Sidney F. Ansbacher

Acted as general counsel to the Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind from 2005 through 2008. He also helped write the environmental lending policy manuals for multiple statewide banks. Professional Associations & Memberships; The Florida Bar (1986) Environmental and Land Use Law Section (ELULS), Past Chair (2001 - 2002); Judy Florence Outstanding Service Award, 1992, 2000; Bill Sadowski Public Service Award for lifetime achievement, 2015; The Jacksonville Bar - Environmental and Land Use Law Section, Chair, 1993-1995; American Bar Association - Fellow of the American Bar Foundation - Environment, Energy and Resources Section - Constitutional Law Committee, Chair, 2013 - 2015; Former co-editor of Environment, Energy, and Resources Law Year in Review; Florida Coastal School of Law, Adjunct Professor in Water Law 2010; Jacksonville University, Marine Science Research Institute Graduate School, Adjunct Professor in Coastal and Ocean Law, 2013 and 2015; Awards & Recognitions: "Who's Who in American Law"; Super Lawyers, 2008 - 2017; Best Lawyers in America and in "Jacksonville Magazine" in 2016-2017, Administrative Law and Energy Law, 2009 - 2013, and in Administrative/Regulatory Law, Appellate Practice, Energy Law, Environmental Law, Litigation-Environmental and Litigation-Land Use and Zoning 2014 - 2018; Leading Florida Attorneys: Real Estate and Environmental Law (top 1 percent of specialty); Florida Trend, Legal Elite, 2004-2005, 2012-2013, 2016-2017; Daily Business Review, Top Rated Lawyer, Energy, Environmental and Land Use Law, 2013; Best Lawyers in America 2014 - 2015, Jacksonville Litigation - Environmental Lawyer of the Year; Best Lawyers in America 2017-2018, Jacksonville Environmental Lawyer of the Year. Community: St. Johns County Weed and Seed Committee, Member, 2002-2007; West Augustine Community Redevelopment Agency Steering Committee, Counsel, 2002-2007, 2010-present; Regional Community Institute of Northeast Florida (RCINEF) - First Coast Vision, Member, 2013; Affordable Housing Committee, Member, 2010; Northeast Florida Regional Council, Leadership Academy, 2010; Clara White Mission, Chair of Board of Directors; Board of Directors of Learn to Read of St. Johns County; Board of Directors of West Augustine Community Development Corporation; Board of Trustees of St. Augustine Lighthouse and Maritime Museum; Board of Directors of Jacksonville Jewish Community Alliance. Publications: 100+ publications in professional journals and law reviews.