Florida is a highly regulatory and regulated state, with unique procedural and substantive rules governing its state agencies, their authority, and the ability to challenge their actions. We have experience helping clients navigate through state actions, as well as actions taken at the local and federal levels.
Rule Challenges and Rule Making
We represent clients affected by a government agency’s rules or policies. Our team routinely engages with federal, state, and local government offices throughout Florida to help effectuate a non-litigated resolution. Our Tallahassee attorneys, with a physical presence near state agency decision-makers, routinely assist in developing preventative and proactive measures to help mitigate our clients’ complex business problems. In the event a proactive or informal resolution cannot be found, our administrative litigation team has experience challenging agency rules and policies.
Contesting Agency Action
Our administrative litigation team assists clients after an agency or local government has taken, or intends to take, action affecting the client’s interests. We have experience representing clients in matters involving licensure and discipline, bid protests and procurement, zoning challenges, Medicaid overpayment disputes, permitting, and enforcement, among other issues.
- Administrative Litigation and Appeals
- Administrative Complaints and Disciplinary Proceedings
- Government Contracts, Bid Protests and Procurement
- Business, Professional and Facility Licenses Proceedings
- Environmental Permitting, Compliance and Enforcement
- Non-Profit and Trade Association Formation, Compliance and Management
- Government Investigations and Audits
- Regulatory Compliance
- Rulemaking and Rule Challenges
- State and Local Taxation
- Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Investigations And Enforcement Actions
- Sunshine Law and Open Government Laws Litigation
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Successful defense of multiple state permits against attacks by third parties, including driveway permits, air curtain incinerator permits, phosphate mine permits and reclamation plans, limestone mine permits, commercial development permits
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Successful defense of licensures and permits in disciplinary and enforcement actions ranging from security services to stormwater violations
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Successful bid protests and appeals at the municipal level involving multimillion dollar contracts for global technology company
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Provide advice and counsel to multinational corporations regarding municipal procurement responsive strategies and related compliance aspects
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Successful defense of multimillion dollar Medicaid overpayment claim
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Successful defense of billion dollar healthcare procurements
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Successfully negotiated issuance of dozens of permits from state and federal agencies
Firm Announcements:
Administrative & Regulatory Law Attorney Matthew E.W. Bryant Joins Stearns Weaver Miller’s Tallahassee Office
July 2024
Events:
Ethical Best Practices for 2024 Elections
Florida Tax Collectors Association Fall Conference |May 2024|Robert J. Walters
Government Affairs News Update, Publications:
Interim Committee Week 5 | November 13-17, 2023
Stearns Weaver Miller News Update|November 2023|Marco T. Paredes, Jr.
Publications:
Traffic Jams Are Not Enough: Administrative Standing in Permitting Challenges
The Florida Bar|August 2023|Felicia Kitzmiller, Susan L. Stephens, Fatou Calixte
Government Affairs News Update, Publications:
Rotunda Report Week 1 | March 6-10
Stearns Weaver Millers News Update|March 2023|Marco T. Paredes, Jr.
In the Media:
News and Notes
Administrative Law Section of The Florida Bar Newsletter |September 2022
Government & Administrative News Update, Publications:
Crème de law Admin | Summer 2022
Stearns Weaver Miller News Update|August 2022|Glenn Burhans, Jr., Marco T. Paredes, Jr., Bridget Smitha, Robert J. Walters
Events:
Symposium to look at 'Social Media and the 1st Amendment'
Western Michigan University Cooley Law School |July 2022|Abigail Corbett