Seth C. Behn, AICP

Serves as general counsel to the Lehigh Acres Municipal Services District and Coral Springs Improvement District and assistant general counsel to several other special districts including Seminole Improvement District, South Indian River Water Control District, and Ranger Drainage District.

Represents both public and private clients before circuit court and administrative tribunals.

Counsels property owners in local government entitlements, environmental permitting and construction.

Provides review and analysis to both public and private clients in the field of platting, surveying, easements, and title disputes.

Has advised and litigated riparian rights disputes throughout the state.

Government Entities Must Pay 298 Drainage District Assessments, December 2021

Court Confirms Docking Rights in Artificial Canals - Even When No Riparian Rights Exist, August 2021

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

COVID-19 and Its Impact on Special Districts, LLW Virtual Lunch & Learn, April 2020

Mangroves and Florida Residential Homeowners: Your Rights Under The Mangrove Trimming and Preservation Act, October 2019

Emerging Trends in Transportation Planning and Infrastructure, presented at the Florida Chamber Environmental Permitting Summer School, July 2019

Legal Problems – GIS Solutions, Esri User Conference, July 29, 2017

Looking Out to Sea: Resurging Interest in Seawater Desalination Projects Face the Twin Specters of Technical Challenges and Permitting Complexity, American Bar Association, May 2015

GIS and the Law: Opportunities and Pitfalls, presented at the South Florida Geographic Information Systems Expo, January 1, 2014

Recent Developments in Land Use and Environmental Permitting Case Law, November 10, 2013

Where Do Property Rights Fit into Sustainability? Recent Developments Affecting Planners, American Planning Association Florida Conference, September 2013

The Importance of the Water-Energy Nexus in Florida's Future, The Florida Bar Journal, May 2013

Steeplechase Research and Medical Center height compatibility analysis, January 1, 2010

Regional Mega Yacht Facility DEP Alternative Locations Analysis for Palm Beach County, 2007

Utility Plant Siting Analysis, Okeechobee and DeSoto Counties, January 1, 2006

A Coastal Management Plan for the Treasure Coast: Seeking a Regional Context for Local Coastal Planning presented at the American Planning Association Florida Conference, January 1, 2005

Towards a Literary Theory Appraisal of the Planning Canon presented at the Association of Collegiate Schools Planning Conference, January 1, 2004

The Florida Bar, City, County and Local Government Law; Environmental and Land Use Law; Government Lawyer Sections, Member

Central Palm Beach County Chamber of Commerce, Board Member, 2023-present

Florida Atlantic University-Leroy Collins Public Ethics Academy, Advisory Board Member, 2023-present

Leadership Palm Beach County, Class of 2016

American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP), Member, 2006-Present

American Planning Association, Florida Chapter, Member, 2005-Present

Palm Beach County Planning Congress, Board Member, 2010-Present, President, 2011

Senior Land Use Planner at Greenberg Traurig, P.A., 2005-2012

Land Use Planner at Land Design South, 2004-2005

Planning Intern, City of Miami Beach, 2003-2004

Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch, Environmental Law, 2024-present