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Overview

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

Representative Experience

Florida Licensure, Administrative Complaints, & Disciplinary Proceedings

  • Represents one of the nation’s largest community association management companies and routinely advises on regulatory compliance issues, including obtaining dismissals of administrative complaints brought against the entity’s license
  • Represents general contractors and electricians for developers and high volume home builders in dismissing administrative complaints against their licenses before the Construction Industry Licensing Board and Electrical Contractors Licensing Board
  • Represents professional engineers before the Florida Board of Professional Engineers

Regulatory Compliance and Association Creation and Management

  • Routinely advises regulated entities and licensees in Florida regulatory compliance matters.

Election & Political Law

  • Varied representative experience including advising a mayor’s re-election campaign and representing statewide political committees established to advocate for citizen placed ballot initiatives.
  • He has served as Political Director, Deputy Communications Director and as Campaign Manager for U.S. House of Representatives and Congressional nominees. He was also a Legislative Intern for U.S. Senator Bill Nelson.

Judicial Clerkships

  • Law Clerk, Honorable Robert LeBlanc, Ninth Judicial Circuit Court of Florida

Professional & Community Involvement

  • The Florida Bar
    • Administrative Law Section, 2021-Present
  • Tallahassee Bar Association
    • Young Lawyers Section, Board of Directors, 2022-Present
  • William H. Stafford Inn of Court, Associate, 2021-Present
  • Young Democrats of Orange County, President, 2016-2017

Recognition

  • Best Lawyers: Ones To Watch, 2023-Present
  • Florida Super Lawyers, Rising Star, 2024-Present

Publications & Presentations

Government Affairs News Update, Publications: Florida Organization Session
Stearns Weaver Miller News Update|November 2024

Events: Legislative Update 2023-2024
Florida Eminent Domain Conference|November 2024

Publications: New Law Creates Stricter Requirements for Filing Ethics Complaints at both State and Local Level
Tallahassee Bar Association Bulletin|September 2024

Land Development News Update, Publications: What's Developing | Spring 2024
Stearns Weaver Miller News Update|May 2024

Events: Ethical Best Practices for 2024 Elections
Florida Tax Collectors Association Fall Conference|May 2024

Government Affairs News Update, Land Development News Update, Publications: FDACS Promulgates New Rules Addressing Agricultural Land Owned by a Foreign Principal
Stearns Weaver Miller News Update|March 2024

Events: WEBINAR: SB 328 - The 2024 Live Local Act
Stearns Weaver Miller Webinar|March 2024

Government Affairs News Update, Publications: Rotunda Report Week 9 | March 4-8, 2024
Stearns Weaver Miller News Update|March 2024

Government Affairs News Update, Publications: Rotunda Report Week 8 | February 26-March 1, 2024
Stearns Weaver Miller News Update|March 2024

Government Affairs News Update, Publications: Rotunda Report Week 7 | February 19-23, 2024
Stearns Weaver Miller News Update|February 2024

Affordable Housing News Update, Government Affairs News Update, Land Development News Update, Publications: Rotunda Report Week 6 | February 12-16, 2024
Stearns Weaver Miller News Update|February 2024

Government Affairs News Update, Land Development News Update, Publications: Rotunda Report Week 5 | February 5-9, 2024
Stearns Weaver Miller News Update|February 2024

Government Affairs News Update, Land Development News Update, Publications: What's Developing | Winter 2024
Stearns Weaver Miller News Update|January 2024

Land Development News Update, Publications: Industrial Wastewater Discharge Legislation - PFAS and 1,4-Dioxane Limits
Stearns Weaver Miller News Update|January 2024

Government & Administrative News Update, Publications: Crème de law Admin | Summer 2022
Stearns Weaver Miller News Update|August 2022

Publications: Appellate Case Notes
Administrative Law Section of The Florida Bar Newsletter|June 2022

Events: Ethics for Florida Government Employees
April 2022

Government & Administrative News Update, Publications: Two New Laws Immediately Impact Florida Healthcare Providers
Stearns Weaver Miller News Update|April 2022

Publications: Appellate Case Notes
Administrative Law Section of The Florida Bar Newsletter|March 2022

Publications: COVID Special Session Update
Winter Edition of the Tallahassee Bar Association's Bar Bulletin|February 2022

COVID News Update, Government & Administrative News Update, Publications: Crème de law Admin | Winter 2021
Stearns Weaver Miller News Update|February 2022

Publications: Appellate Case Notes
Administrative Law Section of The Florida Bar Newsletter|December 2021

Publications: Vaccine Requirements in the Hiring Process
Fall Edition of the Tallahassee Bar Association's Bar Bulletin|October 2021

Publications: Appellate Case Notes
Administrative Law Section of The Florida Bar Newsletter|September 2021

Publications: Appellate Case Notes
Administrative Law Section of The Florida Bar Newsletter|June 2021

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