About

Provided by Stearns Weaver Miller Weissler Alhadeff & Sitterson, P.A.

Stearns Weaver Miller’s Real Estate group represents developers, investors and others in all areas of real estate. Projects include commercial (offices, shopping centers, hotels), industrial facilities, mixed-use, master planned communities, and residential.

Stearns Weaver Miller’s team assists with contract preparation and negotiation, project planning and development, financing, construction, and leasing of assets. We assist with sale-leaseback transactions, 1031 exchanges, restructurings, and foreclosures, and dispositions of loans.

Our Commercial Real Estate Lending team represents banks, insurance companies and other institutional lenders with the extension of credit. We assist in negotiating the acquisition, development and construction of the projects and the workout of troubled assets.

Our Land Use/Zoning team counsels clients throughout Florida on structuring deals, executing development strategies and securing entitlements and permits for projects ranging from greenfield developments to urban redevelopment sites. Our multi-disciplinary team also supports transactions from due diligence through construction and final permitting of a project. 

Our Affordable Housing team represents developer clients in developing and financing projects, including equity raised through the syndication of tax credits, tax-exempt bond financing, Fannie/Freddie/FHA loans and other funding sources. We also represent lenders making loans or providing credit enhancement to developers.

Chambers Review

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Real Estate - Florida: South

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Band 2

What the Team is Known For

Stearns Weaver Miller Weissler Alhadeff & Sitterson PA undertakes a broad range of real estate mandates for clients, including obtaining regulatory approvals and negotiating loans, purchases and sales. Other areas of expertise include the financing and development of affordable housing projects. Clients include owners, developers, hotel operators and institutional lenders. The team offers a substantial zoning and land use practice, guiding clients through entitlement, development, environmental and government regulatory concerns as well as associated litigation.

Work Highlights

  • Stearns Weaver Miller Weissler Alhadeff & Sitterson represented The Related Urban in land use considerations for two large redevelopment projects in Tampa. The representation included plan amendments, rezonings and permitting.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Reggie L Bouthillier
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Reggie L Bouthillier
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Reggie Bouthillier provides expert land use advice on projects within the residential, healthcare, transport and education sectors. He also offers expertise in contentious land use matters.

He is knowledgeable, experienced and detailed.

Reggie is the captain of the ship and a trusted colleague.

Reggie is creative in finding solutions.

Jacob Cremer
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Jacob Cremer
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Band 2
Jacob Cremer offers notable expertise in representing his clients in both contentious and transactional land use matters.

Jake is a sophisticated and talented lawyer.

Jacob has a very big network within the Tampa Bay area and always gets the job done.

Jake is a deep thinker who brings thoughtful advice to every matter.

Brian McDonough
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Brian McDonough
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Band 3

Brian McDonough offers extensive experience in handling mixed-use development projects for developers, with additional strength in handling tax aspects of transactions. His practice also features noteworthy expertise in the affordable housing market.

Brian's knowledge is top-notch.

Elise Batsel
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Elise Batsel
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Band 3

Elise Batsel is sought after by property owners and developers for advice on permitting and land use approvals.

Elise is an excellent land use attorney with a strong understanding of the client's overall objectives.

Elise is wonderful to work with and has technical expertise.

Peter D. Lopez
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Peter D. Lopez
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Band 3
Peter Lopez regularly handles the sale, purchasing and financing of various hotel, residential and commercial properties.

Peter is excellent to work with in every respect; he's helped us tremendously on real estate issues.

Peter is an efficient, practical and well-regarded leader in the real estate law industry.

Vinette Godelia
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Vinette Godelia
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Band 3

Vinette Godelia has notable experience in advising clients on complex land use developments, with specific expertise in energy related matters.

Vinette is my go-to land use attorney for all matters.

Barbara Ferrer
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Barbara Ferrer
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Band 4
Barbara Ferrer is held in particularly high regard for her representation of banks and other financial institutions in complex real estate and construction financing transactions.

Barbara is extremely detail-oriented; I rely on her ability to dissect information and provide detailed guidance.

George Pincus
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George Pincus
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George Pincus is active on leasings but also offers experience in acquisitions, sales and financing mandates.

George is very well respected and bright.

Erin Tilton
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Erin Tilton
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Erin Tilton has experience advising private and public sector clients on a range of land use permitting and entitlement issues, including plans and amendments, rezonings, variances, concurrency and development agreements.

Erin is thorough, knowledgeable and strategic.

Erin is a great partner and is so easy to work with.

Nicole Neugebauer MacInnes
Nicole Neugebauer MacInnes
Associates to watch

Nicole Neugebauer MacInnes assists clients in a broad range of zoning and land use mandates, including applications and environmental permits as well as defending against code enforcement and rezoning denials.

Nicole has a wealth of knowledge on zoning issues.

Nicole is extremely competent; she writes thoughtfully and provides well-organized briefs in litigation matters.

Ranked Lawyers at
Stearns Weaver Miller Weissler Alhadeff & Sitterson, P.A.

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Florida: North & Central

Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use

Reggie L Bouthillier
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Reggie L Bouthillier
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Band 1
Jacob Cremer
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Jacob Cremer
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Band 2
Elise Batsel
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Elise Batsel
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Band 3
Vinette Godelia
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Vinette Godelia
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Band 3
Erin Tilton
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Erin Tilton
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Up and Coming
Nicole Neugebauer MacInnes
Nicole Neugebauer MacInnes
Associates to watch

Florida: South

Real Estate

Brian McDonough
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Brian McDonough
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Band 3
Peter D. Lopez
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Peter D. Lopez
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Band 3
Barbara Ferrer
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Barbara Ferrer
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Band 4
George Pincus
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George Pincus
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Band 4

Members

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Adolfo Deulofeut

Andrew Rosenthal

Aubrey Burris

Brooke Perlyn

David Messinger

Francisco Menendez

Jason Post

Jeffrey Collier

John Fox-Snider

Kearey Wan

Laura Lefebvre Balard

Lisette Martinez

P. Taylor Yawney

Randy Barcelo

Rebecca Mendez

Richard Deutch

Rick Schatz

Robert Weissler

Ryan Bogatz

S. Elise Batsel

Samantha Decker

Samantha Foster

Susan Fleming Bennett

William Lawrence

William Mason