Best Lawyers in Florida, United States for Land Use and Zoning Law
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Patrick W. Krechowski has over 25 years of experience in real estate, land use, environmental, governmental, administrative litigation, appeals and title insurance law. Patrick is Board Certified by The Florida Bar in City, County and Local Government Law. His practice focuses on all aspects of zoning and land use law, real estate due diligence, environmental permitting (including sovereign submerged lands and riparian rights), environmental remediation, water use permitting and planning, bea...
Melissa Tapanes Llahues is a nationally recognized land use and zoning attorney, strategic advisor, and civic leader shaping the built environment across South Florida. As a shareholder and Chief Executive Officer of Bercow Radell Fernandez Larkin & Tapanes, PLLC, she operates at the intersection of law, policy, and urban strategy—guiding complex development projects from vision to entitlement to realization. Melissa represents institutional investors, landowners, and developers in ...
Lenore Brakefield is a partner at Woodward, Pires & Lombardo, P.A., where she focuses her practice on civil and commercial litigation, including construction litigation matters. She also represents clients in local government law, code enforcement proceedings, community association law, real estate matters, and contract and transactional work, providing practical and results-oriented legal guidance across a broad range of issues. A Naples native, Lenore earned her Juris Doctor, cum laude ...
Ben Hedrick practices in the area of land use and development, representing clients in all aspects of the development approval process in municipalities and unincorporated areas in both Miami-Dade County and Broward County, including in the cities of Miami and Fort Lauderdale. Additionally, Ben has experience assisting clients in public-private partnerships and the development and use of public infrastructure such as airports, parking garages, and rail infrastructure.
Nicholas (Nick) is an associate attorney at Bercow Radell Fernandez Larkin & Tapanes focusing on land use, zoning and environmental matters. He earned his Juris Doctor from Florida State University (FSU) College of Law, where he graduated summa cum laude. At the same time, Nick earned a Master’s Degree in Aquatic Environmental Science, focusing his studies on coastal resilience and sea level rise. Before law school, he majored in Environmental Science, where he discovered his passio...
Cecilia Torres-Toledo practices in the area of land use and development and is a member of our Alcohol Beverage Sector Team. She represents real estate developers, landowners, institutional clients, lenders and other property owners in all aspects of local and state real estate permitting and licensing, including zoning approvals, amendments of local government comprehensive plans and zoning regulations, due diligence reviews, code compliance, concurrency, and post-approval work. Cecilia has ...
Cameron Grant Woodward, Esq. is a Florida attorney whose practice includes Land Use and Zoning Law, Real Estate Law, community association law, condominium and homeowners’ associations, code enforcement matters, landlord representation in evictions, landlord-tenant law, and local government law. He represents clients throughout Naples and Southwest Florida on a range of real property and local regulatory issues. Cameron is an associate attorney with Woodward, Pires & Lombardo, P.A.,...
Zach W. Lombardo is a partner at Woodward, Pires & Lombardo, P.A., serving clients in Naples, Florida and throughout Southwest Florida. He is Board Certified in City, County & Local Government Law by The Florida Bar. Zach’s practice focuses on representing public and private clients in land use and local government matters. He regularly advises and advocates on issues involving: comprehensive plan amendments, rezoning applications, variances and conditional uses, nonconforming u...
Christopher Bonti is a partner in the Litigation Department at Johnson, Pope, Bokor, Ruppel & Burns LLP in Tampa, Florida. His practice includes Commercial Litigation, Land Use and Zoning Law, and Litigation - Real Estate. Chris represents businesses, developers, investors, property owners, contractors, and individuals in complex litigation matters throughout Florida. Chris handles a broad range of commercial and real estate disputes, including breach of contract claims, business torts, f...
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