39th Environmental Permitting Summer School

Land Use Attorney with the Orange County Attorney's Office. I am open to discussing all things local government related. Go Gators!

Angela Morrison is a Senior Attorney with the global law firm Hunton Andrews Kurth, LLP. Ms. Morrison has practiced environmental law for nearly 35 years, and assists her clients with regulatory, permitting, and compliance matters at the state and federal levels relating to climate change, air quality, water use, wetland impacts and mitigation, endangered species, land use, solid and hazardous waste management and remediation, hazardous release reporting, and mining. Regulated entities that she represents cover various industry sectors, including cement, phosphate, chemical, automobile, boat, pharmaceutical... Read more

Greg Munson is a shareholder with the Gunster firm and represents regulated industries in the industrial, agricultural, mining, and utility sectors in all areas of state and federal environmental law. He represents clients before Florida’s executive branch agencies, the state’s water management districts, the Division of Administrative Hearings, the Florida governor and cabinet, EPA, and the Florida Legislature.
He twice held senior positions at the Florida Department of Environmental Protection. Beginning in 2011, Greg was the deputy secretary for water policy and ecosystem restoration. In... Read more

Mr. Murawski has 25 years of experience in the environmental consulting field in the areas of wetlands, protected species and land use permitting. He serves as the Program Manager for Tampa Florida office and supervises a team of up 20 employees. Ed has managed projects throughout the eastern and central United States for an assortment of industry sectors including energy transmission, oil and gas, alternative energy, mining, residential/commercial/industrial development, and government agencies. He specializes in plant identification, natural habitat mapping, wetland delineations, protected species... Read more

Environmental Consultant specializing in wetland and protected species permitting for land development projects.

Robyn Neely focuses her practice on environmental site contamination issues related to real estate and corporate sales and acquisitions, and leases, including pre-acquisition, pre-leasing and pre-foreclosure due diligence analysis. Her practice also includes managing the investigation and remediation of contaminated properties and brownfield redevelopment including innovative solutions to risk management with risk based corrective actions... Read more

I'm the Director of Engineering at Applied Sciences, which is an engineering and design services firm specializing in water management, landscape and site design, and regulatory compliance. We work exclusively for the public sector. If you represent local government and you are looking for an experienced firm to provide you with a full range of services, including civil engineering and drainage design, landscape architecture, watershed management plans and alternatives analyses, utilities pumps and pipes, utilities relocation, vulnerability assessments and adaptation strategies, both for climate... Read more

Mike has an extensive background conducting jurisdictional wetland determinations and other wetlands permitting and mitigation design projects in his over 40 year career in environmental assessments. He has been employed by Florida DEP and Broward County for about half of his career while conducting private consulting for the latter part. He was instrumental in the development of the WBI (Wetlands Benefit Index - a precursor to WRAP and UMAM), one of the first wetland assessment methods to be codified in the U.S.

Maribel is a shareholder with Greenberg Traurig’s Tallahassee office with a concentrated practice in local government, environmental, and land use law. With 30 years of experience which includes local government, environmental, land use, brownfields, construction with an emphasis in negotiating and resolving complex environmental permitting, due diligence, and litigation matters, Maribel serves as environmental and land use counsel on multi-million-dollar projects and transactions. She advises lending institutions on environmental liability, including permitting and remediation projects associated... Read more

CDM Smith: Senior Project Manager, Licensed-Lead Professional Geologist (PG) and Project Management Professional (PMP).
President of Florida Association of Professional Geologists - Florida Section of American Institute of Professional Geologists.
City Council Appointed Board Member of the City of Jacksonville Environmental Protection Board.

Ron H. Noble represents clients in all areas of environmental due diligence, permitting and regulatory compliance. Other practice areas he has experience in include hazardous and solid waste regulation, wastewater treatment enforcement and permitting, environmental representation for land use and zoning matters, petroleum storage systems and negotiation of consent orders and related environmental enforcement actions with local agencies, DEP, EPA and the Department of Justice.
His representations include coordination with the full spectrum of local, state and federal regulatory agencies. Additio... Read more

David O' Brien has more than 28 years of experience in surveying after receiving a BS in Surveying Engineering from the University of Maine. He co-founded his first surveying firm in 1995, where he was also a professional surveyor and the Vice President for over 10 years. He is a licensed surveyor and mapper in eleven (11) states; Certified Federal Surveyor (CFedS); and Certified Floodplain Surveyor (CFS).
David started SurvTech in 2004, a geospatial firm offering land surveying, hydrographic surveying, aerial mapping (LiDAR & Imagery) with UAV’s and airplanes, GIS, subsurface utility location, 3D laser scanning (terrestrial, mobile, and indoor), and metrology... Read more

Environmental consulting and remediation.

I’ve spent most of my career working on cleanup of contaminated sites, hydrogeology, waste management compliance, and environmental permitting. I have a particular interest in RCRA, especially dealing with unusual wastes and waste generating processes. I really like Dad jokes. 

Inside and outside of Florida, Eric assists myriad business and individual clients on environmental law and regulatory matters. A Florida native, for nearly three decades Eric has focused his practice on wetland regulation, mitigation banking, stormwater regulation, consumptive use or water use permitting, water supply and underground injection control.

Beginning as a St. Johns River Water Management District in-house attorney, Eric worked with other water management districts to develop the Environmental Resource Permitting program, statutes and rules governing wetland mitigation banks, and ru... Read more

I am currently serving as the State House representative for District 85 in Martin and St. Lucie Counties. I currently serve on the Commerce, Judiciary (Vice Chair), Civil Justice, Water Quality, Environmental and Agriculture Appropriations, and Chairman of the Joint Administration and Procedures Committee. My focus areas include environmental regulation, water quality, human trafficking prevention, aviation, construction, skills training and agriculture. I have worked closely with FDEP, FWC and the SFWMD on various legislative initiatives and will likely expand upon that over the coming years... Read more

Associate attorney with Lewis Longman & Walker based out of the St. Petersburg office.

Rafe Petersen is a partner in Holland & Knight's Washington, D.C. office and is a member of the firm's Government Section. He primarily focuses on litigation and counseling in administrative, environmental and energy fields. Mr. Petersen's environmental practice includes environmental compliance, enforcement and litigation, with an emphasis on water and natural resource issues under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the Clean Water Act (CWA), the Endangered Species Act (ESA), the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) and state equivalents.
Mr. Petersen assists clients in complex permi... Read more

Wetland Mitigation Bank + Credit Sales Specialist. I have over eight years of experience in the Mitigation Banking industry. While working closely with regulatory agencies, consultants and clients, I have become a well-respected professional of wetland mitigation credit sales and have gained specialized knowledge of the mitigation bank permitting process. 

Mike is a shareholder with the Gunster law firm and is located in the firm’s Tallahassee offices. Gunster is a full-service commercial law firm with nearly a century of counseling Florida’s leading businesses.

With over three decades of experience in environmental law, Mike represents a variety of industrial clients, including the electric utility and chemical manufacturing industries, primarily focused on solid and hazardous waste, real property contamination and remediation, and storage tank regulatory matters. Since the mid-1990s, Mike has been involved in the majority of significant leg... Read more

Luna Phillips is a Florida Bar board certified Gunster shareholder who practices in the area of environmental, administrative and governmental law. She leads the firm’s Environmental practice.
Prior to joining the firm, Luna was a senior attorney for the South Florida Water Management District and the Florida Department of Environmental Protection.
Luna practices exclusively in the area of water and natural resources law before state and federal agencies. Her practice includes assisting large scale developers, agricultural entities, public and private companies, as well as individuals in a wid... Read more

Mr. Pigna offers more than 37 years of diverse Municipal-Civil engineering experience. Proven ability to bring in new business by liaising with key influencers in the community and preparing bids / proposals that present a solid advantage against competitors. (Seller-Doer). He possesses extensive experience serving diverse group of clients including land developers, architects, contractors, cities, municipalities, counties, and the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT).

For over 28 years, Mr. Dennis has dedicated his career to assisting clients in achieving their project objectives while protecting and restoring natural resources. The focus of Mr. Dennis’s scientific training and experience has been on coastal and freshwater wetland ecology, regulatory policy, habitat restoration, and wildlife management. His experience includes comprehensive project environmental impact assessments requiring the detailed study of environmental features and baseline conditions, including the identification of important biological systems, protected flora and fauna and their... Read more

Environmental Resource Permitting; State 404 Program; Use of Sovereign Submerged Lands; wetlands; marina permitting; living shorelines

Bernadette M. Rappold focuses her practice on federal and state regulatory issues related to energy, manufacturing, and the environment. Bernadette has substantial litigation experience and advises clients on regulatory compliance as well as the environmental, safety, and health aspects of numerous business and real estate transactions, including water, air, and chemical hazards. Bernadette offers clients perspective gained through years of service at the Environmental Protection Agency. While serving as a director of the Special Litigation and Projects Division in the Office of Civil Enforcement... Read more

 

As Sundt Construction's Regional Vice President for Sundt's water-wastewater market in the southeastern region, I am focused on strategically growing our footprint while serving our clients with Sundt's nationally recognized water-wastewater team. During my 30 years of experience in progressive construction and engineering on water and wastewater resource and utility-scale renewable energy projects, I've brought an engineer's mindset to every project, which has only enhanced my extensive construction knowledge. Coupled with Sundt's expertise, you won't find a better teammate for your next project... Read more

I work for a the largest Home builder in America in Environmental Compliance

We are a boutique land use firm specializing is zoning and environmental land use. We handle land use matters from application, through public hearing and through appeals if necessary. I am Board Certified in City, County and Local Government Law and spent 30 years as an Assistant County Attorney for Miami-Dade.

Charlette Roman is a retired U. S. Army officer with 26 years of military service who enlisted in the Army in 1973 and was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in 1976. She served as Commander of an Airborne Signal Battalion at Fort Bragg in North Carolina, a Garrison Commander in Georgia and rose to the rank of Colonel before retiring in 2001. During her military service, Roman also worked as a U.S. Army Inspector General and was one of the first U.S. military personnel present to witness East Germans crossing the Freedom Bridge in Berlin after the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989.

After retirem... Read more

EarthBalance provides trained, managed, and safe semi-skilled labor crews to restore, create, and maintain natural ecosystems. This is what you need to manage preservation areas, to build mitigation banks, and to stay in compliance. We are client focused and deliver quality work on time and in budget. Let's talk about your needs.

Cari is an experienced attorney and governmental relations professional now leading governmental and regulatory matters for Lykes Bros. Inc., formerly a long time client. Most of her career was in private practice with a four year stint as the General Counsel of the Department of Community Affairs during the first term of Governor Bush. Throughout her career she has been an active participant in public policy issues on land use, water and conservation. She was appointed by four successive Governors beginning in 2005 to the Environmental Regulation Commission, serving as chair from 2011-2021. She... Read more

Mr. Safriet is a Partner with the law firm of Holtzman Vogel Baran Torchinsky & Josefiak based in their Tallahassee, Florida office. After obtaining a BS degree in aquaculture, fisheries and wildlife biology from Clemson University, he obtained his law degree from the University of South Carolina law school.   His practice focuses on private property rights, including Bert J. Harris Jr., Private Property Rights Protection Act claims, land use, growth management, Coastal issues, natural resources, commercial litigation and appeals.  He represents clients in administrative, civil, and federal forums... Read more

James Salafia is an Ecologist at AECOM based in Miami, Florida. With over 8 years of experience in environmental consulting, his expertise includes environmental impact assessments of wetlands and wildlife as they relate to site due diligence, environmental permitting, and construction development. James enjoys working on project sites throughout the entire state of Florida with three major focuses: environmental reviews/permitting, commercial drone operations, and scientific SCUBA diving. As a Senior UAS Remote Pilot with 7 years of professional flight experience and no crashes to date, James... Read more

Previous project experience has focused primarily on water quality monitoring and reporting, biological characteristic studies, seagrass surveys and seagrass restoration monitoring, and benthic macroinvertebrate taxonomy. Also familiar with terrestrial environmental assessments and surveys for protected species including Caracara and Gopher Tortoises.

Carrie is a Senior Project Manager at Ecological Associates, Inc. (EAI) with over 18 years of professional experience in protected species surveys and observation, permit-compliance turbidity and water quality monitoring, environmental assessments, benthic macroinvertebrate community ecology, and sediment analysis in the southeastern United States.  She oversees water quality monitoring project design and implementation, creates and maintains project-specific databases, and is the primary polychaete taxonomist. Carrie supports department level financial tracking, strategic planning, and administration... Read more

I have 37 years experience working on over 400 water resource, stormwater, flood control, ecosystem restoration, TMDL, NPDES, civil works, and coastal resilience planning and design projects in 33 States and eight countries around the world.

Joe, a native of Buffalo, N.Y., is a full time resident of Naples and has resided in Fiddler’s Creek since January 2002. He has served on many community boards and committees over the past 23 years and currently a Supervisor of the Fiddler’s Creek CDD 1 and is a Commissioner on the Collier County Planning and Zoning Commission.

Additionally, Joe is currently a part time Management Consultant for Amentum (formerly DynCorp International), Fort Worth, TX, a company that supports worldwide contingency operations and provides services for the Department of Defense and Department of State, as well as a Senior Advisor for Dawson & Associates, Washington, D.C., a consulting firm focused on assisting clients through the government permitting and contracts processes with a focus in emergency management and disaster response, and environmental permitting and regulatory compliance. Prior to his assignment as a Management Consultant... Read more

Eric Schneider has a 22-year background in environmental sciences, including experience in environmental analysis, restoration, and regulation. He has focused on environmental support for numerous transportation projects and studies that span three Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) Districts, Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT), and Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) projects. His experience includes many aspects of scientific support for project development and environment (PD&E) studies (for FDOT), environmental impact statements (EIS), biological assessments, environmental... Read more

Valerie Seidel is Principal Economist of The Balmoral Group, an economic and engineering firm focused on public policy, socioeconomic impacts, and design within infrastructure, water resources, and the environment.

Cathy Sellers is an Administrative Law Judge with the Division of Administrative Hearings. She has served in this position since 2011 and presides over environmental and and other regulatory/general jurisdiction cases. Before joining DOAH, she was in private law practice for 23 years, where she practiced before Florida and federal environmental and other administrative agencies. She served as an adjunct professor at the University of Florida Levin College of Law, teaching  Florida Administrative Law, from 1999 to 2021; is a past Chair of the Administrative Law Section of the Florida Bar; is Florida... Read more

Larry practices administrative and governmental law, with a concentration in environmental and land use matters. He regularly provides advice on permitting and enforcement matters involving a variety of federal, state, regional and local administrative agencies. He has substantial experience in administrative law, including rulemaking, adjudicatory hearings and appellate review. For more than 35 years, he has represented clients before the Florida Legislature, primarily on environmental, land use and administrative law issues. Larry is a past chair of the Florida Bar's Environmental and Land Use... Read more