Jacob D. Varn has experience in environmental and land use law, administrative and governmental law, and transportation law.
Representative Experience
· Southwest Florida Water Management District
Assistant Executive Director, District's First General Counsel
· Carlton Fields, Tallahassee, FL
· Florida Department of Environmental Regulation
State of Florida Secretary, 1979-1981
· Florida Department of Transportation
State of Florida Secretary
· Steel, Hector & Davis LLP, Tallahassee, FL
Professional Affiliations
· American Bar Association: Standing Committee on Environmental Law
· Business for a Better Environment Committee: Former Co-Chairman
· Chapter 380 Committee: Appointed by Department of Community Affairs Secretary Linda Shelley
· Florida Department of Community Affairs: Committee on implementation recommendations of Public Schools Construction Study Committee
· Florida Department of Environmental Protection: Former Co-Chairman, External Steering Committee on Ecosystem Management
· The Florida Bar: Environmental and Land Use Section
· Land Use and Water Planning Task Force: Appointed by Governor Chiles
· Water Supply Development Committee: Former Co-chairman, Created by Governor Chiles
· Water Task Force Committee: Appointed by Governor Graham
Industries
Energy
Distinctions
AV Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell
The Best Lawyers in America, 2006-2012; 2012 -Tallahassee's Water Law Lawyer of the Year
Florida Legal Elite, Florida Trend Magazine, 2004-2009; ranked in the top 2% of practicing Florida Bar Members
Florida Super Lawyers, 2006-2009
The Legal 500, 2008, listed as a Recommended Lawyer in Land Use and Zoning in Florida
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· Forty-Eight Fowler White Attorneys Selected for Inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2011