners against various governmental condemning authorities in eminent domain matters.  He also practices in the areas of administrative law and legal matters. Mark  taught land use law as an adjunct professor for the University of South Florida’s Urban and Regional Master’s Degree Program, and now serves on the program’s Urban Planning Advisory Board.  Mark also serves as a special master involving disputed land use cases under Florida’s Land Use and Environmental Dispute Resolution Act.  He is a frequent speaker at various seminars and events in the Tampa Bay area, as well as throughout the state of Florida and nationally, primarily focusing on eminent domain and land use law.
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Education:

  • Stetson University , J.D., cum laude
  • University of Florida, B.A. in Political Science with honors
  • University of Florida, Master of Arts in Political Science with honors

Bar Admissions:

  • Florida, Board Certified City County & Local Government Law

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America for work in:

  • Land Use and Zoning Law
  • Litigation - Land Use and Zoning
 

Awards:

  • A/V Rated by Martindale-Hubbell
  • Florida Super Lawyer since 2008
  • The Best Lawyers in America since 2011
  • Legal Elite 2015 Florida Trend Magazine
  • Tampa Bay Magazine’s Best Lawyers since 2010
  • Tampa Magazine’s Top Lawyers List 2018 – #1 by his peers in Litigation: Land Use & Zoning

Additional Information:

American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP)
Member since 1989
 

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Johnson, Pope, Bokor, Ruppel & Burns LLP
http://www.jpfirm.com
 
Headquarters
401 East Jackson Street, Suite 3100
Tampa, FL 33602
(813) 225.2500
3 Office Locations
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Florida

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Clearwater, FL

911 Chestnut Street

Clearwater, FL 33756

United States

(727) 461.1818

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490 First Avenue South, Suite 700

St. Petersburg, FL 33701

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