Janice D. Rustin

Represents local government in matters concerning state and federal procurement procedures, contract management, employment law, ethics, public records, Sunshine Law, quasi-judicial hearings, land use and real property issues.

Advises public employers and pension boards on federal and state laws pertaining to governmental retirement plans and works closely with local governments and pension actuaries in restructuring retirement benefit programs and preparing pension plan documents and amendments.

Assists local government in drafting ordinances, resolutions, land development regulations, zoning codes, board orders, easement agreements, interlocal agreements and vendor agreements.

New Requirements for Florida Government Contracts, August 2024

Public Procurement Using Federal Funds, Florida Association of Special Districts (FASD) Annual Conference, June 2023

Lessons from the Great Recession: How Actions Taken After the Great Recession Have Helped Prepare Local Pension Plans for Future Economic Downturns, Public Employment Labor Relations Forum, October 2022

Implementing and Administering Firefighter Cancer Benefits, Florida Association of County Attorneys (FACA) Annual CLE Seminar, July 2021

Firefighter Cancer Benefits: A Case for Prospective Application, The Florida Bar Journal, July 2020

Moving Toward Reopening Government, LLW Lunch & Learn, June 2020

Understanding the Force Majeure Clause and Its Role in Contracts with Special Districts During the Pandemic, June 2020

Emerging Issues in Florida Pension Law 2020, Florida Public Employers Labor Relations (FPELRA) 46th Annual Training Conference, February 2020

Emerging Issues in Florida Pension Law: Firefighter Cancer Benefits, 45th Annual Public Employment Labor Relations Forum (PERLF) CLE Seminar, October 2019

Overview of Public Pensions and Retirement Plans, Florida Public Human Resources Association (FPHRA) 83rd Annual Training Conference, July 2019

Emerging Issues in Florida Pension Law 2019, Florida Public Employers Labor Relations (FPELRA) 45th Annual Training Conference, February 2019

Board certified by the Florida Bar as a specialist in City, County and Local Government Law

Florida Municipal Attorneys Association, Member

The Florida Bar, City, County and Local Government Law Section, Member

American Bar Association, Public Contract Law Section, Member

Palm Beach County Bar Association, Member

Served as an Assistant City Attorney from 2012 to 2018

City of Boca Raton Planning and Zoning Board, Member, 2013-2018

City of West Palm Beach, City Attorney Office, Certified Legal Intern, 2011

Legal Aid Service of Broward County, Inc., Legal Intern, 2010-2011

O’Boyle v. City of Delray Beach, 260 So. 3d 271 (Fla. 4th DCA 2018), Successfully defended City against a citizen lawsuit alleging unlawful refusal to produce public records and unreasonable delay.

Casserly v. City of Delray Beach, 228 So. 3d 135 (Fla. 4th DCA 2017), Successfully argued at hearing and on appeal that the City has statutory immunity against claims related to inline skating accidents in the public right-of-way.

Richard v. City of Delray Beach and the Delray Beach Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) (2018), Obtained a defense jury verdict for a pedestrian fall in a City park that was being used by another governmental agency.

Brown v. City of Delray Beach (2013), Obtained a defense jury verdict for a pedestrian fall on the City sidewalk.

Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch, Labor and Employment Law - Employee, 2024-present