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SCHEDULE AND INFORMATION INSIDE

Dear Colleague:

For 23 years, we have consistently brought together the top players in the field of Land Use Law in Florida, and this year is no exception!

Hear the latest updates and developments on sea-level rise and flood-prone areas, as well as a variety of other topics, including:

• CaseLawUpdate

• The2020LegislativeSession

• DevelopmentOrderApplicationandAction

• ChallengingQuasi-JudicialDecisions

• PropertyOwners’RightsafterKnickandAmendmentstotheBertHarrisAct

• DevelopmentsofRegionalImpact(DRIs),SectorPlans,andCriticalAreas

• ResilientInfrastructurePlanning

• AdaptationAreasandRedevelopmentPlansthatConsiderSea-LevelRise

• Florida’sNextGreatPlanningChallenge

• FloridaLandUseandEnvironmentalDisputeResolutionAct

• SettlementAgreements

• ExhaustingAdministrativeRemedies

If you are a lawyer, planner, real estate professional, consultant, engineer, appraiser, local government professional, or in any way involved or interested in land use law in Florida, this is a conference you don’t want to miss! Join us to get the latest information and network with the most skilled professionals involved in this ever-changing area of law.

We look forward to seeing you in Tampa!

Sincerely,

Sheraton Riverwalk200 North Ashley DriveTampa, FL 33602

Experience the modern style, trip- enhancing amenities, and ideal location of the Sheraton Tampa Riverwalk Hotel. Set along Tampa’s vibrant Riverwalk, this waterfront hotel allows guests to easily explore Tampa’s thriving Water Street District or historic Ybor City neighborhoods. Special discount rates are available exclusively for Conference attendees!

Hotel ReservationsCall 1-813-223-2222 and request the special rate for the CLE International Land Use Law Conference.

CONFERENCE LOCATION & HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS

Featuring Experts From:• Florida League of Cities

• Florida Sea Grant

• Pinellas County

• University of Florida

… and leading law firms!

LAND USE LAW23rd Annual Conference Live!

Flood-ProneAreasinanEraofSea-LevelRiseandClimateChange

August 27-28, 2020 • Sheraton Riverwalk • Tampa

REGISTER NOW! cle.com/FloridaLandUseLaw or (800) 873-7130

Robert K. Lincoln, Esq., Program ChairLaw Office of Robert K. Lincoln, Sarasota

Robert K. Lincoln concentrates his practice in the areas of land use and local government litigation. He is one of the select number of attorneys certified by the Florida Bar in City, County and Local Government Law. Prior to opening his firm, Mr. Lincoln spent almost a decade leading the land use litigation practice in one of the area’s largest law firms. He provides trial and appellate court representation and consultation services to public and private clients in state, federal, and administrative litigation matters. Mr. Lincoln’s litigation experience, academic scholarship, and planning background distinctively serve to comprehensively protect the long range interests of the clients he represents in complex land use and local government matters. Mr. Lincoln has been named every year as one of the Best Lawyers in America in Land Use and Zoning since 2010 and in Land Use and Zoning - Litigation since 2013, and to Florida Trend’s Legal Elite for Environmental and Land Use Law since 2014.


THURSDAY, AUGUST 27 FRIDAY, AUGUST 28

Earn up to 15 Hours MCLE Credit Including One Hour of EthicsEarn up to 13 Hours AICP/CM Credit

8:00 Registration and Continental Breakfast

8:30 Introduction and WelcomeOverview of Day One

Robert K. Lincoln, Esq., Program ChairLaw Office of Robert K. Lincoln, Sarasota

BasicsandUpdates

8:45 Case Law UpdateRecent Opinions Affecting Land Use Policy and Practice

Robert K. Lincoln, Esq., Program Chair

9:45 The 2020 Legislative SessionWhat Passed, What Didn’t, and What to Expect Next Year

Rebecca O’Hara, Esq., Deputy General CounselFlorida League of Cities, Tallahassee

10:45 Networking Break

11:00 Ethical ConsiderationsRepresenting Private and Public Clients in Land Use Disputes

Kenneth A. Tinkler, Esq.Carlton Fields, Tampa

12:00 Lunch Break (on your own)

ApprovingandLitigatingDevelopmentOrders

1:15 Development Order Application and ActionProcess, Substance, and Impact on Quasi-Judicial Decisions

Christopher D. Donovan, Esq. Roetzel & Andress, Naples

Sarah E. Spector, Esq. Roetzel & Andress, Fort Myers

2:15 Challenging Quasi-Judicial DecisionsCertiorari Review at the Circuit and District Courts

Steve Brannock, EsqBrannock & Humphries, Tampa


3:30 Property Owners’ Rights after Knick and Amendments to the Bert Harris ActWill Property Owners Adopt New Litigation Strategies to Combat Regulatory Overreach?

Ronald L. Weaver, Esq.Stearns Weaver Miller, Tampa

4:30 DRIs, Sector Plans, and Critical AreasWhat’s Happening

Nancy Linnan, Esq.Carlton Fields, Tallahassee

5:15 Adjourn

8:00 Continental Breakfast

8:30 Welcome BackRecap of Day One and Overview of Day Two


(Storm)Water,(Rising)WaterEverywhere:RegulatingandPlanningforFlood-ProneAreasinanEraofSea-LevelRiseandClimateChange

8:45 Flood-Prone AreasRegulating Construction Under the Florida Building Code

Jerry Murphy, JD, AICP, CFM, Research ScientistInstitute of Food & Agricultural SciencesProgram for Resource Efficient CommunitiesUniversity of Florida, Gainesville

9:45 Resilient Infrastructure PlanningPinellas County’s Data-Driven Approach

Kelli Levy, Director of Public WorksPinellas County, Clearwater


10:45 Adaptation Areas and Redevelopment Plans that Consider Sea-Level RiseHow Local Governments and the Department of Economic Opportunity are Addressing Statutory Provisions

Jane West, Esq.Jane West Law, St. Augustine

11:30 Florida’s Next Great Planning ChallengePutting “Comprehensive” into Planning for Sea-Level Rise and Climate Change

Thomas Ruppert, Esq., Coastal Planning SpecialistFlorida Sea Grant, Gainesville

12:30 Lunch Break (on your own)

LandUseDisputesandLitigation

1:45 Florida Land Use and Environmental Dispute Resolution ActSettling Local Land Use Disputes

Jacob T. Cremer, Esq. Stearns Weaver Miller, Tampa

Scott Steady, Esq.Burr & Forman, Tampa

2:45 Settlement AgreementsDefensible Drafting that Resolves Disputes

John K. Shubin, Esq. Shubin & Bass, Miami

3:45 Exhausting Administrative RemediesWorking the System to Protect the Right to Judicial Review


4:45 Evaluations and Adjourn

PROGRAMCHAIR

Robert K. Lincoln, Esq.Program ChairLaw Office of Robert K. LincolnSarasota

SPEAKERS

SteveBrannock is the founding and managing member of his firm. He has handled appellate matters in all five Florida District Courts of Appeal, the Florida Supreme Court, six federal circuit courts of appeal, and the United States Supreme Court.

JacobT.Cremer counsels clients on environmental, land use, and land development issues. He has extensive experience protecting environmental and land use permits, defending against government compliance and enforcement issues, and litigating property rights, including before the US Supreme Court.

ChristopherD.Donovan is one of only two attorneys in Collier, Lee, and Charlotte County to be Board Certified in Appellate Practice by the Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization. He focuses exclusively on appellate and original-jurisdiction proceedings in both state and federal court.

KelliLevy is the Director of Public Works for Pinellas County and has oversight of six divisions and 500 employees. She is responsible for over $300 million in operational and capital budgets and serves as Surface Water Utility Coordinator.

NancyLinnan practices primarily in the areas of environmental and land use law, administrative law, and government consulting. She counsels clients regarding developments of regional impact, comprehensive plan amendments, and local land use and related approvals.

JerryMurphy is a certified floodplain manager, urban and regional planner, and legal scholar. His work is focused on land use planning and control law, community-based planning, code and regulation drafting, floodplain management, infrastructure finance and planning, post-disaster redevelopment planning, climate change, community resiliency, and sustainability.

RebeccaO’Hara is the Deputy General Counsel for the Florida League of Cities. She represents her organization on a variety of municipal matters, particularly environmental and land use issues, and also lobbies before state executive agencies and the Florida legislature.

ThomasRuppert, coastal planning specialist at the Florida Sea Grant College Program, is a licensed attorney developing legal and policy analysis for local governments on aspects of adaptive planning for sea-level rise, community resilience, and associated long-term challenges and opportunities for Florida’s coastal communities.

JohnK.Shubin represents companies, individuals, and government entities in all manners of litigation and administrative proceedings related to real property and its entitlement. He possesses a unique combination of experience as both a trial lawyer in state and federal courts and as a representative of clients’ interests in quasi-judicial proceedings.

SarahE.Spector represents clients in zoning and land use matters, including environmental resource and water use permitting, local and state code compliance, and private and government agreement drafting and negotiation. She also represents condominium, cooperative, and homeowners’ association clients.

ScottSteady has extensive experience in the resolution of land use, local government, and environmental issues. He excels in developing and implementing strategies to address environmental problems and gaining approval for various development proposals for clients.

KennethA.Tinkler is a government law specialist who focuses on resolving disputes with and among government agencies involving land use regulation, environmental permitting, and ethics regulation. He has handled many large-scale land use due diligence projects for complex real estate transactions collectively worth billions of dollars.

RonaldL.Weaver has extensive experience in advising landowners, development companies, and occasionally local governments. He has conducted land use, environmental, zoning, DRIs, comprehensive plan, and concurrency due diligence for the acquisition and development of over $6 billion worth of Florida property.

JaneWest is the founder of her firm, a boutique litigation law firm focused on precedent-setting, public interest, land use and environmental cases throughout Florida. She has significant litigation experience at state and federal levels and also serves as the Policy & Planning Director for 1000 Friends of Florida.

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LAND USE LAW

Earn up to 15 Hours MCLE Credit Including One Hour of Ethics

Earn up to 13 Hours AICP/CM Credit

23rd Annual Conference Live!

23rdAnnualConference Live!

Flood-ProneAreasinanEraofSea-LevelRiseandClimateChange


LAND USE LAWDisputes,Litigation,DevelopmentOrders&More


“Excellent overall.” – Michael Pego, Esq., Shutts & Bowen, Miami

“Excellent, excellent! Great mix of the basics plus details and emerging/recent trends and topics.”

– Patricia L. McNeese, AICPCity of Tarpon Springs Planning andZoning Department

“I want to thank you for this great event. I really took away a significant amount of information - some I have already used.”

– Heather M. Urwiller, AICP, CFM, Principal PlannerMorris-Depew Associates, Fort Myers

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