Robert J. Walters

Robert Walters focuses his practice on Florida administrative law, regulatory compliance, civil litigation and appeals, government affairs, and election law.  Robert primarily advises clients under investigation by various State of Florida agencies and boards, such as:

• Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR)
  • Construction Industry Licensing Board
  • Electrical Contractors’ Licensing Board
  • Florida Real Estate Commission
  • Community Association Managers
  • Florida Board of Professional Engineers
• Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS)
• Florida Office of Financial Regulation (OFR)
• Other cabinet level agencies, including Public Service Commission (PSC), Department of Health (DOH), and Department of Financial Services (DFS)

Robert routinely provides guidance to clients to navigate Florida’s complex regulatory scheme regulated by the above agencies and boards, in order to minimize compliance issues.

Areas of Concentration

Administrative & Regulatory

• Government Investigations and Audits
• Administrative Litigation before the Division of Administrative Hearings (DOAH) and handling Appeals of final orders before the District Court of Appeals
• Government Contracts, Bid Protests and Procurement
• Non-Profit and Trade Association Formation, Compliance and Management
• Regulatory Compliance, including professional licenses and regulated entities
• Rulemaking and Rule Challenges
• State and Local Taxation
• Sunshine Law and Open Government Laws Litigation

Government Affairs

• Legislative branch lobbying before the Florida House of Representatives and Florida Senate
• Executive branch lobbying before the Governor, Cabinet and state agencies
• State budget appropriations
• Legislative bill drafting and monitoring
• Legislative issue management

Election & Political Law

• Florida Election Law Compliance for political committees and candidates, relating to campaign finance advising and ballot initiatives
• Election litigation regarding Ballot Qualification, Recounts, and Contested Elections
• High net worth and foundation donor advising
• Ethics Rules and Counseling
• Florida Elections Commission
• Florida Commission on Ethics