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Amelia practices primarily in the area of environmental law, seeking to help clients navigate the regulatory process, the legislative arena, or a litigation setting. She routinely works with various agencies at the federal, state, and local levels. She has assisted clients on projects ranging from single-family docks, energy facilities, to wetland mitigation banks, to large scale developments, to water supply matters.
Represents clients in obtaining environmental permits from federal, state, and local agencies including participating in consultation with supporting agencies on wildlife and other issues.
Defends environmental permits from challenge before Federal Courts, Florida Courts, and the Division of Administrative Hearings.
Guides wetland mitigation bank clients through the permitting process with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Florida Department of Environmental Protection, and Florida’s water management districts.
Guides species conservation bank clients through the permitting process with U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Negotiates agreements with governmental agencies on behalf of private clients, including conservation easements.
Participates in rulemaking regarding imperiled species and other environmental rules with state agencies as stakeholder on behalf of private clients.
Defends private clients from enforcement actions brought by state and federal agencies.
Negotiates agreements for water use among various private and public suppliers.
Conservancy of Southwest Florida v. G.L. Homes of Naples Associates II, Ltd. and South Florida Water Management District, DOAH Case No. 06-4922, Final Order Issued 7/12/2007.
Old Pelican Bay III Association, Inc. v. Terry Carlson and Department of Environmental Protection, DOAH Case No. 08-0510, Final Order Issued 8/8/2008.
Lee County and Sarasota County v. Mosaic Fertilizer, LLC and Department of Environmental Protection, DOAH Case No. 08-3886, Final Order Issued 2/2/2009.
Lee County and Sarasota County v. Mosaic Fertilizer, LLC and Department of Environmental Protection, 29 So. 3d 301 (Fla. 2nd DCA 2010).
FINR II, Inc. v. CF Industries, Inc. and Department of Environmental Protection, DOAH Case No. 11-6495. Final Order Issued 6/8/2012.
Nancy Condron v. St. Johns River Water Management District and 1044PVB, LLC. DOAH Case No. 16-806. Final Order Issued 7/25/16.
Presentation, Florida Chamber of Commerce Environmental Permitting Summer School, Emerging Issues in Environmental Resource Permitting (2014, 2016, 2017).
Presentation, Gopher Tortoise Council, Mosaic’s Memorandum of Agreement Regarding Gopher Tortoises on Mosaic Land (2013).
Presentation, University of Florida College of Law 19th Annual Public Interest Environmental Conference, Reconciling Federal and State Interests in Endangered Species Protection (2013).
Presentation, The Florida Bar Environmental Land Use Law Section Annual Update, A Developer’s Guide to Navigating Bug and Bunny Issues with the Wildlife Agencies (2013).
Statewide Environmental Resource Permitting, Florida Treatise on Environmental and Land Use Law (2015) (co-author).
Incidental Take Permitting and Habitat Conservation Planning, Florida Treatise on Environmental and Land Use Law (2015) (co-author).
The Endangered Species Act Listing Process, Florida Treatise on Environmental and Land Use Law (2015) (co-author).
Environmental Resource Permitting in the Northwest Florida Water Management District, Florida Treatise on Environmental and Land Use Law (2012) (co-author).
Division of Responsibility for Wetlands Permitting, Florida Treatise on Environmental and Land Use Law (2008-2015) (co-author).
Nationwide Permits Under Both Rivers and Harbors Act Section 10 and Clean Water Act Section 404, Florida Treatise on Environmental and Land Use Law (2015).
Why Do Federal Agencies Rely on ARNI Designations in Environmental Permitting?, Environmental and Land Use Law in the Florida Bar Journal, December 2010 (co-author).
Why is ARNI an Environmental Permitting Stumbling Block?, Trends, ABA Section of Environmental, Energy, and Resources Newsletter, Volume 41, Number 3, January/February 2010 (co-author).

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