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Michael A. Rodríguez, born and raised in Hialeah, Florida, is a graduate of New College of Florida and Vermont Law School. He joined Greenspoon Marder in 2006, and his practice includes the representation of real estate developers, real estate investors, corporate landowners, and individual landowners in overall real estate development and local government lobbying, including, but not limited to, obtaining master plan and zoning amendments, amendments to local government comprehensive plans, site plan and zoning approvals, subdivision and platting approvals, environmental permitting with state, regional, and local permitting authorities, Community Redevelopment Agencies, Developments of Regional Impact, code enforcement issues and building code compliance issues. His practice also includes extensive knowledge of land use/zoning and local government issues as they relate specifically to condominium and community associations, as well as administrative challenges, litigation, and appeals of local government decisions and ordinances before the Florida Division of Administrative
Hearings, as well as the state and federal courts of Florida.
In addition to local government lobbying, Mr. Rodríguez advises clients in matters related to local government programs, building compliance issues, and litigation under Titles II and III of the Americans with Disabilities Act; building compliance issues under the Federal Fair Housing Act; and construction compliance issues under the Florida Accessibility Code for Building Construction.
Mr. Rodríguez began his practice as an assistant county attorney for the Office of the County Attorney for Martin County, where he served as counsel to the Building Department, Code Enforcement Division and County Accessibility Coordinator, and staff counsel to the Board of County Commissioners, Planning and Zoning Board, Local Planning Agency, Development Review Committee, and Neighborhood Advisory Committees. Mr. Rodríguez is an active member of various local political and civic organizations, among them serving on the Executive Board of the Democratic Hispanic Caucus of Florida Palm Beach Chapter, and the Palm Beach County Sports Commission where he serves as Co-Chair of the annual Kids Fitness Festival of the Palm Beaches.
Areas of Practice:
- Land Use
- Zoning
- Administrative Law
- Local Government Law
- Litigation
Bar Admissions:
- Florida
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida
- U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit
Education:
- Vermont Law School, 1997 (J.D.)
- New College of Florida, 1994 (B.A.)
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