Tracy H. Lautenschlager practices land use, environmental, airport and aviation, and construction law. She represents private developers in complex interactions with governmental entities, including obtaining entitlements for residential and commercial projects, platting, site plan approvals, land use plan amendments, vacations and abandonments and a variety of other contentious local permitting issues.
She has 16 years of experience as an assistant county attorney, where she represented Broward County's regulatory and planning agencies in the areas of comprehensive planning, land use regulations, zoning, code and environmental enforcement, including litigation in those areas. She also represented the County's Aviation Department as construction counsel for its $600 million expansion program and handled a broad range of matters for the airports, including disputes with adjacent cities, airline lease negotiations, federal and state grant compliance issues, large consulting and construction contracts, an owner-controlled insurance program for construction projects and various tenant and consultant disputes.
Concentrations
•Zoning due diligence for transactions and land-use entitlements for development projects
•Environmental permit requirements for land-development projects
•Counseling for airport and port concessionaires, contractors and tenants
•Construction contract preparation for land owners and contractors
•Global energy and infrastructure
Judicial Clerkships
•Law Clerk, City of Delray Beach, Florida
Recognition & Leadership
Awards & Accolades
•Listed, The Best Lawyers in America, Land Use and Zoning Law, 2023-2026
•Team Member, a Law360 'Environmental Practice Group of the Year,' 2022
•Team Member, Chambers & Partners USA Real Estate Law Firm of the Year, 2013, 2017-2018 and 2022
•Listed, Boca Raton Observer, 'Top Lawyers,' 2022-2023, 2025
•Listed, Fort Lauderdale Illustrated, 'Top Lawyers,' Land Use and Zoning Law, 2022-2023
•Team Member, U.S. News - Best Lawyers , Best Law Firms Edition, 'Law Firm of the Year,' Environmental Law, 2016
•Team Member, a U.S. News - Best Lawyers , 'Law Firm of the Year,' Real Estate Law, 2015
•Team Member, The Legal 500 United States, 'Top Tier' Firm in Real Estate, 2014
•Team Member, a Law360 'Real Estate Practice Group of the Year,' 2013, 2015, and 2023
Very thorough and detail oriented. Very professional.
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