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Brenna Malouf Durden
Areas of Practice
Land Use, Environmental, Administrative Law- Represents public and private clients in matters related to land development and sustainability, transportation, zoning, comprehensive planning, developments of regional impact, community redevelopment, vested rights and concurrency, historic preservation, water law (surface and groundwater, stormwater management, consumptive use, wetlands and submerged lands), hazardous materials and contamination, remedial actions, solid waste, underground storage tanks and wastewater disposal.
- Clients include landowners, developers, manufacturers, industrial and educational facilities and local governments.
- Has diverse experience with entitlements, permitting, compliance, transactional due diligence, litigation (including land use, Superfund and enforcement litigation), legislation and administrative rule making.
Prior Professional Experience
- City Planner, San Luis Obispo, California, and Sarasota Florida, 1977-¬1983.
- Assistant Counsel, Office of General Counsel, City of Jacksonville, 1985-¬1987.
- Shareholder/Associate, Mahoney, Adams & Criser, P.A., 1987-1997.
Professional, Civic and Community Involvement
- Martindale-Hubbell, AV Rating.
- Listed in “Best Lawyers in America” for Land Use and Zoning Law and Real Estate Law.
- Co-Author: Waiting for the Go: Concurrency, Takings and the Property Rights Act, Nova Law Review, Vol. 20, No. 2, Winter 1996.
- The Florida Bar Association: Environmental and Land Use Law Section; Local Government Law Section; and Administrative Law Section, Member.
- Jacksonville Bar Association, Member; Chairman, Environmental and Land Use Law Section, 2000-2001.
- Florida Redevelopment Association, Board of Directors – NE Florida Regional Representative, 2005-Present.
- Urban Land Institute – North Florida District Council, Treasurer, 2005-2009; Chair, Region First 2060, 2009-Present.
- Chair, Jacksonville Regional Chamber of Commerce Speaker’s Bureau for the “Vote No on Amendment 4” Campaign, 2010.
- Member, Northwest Jacksonville Economic Development Trust Fund Advisory Committee, 2010-Present.
- Co-Chair, Reality Check First Coast, a regional visioning initiative, 2009-2010.
- U.S. Green Building Council, North Florida Chapter, Member.
- JaxPride, Board Member 2005-2006; Secretary 2006-Present.
- Northeast Florida Planning & Zoning Association, President, 1995-1996.
- American Planning and Florida Planning & Zoning Associations, Member.
- Leadership Jacksonville, Class of 1998.
- Jacksonville Community Council, Inc., Chairman, “Making Jacksonville a Clean City” Study, 2002.
- Legal Counsel (Pro-Bono), Jacksonville Beach Elementary Preservation Fund, Inc. Rhoda L. Martin Cultural Heritage Center, 2000-Present.
- Greater Jacksonville Agricultural Fair, Board Member, 2003-Present.
- Women in the Environment, Member.
Education
- J.D., University of Florida College of Law, 1985.
- California Polytechnic University, Post-Graduate Studies in Urban & Regional Planning, 1978-1980.
- B.A., University of South Florida, 1974.
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