PRACTICE AREAS
Marine and Coastal Construction
Our attorneys are competent and experienced in virtually all aspects related to marine construction. The following summarizes the areas of practice LLW offers to assist you with your marine construction needs.
Transactional Services:
1. Contract development, review and dispute resolution
2. Project bids including bid proposal support and bid protests
3. Real estate transactions
4. Collections/liens
5. Due diligence
6. Business formation, operation and dissolution
7. Intellectual Property—trademarks, copyrights and patents
Regulatory Services:
1. Workers’ Compensation
2. OSHA
3. Employment Law
4. Professional Licensing
5. Enforcement issues
Environmental Permitting and Land Use Approvals:
We routinely obtain state, local, and federal environmental and land use permits/authorizations in connection with all types of marine construction. We also offer extensive experience working with protected species issues. Our experience includes:
1. Individual and multi-family docks
2. Piers
3. Dry storage facilities
4. Commercial marinas and yacht clubs
5. Upland facilities (for example: permitting, zoning, concurrency and variances)
6. Ports
7. Seawalls/bulkheads and other shore protection structures
8. Beach nourishment and dune restoration
9. Dredging and filling activities
10. Coastal construction
11. Protected species issues
12. Submerged Aquatic Vegetation
13. Sovereign submerged lands authorizations, Butler Act disclaimers and 1975 fill certificates
14. Linear facility crossings of submerged lands (for example: pipelines and highways)
15. Local building and construction permits/approvals
16. Zoning, comprehensive planning and variance issues
Government Regulations and Legislative Affairs:
Our firm is immersed in all aspects of government, assisting private and public clients in resolving matters before local, regional, state and federal governments. Some entities LLW works with include:
1. Florida Legislature
2. Local Governments
3. Florida Department of Environmental Protection
4. Water Management Districts
5. Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
6. Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
7. Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation
8. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
9. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
10. National Marine Fisheries Service
11. U.S. Coast Guard
Litigation, Appeals, Mediation and Enforcement Defense:
Understanding the high costs associated with litigation, our attorneys are prepared to resolve any dispute through negotiation and mediation in order to minimize those costs. However, if it becomes necessary, our attorneys are qualified to take matters before state, federal and administrative courts and can do so in a cost-effective manner. This includes defending clients against enforcement actions in connection with local, state and federal regulations.
