Schools, Colleges & Universities
Group Members
According to the Institute for Economic Competitiveness, education will be one of the fastest growing industries in Florida over the next five years. Education is not only crucial for keeping Florida’s workers competitive in an increasingly competitive labor market, but it will also be an expanding industry driving the economic growth of the state. Our attorneys are involved in education policy development and education law in Florida. We are ready to help your public or private college, university or K-12 school grow and navigate through the increasingly complex rules and regulations governing the education industry.
We have served as special counsel to colleges and universities to assist in:
• Campus Master Plan Amendments and Approvals
• Environmental and land-use issues
• Sustainability initiatives
• Civil and administrative litigation
We have also served as special counsel to school districts in a variety of areas, including civil and administrative litigation, environmental permitting, sustainability, school concurrency and public finance issues.
We have also served as general and special counsel to K-12 charter schools and private schools in all capacities including:
• Due diligence for site acquisition
• Legislative representation
• Rulemaking
• Charter issues, from application to appeals
• Contract negotiation and drafting
• Government in the sunshine and public records law
• Environmental and land-use issues
• Sustainability issues
• Civil and administrative litigation
For more information on this Industry Group, please contact Brenna Durden, Chair – Schools, Colleges & Universities.