James R.. Brindell is a shareholder and member of the firm's Real Estate Department and Urban Development Group. Mr. Brindell joined the firm in 1981 and has over 30 years of experience.

Practice Areas

• Land Use, Environmental and Administrative law

Education

University of Miami School of Law, Sea Grant Fellow, 1969-1970
Ocean and Coastal Law
University of Miami School of Law
J.D., 1969
Davidson College
B.A., 1965

Professional Associations and Memberships

United States Supreme Court, admitted 1973; American Bar Association, Urban, State and Local Government Law and Litigation Sections; The Florida Bar, admitted 1969, Environmental and Land Use Law Section, Chairman 1978-79, Committee on Certification 1993, Science and Technology Tribunal Committee Co-Chairman 1983-84, Editorial Board 1982-83, Executive Council 1976-80, Advisory Committee on Environmental Law to the Designation Committee 1975-85; Palm Beach County Bar Association; Urban Land Institute, Chairman, District Council Technical Advisory Program Committee; American Planning Association and Palm Beach County Planning Congress

Civic and Community Service

Co-Chair, Role of the Private Land Owner Committee, Ecosystem Management, Florida Department of Environmental Protection, 1994-1995; Florida Chamber of Commerce, Board of Directors 1992-1995; West Palm Beach Transportation Management Association, Chairman 1994-1997; West Palm Beach Downtown Development Authority, Chairman 1989-93; Chamber of Commerce of the Palm Beaches, President 1989-90; Community Redevelopment Agency, West Palm Beach 1990-91; Palm Beach County Water Resources Management Advisory Board, Vice Chairman 1985-90, Wellfield Protection Ordinance Subcommittee Chairman 1985-86.

Seminars and Presentations

Environmental Permitting, Land Use Approvals, Administrative Law

Group Facilitation

American assembly formats on land use and environmental issues

Honors

The Best Lawyers in America, - Environmental Law, 1993-present;
AV Rated (means that his legal ability and ethical standards are very high to
preeminent) as independently determined by Martindale-Hubbell

Prior Professional Experience

James R. Brindell, Attorney-At-Law 1979-1981; Florida Department of Environmental Regulation, Division of Environmental Permitting, Director 1977-1979; Florida Department of Environmental Regulation, General Counsel 1975-1977; The Florida Environmental Regulation Commission, General Counsel 1975-1977; Florida Department of Legal Affairs, Environmental Law Section, Assistant Attorney General and Administrator 1973-1975; Florida Department of Pollution Control, Florida Pollution Control Board, Board Attorney 1971-1973; Eleventh Judicial Circuit of Florida (Metro Miami), Environmental Crimes Division, Assistant State Attorney and Division Head 1970-1971.