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    PUBLIC INTEREST COMMITTEE

    CONTACT LIST 

     
    PUBLIC INTEREST COMMITTEE
    ENVIRONMENTAL AND LAND USE LAW SECTION OF 
    THE FLORIDA BAR 
    CONTACT LIST 
     
    AM = Associate member, non-attorney
     
    Mary Jane Angelo
    St. Johns River Water Management District
    PO Box 1429
    Palatka, 32178-1429
    (904) 329-4838
    Fax (904) 329-4485
    E-mail: maryjane_angelo@district.sjrwmd.state.fl.us
     
    Thomas T. Ankersen
    Conservation Clinic
    Center for Governmental Responsibility
    University of Florida
    P.O. Box 117629
    Gainesville, FL 32611-7629
    (352) 392-2237
    Fax (352) 392-1457
    E-mail: ankersen@law.ufl.edu
    Areas of Practice: International environmental law, water law, wildlife law, planning law
     
    Terrell K. Arline
    1000 Friends of Florida 
    P.O. BOX 5948, 
    Tallahassee, FL. 32301
    (850) 222-6277
    Fax (850) 222-1117
    E-mail: Terrell@nettally.com
    Area of practice: Land Use, Administrative Law
     
    Peter Belmont
    102 Fareham Place 
    (727) 823-4612
    (941) 747-6436
    Fax (727) 821 9586
    E-mail: peterbelmont@earthlink.net
    Areas of practice: Public Interest, wetland permitting
     
    Brion Blackwelder
    NSU Law Center
    3305 College Avenue
    Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33314
    (954) 262-6135
    Fax (954) 262-3832
    E-mail: blackwelderb@nsu.law.nova.edu
    Areas of practice: environmental & land use law
     
    Janet Bowman 
    1926 E. Indianhead Dr.
    Tallahassee, FL 32301
    (850) 487-5167
    (850) 878-3106 (h)
    FAX (850) 487-5037
    E-mail: BOWMAN.JANET@leg.state.fl.us
    Areas of practice: Legislative analyst for Senate Committee on Comprehensive Planning, local & military affairs, growth management and local government
     
    Patrice Flinchbaugh Boyes
    P.O. Box 1424
    Gainesville, FL 32602
    (352) 372-2684
    FAX (352) 379-0385
    E-mail: pat@hydrogeology.com
    Areas of practice: Land use, commercial real estate, environmental law
     
    Ralf G. Brookes
    1217 E. Cape Coral Parkway #107
    Cape Coral, FL 33904
    (941) 910-5464
    FAX (941) 945-8480
    E-mail: ralfbrookesattorney.com
     
    Jody L. Brooks
    422 Los Palmas Drive
    Orange Park, FL 32073
    (904) 264-0272
    E-mail: JodyLane@aol.com
      
    Ross Burnaman
    1018 Holland Dr.
    Tallahassee, FL 32301
    (850)942-3620
    E-mail: burnaman@fwc.state.fl.us
      
    Beth Carlson
    Lewis Longman and Walker, P.A.
    1700 Palm Beach Lakes Boulevard, Suite 1000
    West Palm Beach, Fl 33407
    (561) 640-0820
    (f) 561 640-8202
    Areas of practice: water, endangered species, wetlands, general land use and hazardous waste issues
     
    Cynthia Chritton
    Office of General Counsel
    St. Johns River Water Management District
    P.O. Box 1429,
    Palatka, FL 32178-1429
    (904) 329-4448
    Fax Number: (904) 329-4485
    E-mail Address: cynthia_chritton@district.sjrwmd.state.fl.us
    Area of practice: regulatory litigation, environmental law, administrative law, wetlands, environmental resource permitting, consumptive use permitting.
     
    Martha M. Collins
    233 3rd Street North
    Suite 100
    St. Petersburg, FL 
    (727) 822-4464
    Fax (727) 822-4494
    E-mail: mmcelaw@tampabay.rr.com
    Areas of Practice: Water law, regulatory litigation, environmental law, administrative law, wetlands, environmental resource permitting, consumptive use permitting.
     
    Tony Cotter
    Orange County Attorney's Office
    201 South Rosalind Avenue, 3d Floor
    P.O. Box 1393
    Orlando, Florida 32802-1393
    (407) 836-7320 and 407.836.5900(sec)
    FAX (407) 836-5888
    E-mail: anthony.cotter@co.orange.fl.us
    State environmental law (water - CUP, ERP; air; haz. waste; solid waste; waste water) Federal environmental law (NPDES, air[Title V], haz. waste)
    Land use, Public Utility (water, waste water, solid waste)
     
    Susan Hayden Daniels
    Susan Hayden Daniels, P.A.
    1294-B N. Congress Avenue,
    West Palm Beach, Florida 33409
    (561) 478-2020
    Fax No. 561-478-0009
    E-mail: susandan@bellsouth.net
    Area of Practice: Real Estate; Construction; Commercial Litigation; Land use; and Environmental
     
    Kris H. Davis
    (904) 329-4390
    Fax (904) 329-4485
    E-mail: kris_davis@district.sjrwmd.state.fl.us
    Areas of practice: Regulatory, environmental permitting
     
    Erin Deady
    Audubon Society
    444 Brickell Avenue, Suite 850
    Miami, FL 33131
    (305) 371-6399
    FAX (305) 371-6398
    E-mail: edeady@Audubon.org
    Areas of practice: Environmental policy
     
    Michelle Diffenderfer
    Lewis, Longman and Walker P.A.
    1700 Palm Beach Lakes Boulevard
    Suite 1000
    West Palm Beach Florida 33401
    561 640 0820
    FAX 561 640 8202
    E-mail - MDiffenderfer@llw-law.com
    Areas of Practice: Environment, Water, Wetlands, Land Use Type of Representation: Local Governments, Sovereign Nation, Developers 
     
    Joan Dwoskin
    The Nature Conservancy 
    222 S. Westmonte Dr., Suite 300
    Altamonte Springs, FL 32714
    (407) 682-3664
    fax (407) 682-3077
    E-mail: jdwoskin@tnc.org
     
    Shannon Estenoz, AM -Civil Engineer
    Director, South Florida/Everglades Program
    World Wildlife Fund
    1909 Harrison Street, Suite 207
    Hollywood, FL 33020
    (954) 921-7599
    FAX (954) 921-7810
    E-mail: PandaSoFlo@aol.com
     
    Jane M. Gordon
    Jonas & LaSorte
    1645 Palm Beach Lakes Blvd. Suite 1000
    West Palm Beach, FL 33401
    (561) 684-3000
    FAX: (561) 684-3004
    E-mail - jmglaw@att.net
    Areas of Practice: Real estate, construction, & commercial litigation, growth management & land use
     
    Richard Grosso
    Environmental & Land Use Law Center
    Nova Southeastern University
    3305 College Ave.
    Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33314
    (954) 262-6140
    FAX (954) 262-3992
    E-mail: grosso@nsu.law.nova.edu
    Areas of Practice: Comprehensive planning, land use, environmental permitting, water management districts, cabinet practice
     
    Al Hadeed
    P.O. Box 190
    Flagler Beach, FL 32136-0190
    (904) 439-7828
    Fax: (904) 439-2718
    E-mail: alhadeed@earthlink.net
    Areas of practice: Growth Management
     
    Richard Hamann
    Center for Governmental Responsibility
    Levin College of Law
    University of Florida
    230 Bruton-Geer Hall
    P.O. Box 117629
    Gainesville, FL 32611-7629
    (352)392-2237
    fax: 352-392-1457
    E-mail: hamann@law.ufl.edu
    expertise: water, wetlands, wildlife, coastal 
     
    Vivienne Handy, AM - Wetlands Biologist
    Quest Ecology, Inc.
    1080 Chert Rock Trail
    Lithia, FL 33547
    (813) 642-0799
    Fax (813 642-0380
    E-mail: questecology@worldnet.att.net
    Areas of Practice: Wetlands, 
    Threatened & Endangered species
     
    John H. Hankinson, Jr.
    718 Pinetree Drive
    Decatur, GA 30030
    (404) 278-1641
    FAX: (404) 373-3345
    E-mail: Johnhankinson@aol.com
     
    Lisa Interlandi
    Environmental & Land Use Law Center
    224 Datura St. #201
    West Palm Beach, FL 33401
    (561) 653-0040
    Fax (561) 653-0041
    E-mail: lisa@smallgrey.com
    Areas of Practice: Comprehensive planning, land use, environmental permitting, water management districts
     
    Marcy LaHart
    711 Talladega St.
    West Palm Beach, FL 33405
    (561) 655-9483
    FAX: 655-9561
    E-mail: milahart@earthlink.net
    Areas of Practice: Animal rights law,
    Regulatory, environmental permitting
     
    Kathleen Fowler Lightsey
    The Nature Conservancy 
    222 S. Westmonte Dr., Suite 300
    Altamonte Springs, FL 32714
    (407) 682-3664
    fax (407) 682-3077
    E-mail: klightsey@tnc.org
    Areas of Practice: Real Estate

    Charles Lobdell
    Office of General Counsel
    St. Johns River Water Management District
    P.O. Box 1429
    Palatka, FL 32178-1429
    (386) 312-2347
    FAX: (386) 329-4485
    E-mail - Charles_Lobdell@district.sjrwmd.state.fl.us
    Areas of Practice: administrative law and environmental resource permitting, wetlands, regulatory litigation
     
    David Ludder
    Legal Environmental Assistance Foundation
    1114-E Thomasville Road
    Tallahassee, FL 32303-6290
    (850) 681-2591
    FAX (850) 224-1275
    E-mail: dludder@leaf-envirolaw.org
    Areas of Practice: Surface water, antidegradation, dioxin, water quality standards, pulp & paper mills, citizen suits
     
    Laurie Macdonald, AM - Wildlife Zoologist
    Director, Florida Program
    Defenders of Wildlife
    103 Wildwood Lane
    St. Petersburg, FL 33705
    (727) 821-9585
    FAX: (727) 821-9586
    E-mail: macmont@juno.com
    Areas of practice: Wildlife zoologist, conservation biologist, endangered and threatened species, Florida black bear, gopher tortoise, transportation impacts on habitat
     
    Joel A. Mintz
    Nova Southeastern University Law Center
    3305 College Avenue
    Fort Lauderdale, FL 33314
    (954) 262-6160
    FAX: (954) 262-3835 
    E-mail: mintzj@nsu.law.nova.edu
    Environmental enforcement/federal law of pollution control/regulation of hazardous wastes
     
    Aliki Moncrief
    Earthjustice Legal Defense Fund
    P.O. Box 1329
    Tallahassee, FL 32302
    (850) 681-0031
    FAX (850) 681-0020
    E-mail: amoncrief@earthjustice.org
    Areas of practice: Pesticides in schools, public interest, environmental law
     
    Henry Lee Morgenstern
    1014 NW 15th Avenue
    Gainesville, FL 32601
    Fax: (352) 379-9929
    E-Mail: HenryLeeM@aol.com
    Areas: Florida Keys land use, and endangered species
      
    Brett Paben
    Wildlaw, Florida Office
    2424 Ian Drive
    Tallahassee, FL 34238
    (850)523-0972
    FAX: (850)523-0972
    E-mail: wildlawfl@yahoo.com
    Areas of Practice: NFMA, NEPA, ESA
     
    Jeanne Zokovitch Paben
    Legal Environmental Assistance Foundation
    1114 Thomasville Rd. Suite E
    Tallahassee, FL 32303
    (850) 681-2591
    FAX: (850) 224-1275
    E-mail: jzokovitch@leaf-envirolaw.org
    Areas of Practice: Public interest environmental law, community environmental health, justice, water, contaminated lands
     
    Keith W. Rizzardi
    South Florida Water Management District
    3301 Gun club Road
    West Palm Beach, FL 33406
    (561) 682-6423
    FAX: (561) 682-6276 
    Federal and state environmental regulation and
    restoration, including CWA, NEPA, ESA, & Ch.373
     
    Barbara Sue "Suzi" Ruhl 
    President - LEAF
    Legal Environmental Assistance Foundation
    1114-E Thomasville Road
    Tallahassee, FL 32303-6290
    (850) 681-2591
    FAX (850) 224-1275
    E-mail: sruhl@leaf-envirolaw.org
    Areas of practice: Underground injection, environmental equity & justice, groundwater, legislation, pollution prevention, toxics use reduction
     
    Ansley Samson
    Earthjustice Legal Defense Fund
    P.O. Box 1329
    Tallahassee, FL 32302
    (850) 681-0031
    FAX (850) 681-0020
    E-mail: asamson@earthjustice.org
    Areas of practice: Public interest environmental law
     
    Dave Schwartz
    Assistant County Attorney
    12 SE 1st Street
    Gainesville, FL 32602
    (352) 338-3228
    FAX (352) 374-5216
    E-mail: bigjchwa@bellsouth.net
    Areas of practice: Land use & environmental
     
    Andy J. Smith
    Legal Environmental Assistance Foundation
    1114-E Thomasville Road
    Tallahassee, FL 32303-6290
    (850) 681-2591
    FAX (850) 224-1275
    E-mail: asmith@leaf-envirolaw.org
    Areas of practice: Environmental justice, medical waster incineration, wellhead protection, pesticides in schools, landfills
     
    Shaw Stiller
    Department of Community Affairs
    Office of General Counsel
    2555 Shumard Oak Blvd.
    Tallahassee, FL 32399-2100
    (850) 488-0410
    FAX (850) 922-9679
    E-mail: Shaw.Stiller@dca.state.fl.us
    eat_mo_crawfish@yahoo.com 
    Areas of practice: Growth management
     
    Deb Swim
    Legal Environmental Assistance Foundation
    1114-E Thomasville Road
    Tallahassee, FL 32303-6290
    (850) 681-2591
    FAX (850) 224-1275
    E-mail: dswim@leaf-envirolaw.org
    Areas of practice: Clean energy, Public Service Commission
      
    Susan L. Trevarthen, AICP, Attorney
    Weiss, Serota, Helfman, Pastonza & Guedes
    3111 Stirling Road, Suite B
    Ft. Lauderdale, FL 
    (954) 763-4242
    Fax (954) 764-7770
    E-mail: strevarthen@wsh-flalaw.com
    Areas of practice: municipal law, land use,
    comprehensive planning, zoning, environmental, 
    DRI's (mainly for local governments)
     
    Jeff Wade
    University of Florida
    P.O. Box 117629
    Gainesville, FL 32611
    (352) 392-2237
    FAX: 392-1457
    Areas of practice: Water law, environmental law, growth management, trade & environment
     
    David J. White
    Regional Director
    The Ocean Conservancy
    449 Central Ave. Suite 200
    St. Petersburg, FL 33701
    (727) 895-2188
    FAX (727) 895-3248
    E-mail: dwhite@oceanconservancyfl.org
    Areas of practice: Public interest environmental law, marine/coastal issues, NEPA, Endangered Species Act, Wildlife law, wetlands & coral reefs, ocean wilderness 
     
    Hal Wright
    P.O. Box 5489
    St. Marys, GA 31558
    (912) 729-4788
    FAX (912) 729-4943
    E-mail: wildcumberland@mindspring.com
    Areas of practice: Endangered species, NEPA, 
    wildlife law, and local government