Providing Counseling And Advocacy Services
GJB’s government and municipal attorneys help clients navigate issues that may arise in dealing with local, state or federal governments. We also serve as general counsel for municipalities, and as special counsel in regulation, zoning and land use, employment, and litigation matters.
Our experienced attorneys provide valued counseling and advocacy services in procurement matters, tax disputes, lawsuits, administrative hearings, code violations, business permitting, property rights, and other issues involving government regulations, procedures and processes. Our clients also have access to GJB’s extensive network of personal and professional relationships within all levels of government.
We help our clients address other types of legislative, administrative, procedural, and political issues, including:
- Ad valorem taxes
- Affordable housing
- Business and professional regulations
- Civil rights
- Code enforcement matters
- Construction contracts
- Contracting disputes
- Environmental issues
- Health law
- Land use and zoning
- Legislative and executive branch issues
- Lobbying
- Prospective municipal ordinances
- Public-private partnerships (P3)
- Relocation incentives
- School board matters
- Special benefit districts
- Tax challenges and appeals
- Transportation/airports/seaports
- Zoning and regulatory proceedings and claims
While we strive to help clients avoid the expense and disruption of litigation, our attorneys appear before all state and federal courts and regulatory commissions and serve as advocates for our clients.
If you would like to speak with a member of our government and municipal law practice to discuss legal representation, or have any other question, please contact our Miami, Fort Lauderdale or Tampa office. We will respond promptly and arrange for you to speak with a member of the firm with the appropriate experience.
Notable Municipal Law Engagements
- Represented municipality in a number of claims alleging police misconduct, leading to nuisance value settlements.
- Represented municipality in federal civil rights/first amendment claim, leading to nuisance value settlement.
- Negotiated complex multi-party transaction with school board, charitable foundation, municipality and local university for successful creation of municipal charter middle-high school.
- Successfully defended personal injury claims against municipality, resulting in zero recovery.
- Representation of municipality in ongoing litigation challenging municipal pool construction/operations.
- Successfully defended various municipal board rulings against appellate challenges.
Notable Governmental Law Representations
- Represented an international consortium in a public/private partnership in the approval of a $450 million Miami-Dade County and a $50 million City of Miami contribution for the Port of Miami Tunnel Project.
- Represented a major corporation in the public bidding process and negotiation of the final contract for advertising bus shelters in Miami-Dade County.
- Represented a major international corporation in the public bidding process, bid protest, and contract negotiation for advertising display panels in Miami International Airport.
- Represented a major corporation in the public bidding process for retail space at Miami International Airport.
- Represented a major developer in the approval of a county environmental permit for a mega yacht marina on Watson Island.
- Represented various corporations in bid protests in regard to health services.
- Represented client in bid protest for contract to build and repair a marina.
- Represented client in a bid dispute in regard to parking garage at Miami International Airport.