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Jeffrey  Lynne

Jeffrey Lynne
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Las Olas Centre II
350 East Las Olas Boulevard
Suite 1600
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33301-2229
Main:  954.463.2700
Fax:  954.847.5341
Direct:  954.759.8969
jeffrey.lynne@akerman.com

Practice Areas
Land Use and Entitlements, Green and Sustainable Development
Energy & Utilities, Green Energy and Climate Change

Additional Practice Areas
Real Estate, Construction, Development of Real Estate, Environmental Permitting, Audits, and Compliance, Environmental Infrastructure and Security, Litigation

Experience
Jeffrey Lynne is a real estate and litigation attorney with experience obtaining and defending land use entitlements for private clients in complex zoning, energy, fire, construction, architecture, and environmental permitting and regulatory disputes before the local, state and federal agencies, and between private entities. Jeffrey also assists clients to meet green development strategies as one of the few attorneys in the state to be recognized by the United States Green Building Council as a "Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Accredited Professional" (LEED AP).

Awards & Recognition
U.S. Green Building Council LEEDŽ Accredited Professional (LEED AP)
South Florida Business Journal's "Top 40 under 40" 2009
Martindale-Hubbell, AV Rated

Representative Clients
Publix Super Markets, Inc.
Duke Realty
Target Corporation
Huizenga Holdings, LLC
Craig Zinn Automotive Group
Miami Dolphins

Notable Client Work
Representation of big-box retailer in state and federal litigation against city for denial of site plan and concurrency approval.
Representation of luxury hotel developer regarding comprehensive plan consistency challenge to development order approval by local citizens group.
Representation of developer to obtain DRI approvals relating to a casino-based mixed-use development in Hallandale Beach, Florida.
Member of consultant team to obtain enabling legislation to revise county boundary between Palm Beach and Broward counties and prepare complex pre-annexation agreement between private property owners and City of Parkland, Florida.
Representation of big-box retailer with regard to preservation of property entitlements relating to foreclosure by lender on developer's interest in shopping mall in Orlando, Florida.
Representation of major financial institution with construction aspects of completion of residential condominium complex with general contractor and vendors during foreclosure on construction loan in Miami, Florida.
Representation of private property owner regarding riparian rights dispute with Department of Environmental Protection and local jurisdiction over access to Florida Intracoastal Waterway.

Published Work and Lectures
U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), Broward Branch, Moderator, "Costs and Benefits of Developing Green," September 2009
Greater Boca Raton Chamber of Commerce, Speaker, "Green Tax Incentives and Credits for Business," August 2009
Greater Boca Raton Chamber of Commerce, Speaker, "LEEDing Towards Sustainability," April 2009
Lorman Seminar, Speaker, "Identifying Issues When Drafting LEED Construction Contracts," December 2008
Probike/Prowalk Florida, Speaker, "A1A Litigation: Lessons Learned & Rights Earned," October 2008

Bar Admissions
Florida

Professional Experience
City of Boca Raton, Florida, Assistant City Attorney
Ullman & Ullman, P.A., Florida
Office of the State Attorney, Florida

Community Involvement
League of American Bicyclists, Board Member, 2009
Greater Boca Raton Chamber of Commerce, Trustee
U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), South Florida Chapter, Broward Branch, Secretary
Florida Green Building Coalition, Member
Urban Land Institute (ULI), Member
The Florida Bar, Environmental and Land Use Law Section, Member
Palm Beach County Bar Association, Environmental Land Use Committee, Member

Education
1997: J.D., University of Miami School of Law, with honors
1993: B.A., University of Florida