Inside and outside of Florida, Eric assists myriad business and individual clients on environmental law and regulatory matters. A Florida native, for nearly three decades Eric has focused his practice on wetland regulation, mitigation banking, stormwater regulation, consumptive use or water use permitting, water supply and underground injection control.

Beginning as a St. Johns River Water Management District in-house attorney, Eric worked with other water management districts to develop the Environmental Resource Permitting program, statutes and rules governing wetland mitigation banks, and rules and policies affecting water supply and water use. He was also involved in evaluating permit applications and resolving enforcement issues. This background allows him to offer his clients an agency-experienced understanding of how agency staff evaluate regulatory issues which helps clients resolve those issues.

Moving into private practice in 1999, Eric gained years of additional experience representing industry associations and regulated entities before the Florida Legislature and federal and state regulatory agencies, with the goal of keeping laws and rules reasonable and obtaining permits and other authorizations in a timely, cost-efficient manner. Eric remains dedicated to developing innovative approaches to regulatory problems that not only meet client needs and mandatory agency requirements, but also are designed to be practical for his client’s day-to day-operations and long- and short-term development strategies.

Eric consistently strives to overcome even the most difficult regulatory obstacles his clients face. He seeks to remain informed and focused on client imperatives while working through any issues they face by cultivating and maintaining positive relationships with regulators and constituents.

Eric has always had a keen interest in the intersection of technology, science, the law and the environment. He is experienced in working with not only business professionals, but also with biologists, hydrologists, engineers and ecologists, as well as other professionals involved in this distinct legal discipline. Because of his multi-dimensional background, Eric can deliver the honed acumen needed to translate complex concepts into clear answers and actions for clients.