Practice Areas - Eminent Domain
- Condemnation
- Inverse Condemnation
- Real Estate
| - Property Rights
- Land Use
- Zoning Law
- Property Tax
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| University | Rhode Island College (B.S., 1969; M.S., 1970) |
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| Law School | Stetson University College of Law, J.D., with honors, 1981 |
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| Admitted | 1982, Florida and U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida |
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| Memberships | The Florida Bar (Member, Eminent Domain Committee, 1983—); American Bar Association (Member: Condemnation, Land Use and Zoning Committee; Litigation Section, 1993—); Lee County and Charlotte County Bar Associations; Florida Association for Women Lawyers; Association of Eminent Domain Professionals; International Council of Shopping Centers; National Association of Corporate Real Estate Executives. |
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| Born | Providence, Rhode Island |
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| Biography | Author: "Distinctions in Florida and Federal Practice", Ch. 16, Florida Eminent Domain Practice and Procedure (7th ed. 2008); "Litigation of the Road & Access Case," National Business Institute Seminar, 2007; "Compensation for Loss of Access in Florida," Lorman Eminent Domain Seminar, 2007; "Community Redevelopment Agency Taking: Public Takings for Private Gains?," CLE International Eminent Domain Seminar, 2004; "Preservation of Error on Appeal," CLE International Eminent Domain Seminar, 2001; Case Law Update, CLE International Eminent Domain Seminar, 2000; "Evidentiary Issues in Eminent Domain," CLE International Eminent Domain Seminar, 1999; "Planning for Condemnation," NACORE, 1999; "Constitutionality of Maintained Right of Way Statutes," Florida Bar Eminent Domain Committee Newsletter, 1999; "Access Revisited," Association of Eminent Domain Professionals Annual Meeting, 1998; Co-Author: "Bearing the Burden: What You Should Know About Florida Property Taxes," PetroGram, Summer 2011; Faculty Member: CLE International Eminent Domain Seminar, 1999-2000. Speaker/Presenter: "Project Influence, Viewed from the Perspective of Florida's Constitution," CLE International 12th Annual Eminent Domain Super Conference, 2008; "Everything You Never Wanted to Know About Fisher," CLE International Eminent Domain Seminar, 2007; Florida Bar Eminent Domain Committee Meeting 2006 Redevelopment Law Update, June 2006; "Redevelopment Takings After Kelo," Lorman Eminent Domain Seminar, 2006; Redevelopment Takings Overview and Update, Association of Eminent Domain Professionals Seminar, 2006; Redevelopment Law Update, Florida Bar Eminent Domain Committee Meeting, June 2005. Member: International Association of Business and Professional Women, 1986-1998. Certified Mediator and Arbitrator: State of Florida Circuit Court (All Circuits). Arbitrator: Federal Court, Middle District of Florida. Florida Super Lawyers (2008-2011); Florida Super Lawyers Corporate Counsel Edition (2009-2010); Martindale-Hubbell Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers (2008-2011). |
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| Reported Cases | Lee County v. Rue, 965 So.2d 1150 (Fla. 2d DCA 2007); Fulmore v. Charlotte County, 928 So.2d 1281 (Fla. 2d DCA 2006); Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services v. Bonanno, 568 So. 2d 24 (Fla. 1990); Florida Power Corp. v. Lynn, 594 So. 2d 789 (Fla. 2d DCA 1992); Sasnell v. Tampa Electric Co., 513 So. 2d 157 (Fla. 2d DCA 1987); State Department of Transportation v. Standard Oil Co., 510 So. 2d 324 (Fla. 2d DCA 1987); Roden v. Estech, Inc., 508 So. 2d 728 (Fla. 2d DCA 1987); Ridgewood Phosphate Corp. v. Perkins, 487 So. 2d 40 (Fla. 2d DCA 1986); Daniel v. American Cyanamid Co., 480 So. 2d 678 (Fla. 2d DCA 1985); Tampa Port Authority v. Tampa Barge Services, Inc., 463 So. 2d 557 (Fla. 2d DCA 1985); Riverfront Properties, Ltd. v. Max Factor III, 460 So. 2d 948 (Fla. 2d DCA 1984). |
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| ISLN | 906049219 |
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