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Terry E. Lewis
Areas of Practice
Environmental, Land Use, Legislative, Local Government and Special Districts and Water- Represents more than 50 regional and local general purpose and special purpose governments including the West Coast Inland Navigation District, St. Lucie County, West Palm Beach, and Lake Worth Drainage District as general or special counsel on general governmental issues, legislation, environmental and land use regulation and litigation including Federal, Clean Water Act regulation, State environmental resource permitting, developments of regional impact and the Endangered Species Act.
- Represents national and regional residential, commercial and agribusiness developers such as Bonita Bay Properties, and the Sugar Cane Growers Cooperative before Federal, State and local agencies in matters involving Everglades Restoration, Clean Water Act and environmental resource permitting, rule making, and comprehensive plan compliance.
- Prior to becoming a lawyer, was an environmental planner and served as the Agency Coordinator for the State Coastal Management Program.
- Was a co-author of the State of Florida's Coastal Management Plan.
- Represents numerous governments and private clients in state and federal agency rule making proceedings; permitting and regulatory proceedings.
- Represents private clients in licensure and disciplinary proceedings before state regulatory boards, including the Board of Psychologists, Construction Industry Licensing Board and the Board of Architecture and Interior Design.
- Represents public and private clients before the Florida Legislature on issues involving taxation, ethics, public records, and Government in the Sunshine, Florida's Water Resources Act, the Local Government Comprehensive Planning Act, coastal management, Everglades protection and local government accountability and operations.
- Serves as General Counsel to the Florida Association of Special Districts.
- Was a principal draftsman and successfully lobbied for passage by the Florida legislature of the Special Districts Accountability Act, Community Development Districts Act, and Educational Facilities Benefit Districts Act.
- Martindale-Hubbell, AV Rating.
- Has written and lectured extensively on environmental and land use legislation, coastal zone management, water law, developments of regional impact, comprehensive planning and public finance.
- The Florida Bar Association: Environmental and Land Use Section, Executive Council Chair, 1989-1990.
- American Bar Association, Member.
- J.D., with honors, Florida State University College of Law, 1978.
- University of Kansas, National Defense Foreign Language Scholar, Latin American Studies, 1969-1971.
- M.A., with honors, Florida State University, 1966.
- B.A., with honors, Florida State University, 1965.
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