Governmental Law Attorney
At Hartman Law Firm, P.A., our lead attorney Dan Hartman has 15 years of experience as an attorney dealing with legal matters involving many different counties and cities in Florida, including legislative decisions and quasi-judicial decisions rendered by State and local governments.
Cities, counties, towns, businesses and individuals who need a Florida governmental law attorney contact the law firm of Hartman Law Firm, P.A. The range of services provided to local governments include matters involving development orders, variances, land use and planning matters, annexation, utility franchise and regulatory matters, code enforcement proceedings, and statutory compliance matters. City officials, county officials, government agencies and private citizens utilize the services of this Tallahassee local government lawyer on a continuing or special purpose basis for these and other matters.
Types of Governmental Law
Talk to Hartman Law Firm, P.A. for all of your city, county or government agency needs involving issues like:
- Land use and zoning
- Utility laws, such as water, sewer and power regulations
- Administrative agencies
- Annexation
- Developer or franchise agreements
- Development order determinations
- Disputes and litigation
- Employment matters
- Ethics violations
- Regulatory matters
- Ordinances and code enforcement
- Waste water utility expansion and regulation
- Wetlands and natural resources
- Encroachments
Experienced Government Attorney
Experience and knowledge are essential to effective municipal law representation. As the city attorney of Carrabelle, our founding attorney, Daniel W. Hartman, handles the city's issues regarding code enforcement licensing, land use and planning compliance, utility expansion, rate making, franchising, permitting, sourcing of financing, and capital improvement planning in the areas of water and waste water.
In addition, attorney Hartman has handled various projects for many different government entities, businesses and individuals for governmental law matters:
- City of Carrabelle – has proudly served as the Carrabelle City attorney for over four years handling all legal matters involving the City and assists with planning efforts.
- City of Destin – Served as staff counsel in connection with a variety of quasi-judicial matters such as code enforcement and development order approvals. In addition to eminent domain and development of City wide impact fees.
- City of Tallahassee — Prepared detailed planning and population projections to support the city's Water Master Plan Update, and assisted with planning for capital improvements necessary to support water demand from growth areas outside of the urban service area. Land use planning services only.
- City of Alachua — Reviewed and offered recommendations regarding municipal regulation of telecommunications service providers, assessed current infrastructure, and advised the city regarding potential acquisition of the existing service provider.
- Water Management Services, Inc. — Assisted utility provider with Northwest Florida Water Management District consumptive use permitting and other regulatory matters
- Jefferson County — Represented county regarding regulation of waste-to-energy facilities, electric transmission and telecommunication infrastructure, and coordinated with state agencies regarding permitting and enforcement matters.
- Florida East Coast Industries, Inc., and ITERA Timberlands and Development — Represented private landowners with large holdings throughout the state, including strategic planning regarding development of land holdings, including the provision of utility service to existing and anticipated development parcels.
As an active participant in local government with years of experience, our Florida land use attorney Daniel W. Hartman can swiftly assess your problem, define your goals and develop a winning strategy to meet your needs.
In addition to our representation of government entities, we represent individuals before State government, water management districts and local governments throughout the Panhandle of Florida. Tallahassee local government law attorney Daniel Hartman is available for your legal needs. He can serve as your ongoing legal counsel or provide guidance when a specific situation or problem arises. Either call our office or contact us online to talk with a governmental law attorney. We look forward to helping you.