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Energy & Natural Resources

Florida

3 Years Ranked

About

Provided by Thomas A. Cloud

USA

Practice Areas

Administrative and Regulatory

Land Use Law

Utilities

Government

Environmental and Sustainability Law

Professional Memberships

Florida Municipal Attorneys Association, Past President, Past Executive Council

The Florida Bar, Environmental and Land Use Law Section, Governmental and Public Policy Advocacy Committee

American Bar Association

Experience

Through four decades, Tom has been a local and state government, utility, land use, and environmental law attorney. Board certified in City, County and Local Government Law, Tom has represented over 80 Florida cities, including six as city attorney. His practice includes negotiating complex contracts, drafting dozens of city and county legislative initiatives and ordinances, creation and defense of municipal rates, fees, assessments, and charges, obtaining state and local government regulatory approvals and all matters attendant to the acquisition, development, and utilization of both real property and business acquisitions and sales. He has been responsible for the application and approval of over 25 Developments of Regional Impact throughout central Florida, as well as dozens of other complex land use matters. In addition to handling municipal, land use, and environmental matters, Tom is one of the preeminent municipal utility attorneys in Florida, having successfully handled a wide variety of both transactional and litigation matters within the field. He has handled a variety of complex municipal, county, and special district financial transactions, including the defense of various capital and operational rates, fees, assessments, and charges. Tom has written, presented, and published dozens of articles on a variety of local government topics for various sections of The Florida Bar, Stetson Law Review, and other publications.

Tom currently serves as city attorney in four cities across Central Florida, and serves as general counsel to the Utilities Commission of New Smyrna Beach. He previously served as president of the Florida Municipal Attorneys Association, and has represented numerous cities and counties throughout Florida in a variety of legal matters since 1980.

Awards

AV Preeminent® rated

Martindale-Hubbell

Paul S. Buchman Award

Florida Municipal Attorneys Association

Home Rule Hero Award

Florida League of Cities

Chambers USA, Energy and Natural Resources

Chambers USA

Best Lawyers

Best Lawyers in America

Best Lawyers

Orlando Magazine

Legal Elite

Florida Trend

Education

Florida State University

J.D.

1979

Wake Forest University

B.A.

1976

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