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Thomas Gould's representation of property owners focuses on environmental and land use matters. Thomas has also practiced in both the administrative and government relations field. While at the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, he conducted civil and administrative litigation regarding environmental resource permits, sovereignty submerged lands leases, cost recovery actions, and natural resource damage assessment claims as the Lead Program attorney for the Bureau of Emergency Response. In addition, he advised the Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund on a full range of State lands' issues. In the private sector, as part of his environmental and land use practice, he has represented development clients in all stages of pre-acquisition due diligence and post-acquisition entitlement proceedings before state and local agencies. Thomas has also represented financial institutions during pre and post-foreclosure activities to evaluate entitlements and negotiate associated regulatory compliance issues and approvals. The particular focus of Thomas' environmental and land use practice includes: marina permitting, governmental regulatory counseling, wetland mitigation banking, negotiating and drafting development agreements, impact fee credit agreements, and concurrency-related proportionate share agreements with state and local agencies; analyzing and negotiating multi-use DRI issues; negotiating and drafting environmental regulatory agreements; and, representing clients in quasi-judicial proceedings before local governments. More recently, his practice has focused on providing regulatory assistance to companies seeking to permit or construct renewable energy and "green" development projects.
Brownfields Redevelopment
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Representation of major mixed-use DRI in Polk County, Florida. The representation includes drafting transportation and utility development agreements, and handling all state, regional, and local regulatory issues and hearings associated with the filing of a NOPC to amend and restate the DRI Development Order.
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Representation of major mixed-use DRI in Lake County, Florida. The representation includes drafting annexation, PUD zoning, and utility development agreements, and handling all state, regional, and local regulatory issues associated with the filing of a NOPC to amend and restate the DRI Development Order.
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Representation of major mixed-use DRI in Volusia County, Florida. The representation includes drafting transportation-related proportionate share agreements with the FDOT and Volusia County, and handling all state, regional, and local regulatory issues associated with the filing of a NOPC to amend and restate the DRI Development Order.
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Assisted with representation of major mixed-use DRI in Sumter County, Florida. The representation includes drafting transportation-related proportionate share and impact fee credit agreements with the City of Wildwood, Sumter County, and the FDOT.
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Representation of mixed-use urban-infill project in Maitland, Florida. The representation included drafting the development agreement for the redevelopment project and handling all state and local regulatory issues associated with the development agreement. The proposed project’s plan included a pedestrian-friendly, four-block area that includes a city hall, retail and office space, 675 condos/apartments, and a "green roof" component.
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Representation as CRA attorney for the Town of Eatonville, Florida. This work includes providing general legal support and counsel pertaining to the operation and management of community redevelopment activities.
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Representation of national financial institution in Florida in providing regulatory counseling and conducting negotiations with governmental staff regarding federal and state environmental entitlements and authorizations associated with a deep-water commercial marina project.
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Representation of developer in Central Florida in working to obtain all necessary federal and state permit approvals for development of a lake-based residential marina project.
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Barry University School of Law, Adjunct Professor, "Oil and Gas Law," Spring 2012
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Florida Forestry Association Annual Meeting, Speaker, "Public Regulation of Private Forests - Legal Policy Update," 2011
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Barry University School of Law, Adjunct Professor, "Energy Law & Policy," Spring 2011
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Florida Forestry Association Annual Meeting, Speaker, "Status of the Florida Forever Program & Prospects for the Future," 2010
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Barry University School of Law, Guest Lecturer, "Florida Constitutional Law", August 2007
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Legal Times, Co-Author, "Masters of Their Domain: After Kelo, property owners and developers plot ways to discourage condemnation," November 14, 2005
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NBI, Instructor, Florida Land Use: Current Issues in Subdivision, Annexation, and Zoning Law, January 2005
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DEP Compliance and Enforcement Workshop, Speaker, Current Topics in State Lands Enforcement Issues, September 2003
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Tallahassee Community College, Adjunct Professor, Constitutional Foundations, Summer Term (2001) and Fall Term (2001)
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Florida Forestry Association, Member
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Florida Forestry Association, Environmental Committee, Member
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The Florida Bar, Environmental and Land Use Law Section, Executive Council Member
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The Florida Bar, Environmental and Land Use Law Section, Member; ELULS Quarterly Section Reporter, Co-Editor; Wetlands, Wildlife, and Beaches Committee, Co-Chair
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Commercial Real Estate Women (CREW) of Orlando, Member
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Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), Florida
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M.S., Samford University, 2000; Environmental Management
J.D., Samford University Cumberland School of Law, 2000
M.F.R.C., University of Florida, 1996; Forest Resources and Conservation; Minor: Environmental Policy
University of Florida, 1994; Post Baccalaureate Environmental Certification Degree, Department of Zoology
B.A., University of Florida, 1992; History
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