Dan Thompson is Board Certified by The Florida Bar as an expert in State and Federal Government and Administrative Practice. He assists clients with governmental regulatory matters, with a particular emphasis on environmental and land use issues. His experience includes licensing, permitting, enforcement, policy development, government contracts, bid disputes and assistance in the transfer and development of environmentally-distressed property. This can involve negotiation, administrative and civil litigation, rulemaking, regulatory due diligence, appearances before legislative and administrative bodies, and such other activities as are necessary to resolve client problems. Dan's practice also includes general civil and appellate litigation.
Representative Experience
· Federal court litigation over the scope of Clean Water Act NPDES permitting requirements associated with the water management activities of the South Florida Water Management District
· Administrative litigation over the issuance of environmental permits to the Florida Department of Transportation to widen 20 miles of U.S. 1 through wetlands in the Everglades and Florida Keys
· An arbitration hearing, as arbitrator, over an application by Tampa Bay Water for environmental permits to construct a 1100 acre, 15 billion gallon reservoir in Hillsborough County
· Rule development activities before the Florida Department of Environmental Protection ("DEP") (including rule drafting, public hearing participation and rule challenge litigation) associated with the promulgation of a numeric phosphorus criterion for the Everglades
· Assisting a major oil company resolve a variety of ongoing environmental concerns associated with its operation of oil terminal facilities located in Port Everglades, Tampa and Jacksonville related to state cleanup program eligibility, the remediation of leaking tanks and resolution of stormwater runoff permitting requirements
· Resolving the regulatory and enforcement concerns of state and local agencies in order to enable a developer to obtain the necessary authorizations to construct in a cost-effective manner a major mixed use development on a 20-acre portion of an old municipal landfill located in Tampa
· While at DER and DEP, chief litigation and legislative strategist for the State of Florida's response to the so-called "Everglades Lawsuit," and a leader in negotiations that resulted in the 1991 Settlement Agreement and the 1993 Statement of Principles, as well as the Marjory Stoneman Douglas Everglades Protection Act (1991) and the Everglades Forever Act (1994)
Professional & Community Involvement
· Member, The Florida Bar's Chief Justice's Advisory Committee for the 2012 Tobias Simon Pro Bono Awards
· Member, Board of Trustees of the Apalachee Land Conservancy
· President, Board of Directors of Florida Legal Services, Inc
· Member of the Board of Directors of The Florida Bar Foundation
· Member, Board of Directors of the Bobbin Brook Homeowners' Association
· Tallahassee Area Director of the Yale Alumni Schools Committee
· Former Co-chair, Refuge House Capital Campaign
· Former President, Legal Aid Foundation of the Tallahassee Bar Association
· Formerly a member of the Executive Council of the Environmental and Land Use Law Section of The Florida Bar
Awards & Recognition
· Board Certified, State and Federal Government and Administrative Practice
· Chambers & Partners USA, America's Leading Business Lawyers, Environment (2007-2011)
· Florida's Super Lawyers (2006-2011)
· The Best Lawyers in America ( Since 2006 )
· Florida Trend Magazine's "Legal Elite" (2007-2008)
· AV rated by Martindale-Hubbell
Articles & Presentations
Articles
· Treatise on Florida Environmental and Land Use Law (The Florida Bar, 2011), Chapter 9 (Wetlands and Surface Waters) and Chapter 11 (Groundwater).
Presentations
· Spoken at numerous seminars offered by The Florida Bar, the American Bar Association, the Florida Chamber of Commerce, and various other professional, trade and other organizations.
Prior Affiliations
· Deputy Secretary of the Florida Department of Environmental Protection and directed its regulatory divisions and district offices, supervising approximately 1300 employees From (1993-1995).
· Florida Department of Environmental Regulation ("DER"), as Deputy General Counsel for Enforcement, General Counsel and Assistant Secretary (1982- 1993).
· Adjunct Professor of Law at the Florida State University College of Law and was previously employed at Florida Legal Services, Inc. and Legal Services of North Florida, Inc.
In the News
Magazine names 90 local lawyers to list of elite, Tallahassee Democrat, Brian Rich, Dan Thompson, Melanie Hines and Kelly O'Keefe, July 07, 2007
Perspectives Choosing the federal court option: Emerging trends in Florida environmental litigation, Florida Specifier, Dan Thompson & Gabe Nieto, authors, April 01, 2008
Law Day Banquet 2008, Tallahassee Bar Bulletin, Dan Thompson & Melanie Hines, May 10, 2008
Three Tallahassee Berger Singerman Attorneys Named 2009 Best Lawyers in America, Greater Tallahassee Chamber of Commerce, Brian Gart, Melanie Hines, Dan Thompson, December 22, 2008
News and Notes, The Florida Bar News, Daniel H. Thompson, July 15, 2009
Twenty-Four Attorneys Named Florida Super Lawyers By Publishers of Law & Politics Magazine, Daniel H. Aronson, Robert W. Barron, James L. Berger, Mitchell W. Berger, Howard Berlin, Anthony J. Carriuolo, John Eaton, Brian K. Gart, Jorid Guso, Melanie Ann Hines, Nick Jovanovich, Charles H. Lichtman, Sheldon S. Polish, Brian G. Rich, Leonard K. Sam, June 08, 2010
Daniel H. Thompson Named President-Elect of Florida Legal Services, Inc., Daniel H. Thompson, June 16, 2010
In the News Report, Week Ending 8.08.10, Paul Figg, Daniel Thompson, Paul Steven Singerman, Charles Lichtman, Sharon Kegerreis, Andrew Hinkes, August 09, 2010
Daniel Thompson Honored with Florida Bar Certification in State and Federal Government and Administrative Practice, Daniel Thompson, August 13, 2010
Fifteen Berger Singerman Attorneys Named to 2011 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America, ? October 28, 2010
In the News Report, 1.31.11, Debi Galler, Ilyse Homer, Stefanie Moon, Dan Thompson, Lori Rabinowitz, January 31, 2011
Berger Singerman Receives High Marks in the World-Famous Chambers USA 2011 Guide, Daniel Aronson, Douglas Bates, James Berger, Mitchell Berger, Howard Berlin, Leslie Cloyd, Brian Gart, James Gassenheimer, Jordi Guso, Brian Rich, Marc Shuster, Paul Steven Singerman, Arthur Spector, Daniel Thompson, June 10, 2011
Daniel H. Thompson Named President of Florida Legal Services, Inc., Daniel Thompson, June 14, 2011
In the News Report, 6.19.11, June 20, 2011
In the News Report, 8.7.11, Paul Avron, Doug Bates, Brian Gart, Jordi Guso, Laz Schneider, Dan Thompson, August 08, 2011
Publications
State Groundwater Cleanup Requirements, Environmental and Land Use Law Section's Treatise on Environmental and Land Use Law by The Florida Bar, 11/09/2011
Secondary and Cumulative Impact Analysis, Environmental and Land Use Law Section's Treatise on Environmental and Land Use Law by The Florida Bar, 11/09/2011
Freezing Rulemaking with the Rule of Unintended Consequences, 01/30/2011
Holders of Development Permits with Statutory 2-Year Extensions May Need to Resubmit Extension Applications, Real Estate Development Alert, 09/09/2010
Litigating in Florida, July 2010, Dispute Resolution Team Newsletter, 07/14/2010
The magazine of florida State University Collage of Law, FSU LAW, 12/31/1995