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Robert P. Diffenderfer
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Areas of Practice

  • Represents public and private clients in the land use, environmental and administrative law fields, including litigation.
  • Active in the firm's representation of major public infrastructure projects, including highway, port and airport planning and permitting and Development of Regional Impact (DRI) review.
  • Represents private and public clients counseling on growth management issues and obtaining comprehensive plan and zoning approvals; defends those approvals from third party challenge.

Governmental Law, Special Districts

  • Represents special districts on a variety of organizational and operational issues and special projects.
  • Successfully represented state university interests in obtaining legislation to authorize the transfer of land from the Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund to the university's foundation.

Publications and Presentations

Professional, Civic and Community Involvement

  • Martindale-Hubbell, AV Rating.
  • Pine Jog Environmental Education Center, Immediate Past Chair.
  • The Florida Bar: Environmental and Land Use Law Section, Administrative Law Section and City, County and Local Government Law Section, Member.
  • Palm Beach County Bar Association, Member.
  • Collier County Bar Association, Member.
  • American Bar Association: Urban, State and Local Government Section, Member.
  • American Bar Association: Section of Environment, Energy and Resources, Member.
  • District of Columbia Bar Association, Member.
  • Appointee: 2000 Presidential Rank Review Board.
  • Co-Author: Sovereign Lands, Chapter 21, Vol. II, Florida Environmental and Land Use Law.
  • Author: Top Ten Tips for a Quasi Judicial Hearing, The Florida Bar Environmental and Land Use Law Section Reporter, Vol. XIX, No. 5, July 1998.
  • Naples Regional Urban Design Assistance Team (R/UDAT) Citizen's Task Force, Committee on Environmental Issues, Member, 1987-1988.