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R. Steven Lewis
Areas of Practice
Environmental, Governmental, Administrative, Marine & Coastal Construction and Special Assets Assessment Services- Represents clients before state and federal governmental bodies, agencies, courts and the Division of Administrative Hearings in matters concerning environmental and administrative issues.
- Negotiates issuance of state and federal permits for large-scale developments involving impacts to wetlands, endangered and threatened species, water quality, coastal construction and use of sovereign lands.
- Negotiated settlement of complex class action suit against State of Florida involving over 3,500 plaintiffs resulting in sale of property to state for approximately $17 million dollars.
- Negotiates issuance of state and federal permits for the expansion of major Florida ports and airports.
- Won administrative rule challenge against St. Johns River Water Management District on water quality standards for Lake Apopka.
Prior Professional Experience
- Director, Field Operations Division, Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund.
- Deputy Director, Division of Environmental Permitting, Department of Environmental Regulation.
- Chief of Staff to former United States Congressman Bill Nelson.
Professional, Civic and Community Involvement
- Martindale-Hubbell, AV Rating
- Florida Chamber of Commerce Environmental Permitting Short Course, Co-Author/Faculty.
- Authored Spot Zoning, Contract Zoning and Conditional Zoning, Florida Environmental and Land Use Law Treatise, 1987.
- The Florida Bar Association: Environmental and Land Use Law Section.
- The American Bar Association: Section of Environment, Energy and Resources.
- Technical Advisory Committee to the Department of Environmental Protection on rules pertaining to sovereign submerged lands, Member.
- Who's Who Legal.
- Best Lawyers in America.
Education
- J.D., with honors, Florida State University College of Law, 1984.
- B.S., Florida State University, 1969.
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