Elizabeth Somerstein

Overview

Elizabeth Somerstein is a partner in the Land Use & Zoning practice group at Greenspoon Marder LLP. She concentrates her practice on representing real estate developers and property owners on complex land use, zoning, and environmental permitting matters. Ms. Somerstein also handles a wide range of zoning, environmental, and land use litigation. Ms. Somerstein is credentialed by the U.S. Green Building Council as a LEED AP BD+C, which is an advanced professional credential obtained by only those professionals with significant expertise in the design and construction phases of green buildings, serving the commercial, residential, education and healthcare sectors.

Court Admissions

U.S. Supreme Court
U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida
U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit

Bar Admissions

Florida

Education

LEED AP BD+C Professional Credential
J.D., University of Miami School of Law, magna cum laude, Order of the Coif
- Writing Editor, University of Miami Intern-American Law Review
- “Grey Quill Award,” Recipient
B.A., Art History, Emory University

Experience

Professional and Community Involvement

Gold Coast Builder Association Government Affairs Committee, Member
Leadership Broward, Class XLI
Broward County Cultural Council, Member
Leadership Broward Engagement Committee, Member
Nova Southeastern University, Levan Ambassadors Board, Member
City of Fort Lauderdale, Sustainability Advisory Board, Chair of the Board
Ghost Light Society, Steering Committee
Broward County Bar Association, Member
Order of the Coif, Member
Silver Knight Alumni Association, Member
South Florida Emory Alumni Association, Member

Awards

Recognitions

South Florida Legal Guide, “Top Up & Comer Lawyer Under 40,” 2021
U.S. News and World Report, “Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch,” Commercial Litigation, 2021-2023
Super Lawyers magazine, “Florida Rising Stars,” Land Use & Zoning, 2019
Daily Business Review, Honoree, “On the Rise” Professional Excellence Awards, 2019
South Florida Business & Wealth magazine, Nominee, “Up & Comers,” 2018

Publications

Author, “Senate Bill 360 in the Wake of the Recent City of Weston Ruling,” October 25, 2010
Co-Author, “New Challenges to Protecting a Landlord’s Interest from its Tenants’ Creditors,” March 10, 2010
Author, “Copyright Abolition and Attribution,” Review of Law & Economics: Vol. 5: Iss. 3, Article 5, 2009
Author, “Provenance: Issues in Museum Administration” ALI-ABA Course of Study, Legal Issues in Museum Administration, April 2009
Author, “Who is really protecting Barbie: Goliath or the Silver Knight? A defense of Mattel’s aggressive international attempts to protect its Barbie copyright and trademark,” 39 University of Miami Inter-American Law Review, 559, 2008

In the News

Featured, “Q&As With DBR’s 2019 On the Rise Honorees,” Daily Business Review, May 6, 2019
Featured, “Meet Liz Adler of Greenspoon Marder in Brickell and Miami Beach,” VoyageMIA, May 2, 2019
Featured, “DBR Announces 2019 Professional Excellence Awards,” Daily Business Journal, March 15, 2019
Featured, “Alumni Welcome,” NSU University School Viewpoint, Spring 2018

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