HomeMy WebLinkAbout1991 03 06 - Resume from Gray, Haris & RobinsonJ. CHARLES GRAY
OOROON M. HARRIS
RICHARD M. R091N90N
PHILL,,R. FINCH
PAMELA O. PRICE
JAMES F. PACE, JR -
PHILIP H. TqC"
WILLIAM 0. BOYLES
THOMAS J. WILKES
THOMAS A. CLOUD
BYRD F. MARSHALL, JR.
J. MASON WILLIAMS ,M
LEO R. ROCK, JR.
STEPHEN A. HILOER
O. ROBERTSON GILD
CHARLES W. SCLL
JACK A. KIPSCHENSAUM
JAMCS W. PEEPLES S
FORREST A FIELDS, JR.
GRAY, H&RRis & AOBxxsoly
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
SUITE 1200
SOUTHEAST BANK SUILbINO
201 CAST PINE STREET
POST OFFICE BOX 0090
ORLANDO, FL 32308-3093
GLASS BANK 9UILOINO
509 NORTM ORLANDO AVENUE
POST OFFICE BOX 020757
COCOA BEACH, FL 32938-0737
TELEPHONE (407) 943.505C TELEPHONE (407) 753-2218
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PLEASE REPLY TO:
Orlando
March 6, 1991
Charles I. Nash, Esquire
Frese, Fallace, Nash and Torpy, P.A.
930 S. Harbor City Boulevard
Melbourne, Florida 32901
RE: Representation of City of Sebastian
Mr. Nash:
THOMAS C.SHAW
PAUL A MOKRIS
ALAN R. OVTTCRWORTH
DEBORAH S. MCRNANOEL
PAUL S. OUINI% JR.
DAVID L. SCHICK
JACK W M7MVLLCN
ORLANDO L EVORA
SUSAN 0. TABBELL
FREDERICK W. RICHARDS
RICHARD C, BURKE
LORI R. BENTON
ANTHONY A COTTER
TRACY A. SOROCRT
JOHN O. SHOEMAKER
LISA A FRANK'
MALCOLM R- KIRSCHCNBAVM
OF COUNSEL
'MSuw¢o OF H[w YORK RAR ONLY
VIA FACSIMILE
407/951-3741
We appreciate the opportunity to be considered by the City of
Sebastian to serve as special counsel to the City regarding
advising the City on the legality and enforceability in how to deal
with the utility Franchise Agreement between the City and Indian
River County. our firm is particularly qualified to advise the
City on all legal matters involved with utility Franchise
Agreements. By virtue of our extensive experience in local
government, utilities, contract negotiation, and litigation, as
well as our work in the City of Palm Bay and the City of North Port
over the last two years, our firm can be of great assistance to the
City of Sebastian in dealing with matters involving utility
Franchise Agreements and General Development Utilities.
I am enclosing our law firm resume' outlining our extensive
experience in the areas of practice which will be needed by the
City, together with a list of references. In this case, the firm
would designate Thomas A. Cloud and Gordon H. ("Stumpy") Harris as
the partners responsible for the work. I have practiced for over
ten years, have represented over 20 private and public sewer and
water utilities in all manner of utility proceedings and matters,
and have also served as the chairman of the Environmental and Land
Use Law of the Florida Bar. Stumpy Harris is our senior
condemnation and litigation lawyer, who has been involved in a
variety of utility litigation, acquisition, and condemnation
situations, including the City of Palm Bay and the City of North
Port.
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PROPESSIONAI ASSOCIATION
Charles I. Nash, Esquire
March 6, 1991
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our firm would propose to charge for our services on an hourly
basis at $175.00 per hour for all work performed. In addition to
fees, the firm would expect reimbursement for all out-of-pocket
costs incurred in connection with rendering legal service to the
City, including expenses for travel, word processing, telephone,
document reproduction, postage, air freight and stenographic
overtime.
As a person very much interested in participating in solutions
in Florida's water and wastewater problems. I am hopeful that our
firm can assist the City of Sebastian in this matter. Stumpy and
I are willing to meet with you and anyone else of- the City to talk
to you regarding this matter at your earliest convenience.
Please don't hesitate to call on me if you have any questions
regarding this matter.
Si erely
y9�r
mas A./HCl/lou
GRAY, HARRIS &
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Enclosures
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EXHIBIT"A"
FIRM RESUME
GRAY. HARRIS & ROBINSON, P.A.
SUITE 1200 SOUTHEAST BANK BUILDING
201 EAST PINE STREET
POST OFFICE BOX 3068
ORLANDO, FLORIDA 32802
Telephone: 407/843-8880
The law firm of Gray, Harris & Robinson, P.A., is a
professional association formed in September of 1970 by the three
named partners. Currently, the firm has thirty-three lawyers,
including seventeen partners and sixteen associates. The firm has
a governnental law and general business practice in a variety of
areas and enjoys an "a -v" rating by Martindale -Hubbell (the highest
possible.)
The firm has extensive experience in utilities law, local
government law, environmental law, real property law, eminent
domain, public finance and construction law. From 1978 through
1984, the firm served as Count Attorne for Orange County. During
that time, the firm was n ense y invo ve In roblems
and litigation pertaining to water and sewer utilities, land use
regulation, surface water management and regulation, public
finance, and intergovernmental and political affairs. The firm now
serves as general counsel to Southern States Utilities, Inc., the
fifth largest private water and sewer company in the state of
Florida, and has represented municipalities in utility matters.
Legal services furnished to governmental and private clients
include the following:
Utilities Law. The firm has represented a variety of public
and private sewer, water, and electric utilities in all manner
of utility proceedings. What follows below is a
representative sample of this work:
(1) City of Palm Bay, Florida (1989 to Present). Our firm
currently represents the City of Palm Bay in its
acquisition of the Port Malabar Water and Sewer System
owned by General Development Utilities, Inc. Like the
City of North Port, the City of Palm Bay holds a Utility
Franchise Agreement which contains the right on behalf of
the City to acquire through arbitration proceedings the
water and sewer system owned by GDU. We initiated
litigation in the late summer of 1989 to enforce the
City's Franchise Agreement, and successfully defeated
General Development Utilities in an October hearing
before a Brevard County Circuit Court judge. The Circuit
Court decision was later per curiam affirmed by the Fifth
District Court of Appeal in the case of GDU vs. City of
Palm Bay. This decision involved the enforcement of a
1959 Municipal Franchise Agreement entered into pursuant
to Chapter 167, Florida Statutes.
(2) City of North Port Florida (1990 to Present). Our firm
currently represents the City of North Pert in its
acquisition of the North Port Water and Sewer System
owned by General Development Utilities, Inc. Like the
City of Palm Bay, the City of North Port holds a Utility
Franchise Agreement which contains the right on behalf of
the City to acquire through arbitration proceedings the
water and sewer system owned by General Development
Utilities. We initiated litigation in the Fall of 1990
to enforce the City's Franchise Agreement and have
successfully defeated General Development Utilities in a
February hearing before a Sarasota County Circuit Court
judge. While we anticipate that General Development
Utilities will also appeal this decision to the Second
District Court of Appeal, we have every reason to believe
we will be successful in the North Port case as we were
in the Palm Bay case.
(3) Orange County Commission (1978-1984). Our firm
represented Orange County in sewer and water system
acquisitions, rate cases, environmental permitting
proceedings, condemnation proceedings, development and
successful defense in 1981 of the first capacity sale
ordinance adopted in Florida, negotiation of hundreds of
service, territorial, developer, interlocal, and
acquisition contracts, and representation before the
Governor and Cabinet, the Florida Department of
Environmental Regulation, the St. Johns River Water
Management District, the South Florida Water Management
District, the Florida Public Service Commission, and
other regulatory agencies in all types of administrative
proceedings.
(4) City of Lake Mary. Florida (1986 to presence. Our firm
represents the City of Lake Mary in all its sewer and
water matters, including rate cases, environmental
permitting proceedings, negotiation of service,
developer, interlocal, territorial, and acquisition
contracts, and representation before other local
governments, the Florida Department of Environmental
Regulation, the Florida Public Service Commission, the
St. Johns River Water Management District, and other
regulatory agencies in all types of administrative
proceedings. Contracts negotiated include unique reuse
agreement between Lake Mary and the City of Sanford where
Sanford delivers reclaimed water to Lake Mary for use on
golf courses and other areas.
(5) City of Sanibel Florida (1988 to present). Our firm
served as special counsel to the City of Sanibel in the
acquisition of the Sanibel sewerage system. We have also
advised the City on a variety of matters relating to the
permitting and operation of the sewerage system.
(6) Southern States Utilities Services Inc. LIyBQ so
p2Zggentl. Our firm represents Southern States Utilities,
Inc. in sewer and water matters including rate cases,
environmental permitting proceedings, condemnation
proceedings, negotiation of service, developer,
territorial, and acquisition contracts in representation
before local governments, the Florida Department of
Environmental Regulation, the St. Johns River water
Management District, the Florida Public Service
Commission, and other regulatory agencies in all types of
administrative proceedings. This utility management
company now operates over 150 systems statewide,
constituting the largest privately owned sewer and water
company in the southeastern United States.
(7) Prima Vista Utility Company, Inc. (1985-1988). Our firm
represented Prima Vista Utility Company, Inc., a sewer
utility, in all its matters including rate cases,
environmental permitting proceedings, condemnation
proceedings, negotiation of service, representation
before local governments, the Florida Department of
Environmental Regulation, the St. Johns River Water
Management District, the Florida Public Service
Commission, and other regulatory agencies in all types of
administrative proceedings. Our firm handled the sale of
the entire sewer system to the City of Ocoee, Florida in
December, 1987. The 1.5 million gallon per day sewerage
system was sold for approximately $4,500,000.00.
(8) The Topeka Grouo (1988 to present). Our firm has
represented the Topeka Group, a subsidiary of Minnesota
Power and Light, as Florida counsel in the acquisition of
ten water and sewer systems operated by a variety utility
companies in Florida. We have advised Topeka in a
variety of matters regarding future permitting,
operations and expansions of these systems. The stock
acquisition price of the ten systems in 1985 was
$35,000,000.00. We have also successfully defended
against the condemnation of two of these systems in
Volusia County and St. Johns County against hostile
takeover actions by local governments. These systems are
located throughout the state of Florida, and were
acquired as a part of a stock option agreement previously
executed in 1985.
(9) Deltona Utilities, Inc. _j 988 to presentl. Our firm now
represents Deltona Utilities, Inc., previously acquired
by the Topeka Group and now managed by Southern States
Utilities Services, which owns ten water and sewer
systems statewide. Deltona owns systems in St. Johns,
Volusia, Hernando, Collier, Hillsborough, Citrus and
Washington Counties. We represent Deltona inmost of its
environmental, land use, permitting, and contract work,
and are currently working on a series of developer and
interlocal agreements for the company.
(10) Other Utility Acquisitions. In addition to the matters
and acquisitions listed above, our firm has also been
involved in acquisitions of a variety of other water and
sewer systems around the state, including the Terra Mar
System, Hacienda Del Rio System, Country Village System,
John Knox Village System, Dr. Phillip's Water System, St.
Augustine Shores System, West Orange Industrial System,
Seminole Utilities (Winter Springs) System, Sanibel Sewer
System, M & M Utilities, Prima Vista Utilities and
others.
Environmental and Land Use Law. The firm's experience as Orange
County Attorney has generated a sophisticated and wide ranging
practice in the fields of environmental regulation and land use
planning. Gray, Harris & Robinson is recognized throughout the
state for its expertise and ability in representing both public and
private clients in all manner of land use, zoning, comprehensive
planning, and environmental proceedings involving new development.
The head of the practice group has served as Chairman of the
Environmental and Land Use Law Section of the Florida Bar. The
firm also serves as general counsel to the Volusia Growth
Management Commission, a governmental agency consisting of all
local governments in Volusia County charged with the responsibility
for comprehensive plan review within Volusia County.
Taxation/Public Finance. The firm is listed among municipal bond
attorneys in the Bond Buyers' Directory of Municipal Bond Dealers,
commonly known as the "Red Book" the definitive guide to the bond
industry. The firm has been involved in a number of municipal
sewer and water bond issues. The firm has also served as counsel
to Orange County, the Orange County Health Facilities Authority on
taxation and public finance matters which includes the issuance of
municipal bonds and notes; the preparation of bond financing
documents and the prosecution of validation of such bonds and
notes; counsel to the Orlando Utilities Commission for a
$950,000,000.00 issue; counsel to underwriters such as Merrill
Lynch and PaineWebber; advise and assistance in complying with laws
and regulations involving budgeting, auditing, and ad valorem
taxation.
Real Proaerty/Eminent Domain/Inverse Condemnation. Our firm has
represented both public and private clients in condemnation or
negotiated acquisition of land and assets for public works
projects, including drainage systems, sewer and water systems,
extensive road projects, and administrative buildings. The firm
has represented government in over 75 condemnation suits involving
over 700 separate parcels of real estate valued at over
$30,000,000.00, with all aspects of condemnation damages involved,
including severance and business damages. Purchases, sales,
donations, and leasings since 1978 have included land for the
Orange County Convention Civic Center, several multi-million dollar
sewer and water plants, including $165,000,000 Orange County/City
of Orlando sewage disposal/citrus irrigation project, and multiple
federal grant projects of various types. The firm has also been
involved in numerous Chapter 180 proceedings representing both
public and private parties in both friendly and hostile situations
for the acquisition of water and sewer systems.
In addition to the special areas listed above, the firm has
several other practice groups, including attorneys, in corporate
securities, management labor law, and real estate and banking. The
firm represents several financial institutions and has worked on all
major aspects of local government law in Florida. Additional
information regarding the firm and the individual lawyers of the firm
is contained in the brochure enclosed for your information.
GHR.RES/3/91
EXHIBIT "B"
LIST OF REFERENCES
1. Dr. Frank Filiberto, immediate Past Mayor
City of Palm Bay
2145 Palm Bay Road, N.E.
Palm Bay, Florid 32905
Telephone: 407/7100
Ms. Cindy Mick, Director
Public Services Department
City of North Port
Municipal Building
5650 North Port Boulevard
North Port, Florida 34287
Telephone: 813/426-8484
3. Mr. Nick Tsamoutales, City Attorney
City of Palm Bay
Suite G
1900 Palm Bay Road, N.E.
Palm Bay, Florida 32905
Telephone: 407/727-1111
Commissioner Paul Tremel
City of Lake Mary, Florida
Suite 115 - The Shoppes of Lake Mary
120 East Lake Mary Boulevard
Lake Mary, Florida 32746
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 950700
Lake Mary, Florida 32795-0700
Telephone: 407/323-7910
407/323-2543
5. Mr. ,john Litton, City Manager
City of Lake Mary, Florida
Suite 115 - The Shoppes of Lake Mary
120 East Lake Mary Boulevard
Lake Mary, Florida 32746
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 950700
Lake Mary, Florida 32795-0700
Telephone: 407/323-7910
Mr. Charles Sweat, V.P. Operations
Southern States Utilities Services, Inc.
1000 Color Place
Apopka, Florida 32703
Telephone: 407/880-0058
7. Dr. Barry S. Goodman, former President
Prima Vista Utility Company, Inc.
890 State Road 434, North
Altamonte Springs, Florida 32714
Telephone: 407/788-6555
8. Mr. Richard Oldham, Assistant City Attorney
City of Orlando, Florida
400 South Orange Avenue
Orlando, Florida 32801
Telephone: 407/849-2295
9. Mr. Alan Ispass, Director
Orange County Public Utilities Division
109 E. Church Street
Orlando, Florida 32802
Telephone: 407/836-7231
10. Mr. Thomas A. Wilkes, Orange County Attorney
Orange County, Florida
201 S. Rosalind Avenue
Orlando, Florida 32802
Telephone: 407/836-7320
11. Mr. William Mills, Assistant City Manager
City of Sanibel, Florida
P.O. Drawer Q
Sanibel, Florida 33957
Telephone: 813/472-4135
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APPENDIX A
Resumes ,
of
Gray, Harris & Robinson Partners
Specializing in Public Utilities, Public Finance,
Land Development and Environmental Law
J. CHARLES GRAY (Age 58)
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Gray, Harris & Robinson, P.A.
Orlando, Florida
Founding partner
EDUCATION:
Juris Doctor and L.L.S. (1958).
University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
Bachelor of Arts (1955).
University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
MEMBERSHIPS:
o Florida Bar
o Florida Bar, Real Property, Probate, and Trust Section
o Florida Blue Key
o Phi Alpha Delta
o University of Florida Hall of Fame
PRESENT AND PAST APPOINTMENTS AND POSITIONS:
o General Counsel to Orange County, Florida, 1978 - 1984
o Director, National Association of County Attorneys
o Chairman, University of Central Florida President's
Council of Advisors
o Chairman, Florida State Turnpike Authority, 1965 - 1967
o Founding Director and General Counsel for Southeast
National Bank of Orlando
o Founding Director, Attorneys' Title Services, inc.
(now Lawyers' Title Services, Inc.)
o Director, Orlando Area Chamber of Commerce
o Director of Economic Development Commission of
Mid -Florida
o Director of Humana Hospital
o President of University of Central Florida Foundation,
Inc.
o Member, President's Council, University of Florida
o Member, Florida Department of Commerce Economic
Development Advisory Council
GORDON H. "STUMPY" HA1--dS
Gray, Harris & Robinson, P.A.
201 E. Pine St.
Orlando, Fl. 32802
(407) 843-8880
BACKGROUND: Stumpy was born May 7, 1938. He was raised in Jacksonville, Florida where
he graduated from Robert E. Lee High School in 1956. He married Dottie in
1960 while attending the University of Florida After receiving his
undergraduate degree from UF, Stumpy returned to Jacksonville where he
taught and coached at Lee High. After two years of teaching, Stumpy entered
law school at the University of Florida. He graduated and taught one year at
OF law school and then began his litigation practice in 1966. Stumpy is a
founding partner in the law firm Gray, Harris €a Robinson. Stumpy and Dottie
have two children; Sarah and Bruce.
EDUCATION.. University of Florida, B.A. (Math 1961):
Florida Blue Key
Hall of Fame
President, Inter£raternity Council
Kappa Alpha Order
University of Florida, J.D. (Honors 1965):
Graduated 3rd in Class
Moot Court State and Regional Champions
Executive Editor, Law Review
Phi Delta Phi
Phi Kappa Phi
Order of the Coif
OCCUPATIONAL Teacher and Coach at Robert E. Lee High School
EXPERIENCE: Instructor University of Florida Law School
Holland & Knight, Bartow (1966-1969)
Founding Partner of Gray, Harris & Robinson (1969 -date)
Orange County Prosecutor (1969.1971)
Orange County Attorney (1978-1984)
PROFESSIONAL: Admitted to the Florida Bar
U.S. Supreme Court and all Florida
Federal Appeals and District Courts
Orange County Bar Association
Eminent Domain Committee of the Florida Bar
Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers
Association of Trial Lawyers of America
CIVIC: President, University of Florida National Alumni Association
Life Member, University of Florida Law School Foundation
Director, Gator Boosters
Director, Valencia Community College Foundation
Director, March of Dimes
Chairman of Board, Trinity Preparatory School
Potentate, Bahia Shrine Temple
President, Florida Shrine Association
Director & Chairman of Legal Committee, Florida Citrus Bowl
Senior Warden, St. Michael's Episcopal Church
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EMINENT DOMAIN
THREE CASE STUDIES
THE 'MID-RANGE" CASE DOT initially offered our client $575,000. The terse was resolved in
short order with the property owner recovering $2,000,000.00. Our fee
in the case was approximately $300,000.00.1
.AN "I.NSIGNI.FICANT" An elderly widow came into our office on a Friday afternoon asking for
CASE our help. The Expressway Authority had offered her $250.00 for a
small part of her five acre tract. What they did not tell her, and what
we later discovered, was that the "small" part of her property which
was being taken signuficantly interfered with access to the remainder of
her property. Eighteen months later, she recovered $150,250.00 and
we happily collected a fee of $50,000.2 ,
THE "BIG" CASE In the fall of 1984, Orange County began focusing on a large tract of
land in east Orange County as the most logical site for the expansion of
its existing landfill. The initial offer of $4,817,000.00 was made in
September of 1985. In June of 1990, a jury rendered the largest
eminent domain verdict in the history of Florida. The total award was
$22,146,223.68.3
We were able to obtain this result by effective utilization of our condemnation team and with a
minimum number of hours, approximately thirty. The referral fee in this case would have been
$100,000.00.
a The referral fee on this "insignificant" case would have been $12,500.00.
The "betterment" was $17,329,223.63. How would you like to have referred the case on a 10125 %
fee basis? Truly a case worth the effort.
THOMAS A. CLOUD
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Gray, Harris & Robinson, P.A.
Orlando, Florida
1982 to date
Partner practicing in environmental and land use law,
local government law, public utilities law, and
administrative law. Designated by the Florida Bar in
environmental law and government and administrative law.
Select clients include:
General Counsel, Volusia Growth Management Commission
(1987 to date)
Special Utilities and Land Use Counsel, City of Lake
Mary (1986 to date)
Special Utilities Counsel, City of Sanibel
(1988 to date)
Special Utilities Counsel, City of Palm Bay
(1989 to date)
Special Utilities Counsel, City of North Port (1990)
Utilities Counsel, Southern States Utilities, Inc.
(1985 to date)
Environmental and Utilities Counsel, Orange County
(1979 to 1985)
Orange County Legal Department
Orlando, Florida
Assistant County Attorney
June, 1979 to May, 1982
Florida Department of EnvicoiunenLal Reyulativn
Office of General Counsel
Senior Law Clerk
January, 1978 to June, 1979
EDUCATION
Law: Juris Doctor, with honors
Florida State University (1979)
Under-
graduate: Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude
with Honors in History
Wake Forest University (1976)
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
EDUCATION (Continued)
High School: Lakeland Senior High School (1972)
Lakeland, Florida
PUBLICATIONS
Editor -in -Chief, Florida Environmental and Land Use Law,
Volumes I and II, The Florida Bar, 1986, 1987
"Allocating Limited Sewage Treatment Plant Capacity", 56
Florida Bar Journal 178, (Feb. 1982).
"Federal, State, and Local Environmental Control Agencies",
Chapter 1 in Environmental Regulation Litication in
Florida, The Florida Bar, 1981, 1986.
"Florida Wastewater Utility Law Update - 1988," presented at
the Florida Bar's Annual Environmental and Land Use Law
Update Seminar (August 19, 1988).
"Developments of Regional Impact: A Primer for Practice in
the East Central Florida Region," presented to the Orange
County Bar Association, April 28, 1988.
"The Coordinated Planning Process: State, Regional, and
Local Perspectives on City - County Coordinated Planning,
presented at the Florida Bar Land Use Update Seminar
(November 6, 1987).
"State and Local Permitting of Domestic Wastewater
Facilities in Florida," presented at The Other End of Growth
Management - Domestic Wastewater and Solid Waste Disposal
Workshop of the Florida Bar (March 13, 1987).
"Current Trends in Florida Water Law: Hydraulic Despotism
in Growth State," presented at the Florida Bar's Water Law,
Water Rights and Water Policy: The Florida Law of Water,
Wetlands and Submerged Lands Seminar (February 28, 1986).
"The Role of Capital Facilities Programming and Financing in
Land Use Planning," presented at the Florida Bar Land Use
Planning and Regulation Seminar (May 18, 1984).
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PUBLICATIONS (Continued)
"An Overview of Florida Wastewater Utility Law," presented
at the Florida Bar Annual Environmental Law Update Seminar
(August 16, 1982).
Co-F.uthor Make No Little Plans: The Develo ent of
Lakela d's First Civic Center, book application used to
successfully obtain state restoration funds and a nomination
to the National Register for Historic Sites for the Lake
Mirror Civic Center in Lakeland, Florida.
Workshop chairman and co-author of the Florida Bar
Environmental Law Section Sewage Treatment/Wastewater
Disposal Workshops in 1982 and 1981.
Co -Author "The Taking Issue in Florida Environmental
Litigation," Florida Bar CLE (March 1980).
"From Piecemeal Response to Comprehensive Program: A Legal
History of the Florida Citrus Industry, 1905 - 1940,"
Florida State University College of Law Paper (June 1979).
"Competition for Renewable Resources: A History of Florida
Environmental Law, 1957 - 1978," Florida State University
College of Law Paper (June 1978).
First Presbyterian Church of Orlando
Chief, Seminole Tribe, Quapaw Nation, South Orlando YMCA
Indian Guides Program
Wake Forest University National Alumni Council
Florida Bar
Florida Bar, Environmental and Land Use Law Section
Executive Council, Florida Bar Environmental and Land Use
Law Section (1981 to date)
Former Chairman (1987-1988), Florida Bar Environmental and
Land Use Law Section
Leadership Orlando Progam, Greater Orlando Chamber of
Commerce (1984 )
Lake Apopka Restoration Council (1985-1986)
Orange County Historical Commission (1984-1985)
Historic Lakeland, Inc.
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PERSONAL INFORMATION
Birth Date: February 13, 1954
Birthplace: Lakeland, Florida
Marital Status: Married (Laura)
Children: Alex (7) and Christopher (5)
Health: Excellent
Home Address and Phone Number:
3477 Colwyn Court
Orlando, Florida 32812
407/273-9794
Business Address and Phone Number:
Gray, Harris and Robinson, P.A.
Southeast Bank Building, Suite 1200
201 East Pine Street
Orlando, Florida 32801
407/843-8880 (Main Office)
407/244-5624 (Direct Dial)
407/247-1497 (Car Phone)
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RESUME
JACK A. RIRSCHBNBAUM
LASP PRLCTICR� GRAY, HARRIS, ROBINSON, X17SCHZNBAUM & PEEPLES
Attorneys at Law
P, 0, Box 320757
Cocoa Beach, Florida 32932-0757
(407) 783-2218
=Must University of Florida (B.A., 1975 cum laudet J.D.
1977, Phi Hata Kappa)
rxED TO PRACTIC&i All Courts of Florida
United State* District Court, Middle District of
Florida, 1978
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit,
1980
United State* Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit,
1985
Thv Florida Bar Association, admitted 1978
Communications Law Committee
The American Sar Association
Brevard County Bar Association
Grievance Committee 1984 - 1987 (former Chairman and Secretary)
Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers
The Association of Trial Lawyers
United Status District Court, Middle District of Florida, Arbitrator
Brevard Cultural Alliance
Chamber of Commerce, Committee of 100
Cocoa Bvach Library Board (1983-1986)
Cocoa Beach police Pension Board (1987-1989)
Space Coast Art Festival
former President and Secretary (1979-1989)
Children's Home Society, Brevard Unit, President and,
State Board, Director
Drevard Museum of History and Natural Science
Vice Chairman of Capital Improvement Fundraising (1989-1990)
Father of Jacob
Resident of Cocoa Beach for 30 years
Avid Surfer, Sportsman and Art Collector
DATE ANA PLACE OF BZRTx: August 13, 1953, Miami, Florida
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