May 4, 2021 – Brenna Malouf Durden, a shareholder in the Jacksonville office of Lewis, Longman & Walker, P.A., has recently been certified by the Supreme Court of Florida as a Circuit Mediator.

Ms. Durden’s practice focuses on governmental, land use, environmental and administrative law. Her clients include landowners, developers, local governments, banks, manufacturers, industrial and educational facilities in matters related to land development, community redevelopment, real estate transactions, hazardous materials, brownfields, contamination and remedial actions, solid waste and air quality regulation.

Brenna is the Chair of LLW’s Governmental Law Practice Group and has experience in transactional due diligence, administrative, environmental and land use litigation. She is AV-Rated by Martindale-Hubbell and has been listed in the Best Lawyers in America in the areas of Land Use and Zoning Law, Real Estate Law, and Real Estate Litigation for many years. She received the Ultimate Attorney Award from the Jacksonville Business Journal in 2018 and was listed as one of Florida Trend Magazine’s Florida Legal Elite in the area of Environmental and Land Use Law in 2019 and 2020. She was named 2020 Land Use & Zoning “Lawyer of the Year” in Jacksonville by Best Lawyers in America.

Brenna serves as the City Attorney to Atlantic Beach, Florida. She is the Immediate Past President of the Florida Redevelopment Association and has served on that Board of Directors since 2010. She previously served on the Board of the First Coast Manufacturers Association. Brenna served on the Board of the Downtown Investment Authority from 2015-2018 and, in November of 2018, was appointed to the City of Jacksonville Downtown Development Review Board.

She received her Juris Doctor from the University of Florida College of Law.  Brenna completed her Post-Graduate Studies in Urban and Regional Planning at California Polytechnic University and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of South Florida.  She can be reached at bdurden@llw-law.com or at (904) 353-6410.

Lewis, Longman & Walker, P.A. is a statewide law firm with 31 attorneys and over 25 years of experience practicing in the areas of environmental, land use, real estate, litigation, legislative and governmental affairs. LLW has the experience to navigate complex local, state, and federal laws and regulations. Our offices are in Jacksonville, Tallahassee, Tampa, St. Petersburg and West Palm Beach. For more detailed information on our qualifications, visit our website at www.llw-law.com.