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| Practice Areas | Public Law(50%); Land Use(20%); Real Estate(20%); Municipal Finance(10%) | | | Education | University of Akron, J.D., 1974, Kent State University; University of Akron, B.A., 1969 | | | Admitted | 1974, Ohio; 1975, Florida and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; 1980, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 1981, U.S. Supreme Court; 1987, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida; 1987, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 2004, U.S. Court of Appeals, D.C. Circuit | |
| Memberships | Akron (Executive Committee Member, 1979-1980), Lee County (President, 1994), Collier County and Ohio State Bar Associations; The Florida Bar (Chair, Voluntary Bar Liaison Committee, 2001; Chair, Certification Committee, 2002); Appellate Court Rules Committee, 2003-2009 (Chair, Administrative Practice Subcommittee, 2005); Eminent Domain Committee, 2009—. Ohio Municipal Attorneys Association (Secretary/Treasurer, 1982-1983); Florida Municipal Attorneys Association (President, 2000; Municipal Attorney of the Year, 2004); International Municipal Lawyers Association (Florida Chair, 1998-2000); Florida Council of Bar Association Presidents (President, 2006); American Inns of Court (Former Member, Calusa Chapter and Current Member Biggs Chapter). | | | Military | With U.S. Army, 1969-1971; National Defense & Army Commendation Medals | | | Languages | Spanish | | | Biography | Pi Sigma Alpha (Honorary); Delta Theta Phi. Florida Licensed Real Estate Broker (Inactive) and Instructor. Recipient, Outstanding Alumni Award: University of Akron School of Law, 2004. Former Adjunct Professor, Federal Courts, University of Akron School of Law. Author, "Use of Videotape and Audiotape as Deposition Media," Ohio Legal Center Institute, 1979. Co-Author: "Municipal Antitrust: Evaluating the Effect of Boulder on a Municipal Recycle Energy System," Antitrust & Local Government, James Siena, Editor, 1982; "Takings Update," Florida Institute of Government, Fall, 1994 reprinted in The Florida Bar Local Government Section Newsletter, Spring 1995; "The Zoning Process After Passage of Property Rights Legislation," The Urban Lawyer Vol. 28, No.4 801 @808, 1996; "Florida Private Property Rights Legislation," American Bar Association, Land Use Section, 1996; "Gated Communities: Solution or Public Dilemma?" The Urban Lawyer, Vol. 29, No.3, Page 413 @421, 1997; "Medium Sized Bar Association" Bar Leaders Conference, The Florida Bar, 1998; "Coping With the Florida Government in the Sunshine & Public Records Laws," Florida City & County Clerks Association, 1999; "Fifty (Or So) Cases Every City Attorney Should Know," Florida Municipal Attorneys Association, 2002; "Television-Taking Cities to Court," MacNeil Lehrer Reports, 1982; "Avoiding the Pitfalls of Municipal Contracting," Florida Municipal Attorneys Association, 2005; "Municipal Contracting," Florida League of Cities, 2007; "Open Government & Public Records in Florida & Ohio," University of Akron Winter Institute, 2008; "Homeland & Domestic Security," Florida Bar Local Government Section, 2008; "Regulation of Municipal Waterways" (co-author), Florida Municipal Attorneys Association 2009; "Code Enforcement: Foreclosure and Collections," Florida Institute of Government 2009. Director of Law, City of Akron, Ohio, 1980-1983. General Counsel, Akron Metropolitan Housing Authority, 1985-1987. City Attorney, 1987-2000 and Acting City Manager, 1999, City of Sanibel, Florida. Interim City Attorney, City of Bonita Springs, Florida, 2000. City Attorney, City of Naples, Florida, 2002—. Member, Lee County Land Development Code Advisory Committee, 2001-2002. Member, Lee County Local Planning Agency, 2004. Elder & Member of Session, Hope United Presbyterian Church, P.C. USA.(Board Certified City, County and Local Government Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education) (Also at Tallahassee Office) | | | Reported Cases | Akron Center for Reproductive Health v. Akron, U.S. Supreme Court (1982); Hybud v. Akron, U.S. Supreme Court (1981) (remand to 6th Cir. Court of Appeals); King v. Williams, Ohio Supreme Court (1983); Coventry Township Trustees v. Akron, 6th Cir. Court of Appeals (1981). | | | ISLN | 904302163 | | | Transactions | Municipal Bonding for Akron, Ohio; Sanibel, Florida; Naples, Florida; Special Districts, Florida. | |
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Collier County Proposal to Regulate Resale of Foreclosed Homes - Lender's BewareR. Bruce Anderson, Douglas A. Lewis, Robert D. Pritt, June 26, 2009 Time is running out to take lobbying action on an Ordinance entitled "Mandatory Code Inspection of Foreclosed and Abandoned Homes Ordinance." On Tuesday, June 23, 2009, the Collier County Board of County Commissioners will consider adopting this Ordinance.
New Development Rights Protection LawBeverly Grady, R. Bruce Anderson, Douglas A. Lewis, Robert D. Pritt, K'Shana J. Haynie, June 26, 2009 If your building permit or development order expired since last September or is set to expire before January 2012, you are eligible for a two year extension of the permit pursuant to the Community Renewal Act. |
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