Heidi Davis Knapik
- Primary Office
- 450 East Las Olas Boulevard
Suite 1400 - Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
33301-4206 - P: (954) 468-1380
- F: (954) 523-1722
- hdavis@gunster.com
Shareholder
Practice Group(s): Environmental & Land Use
Heidi Davis Knapik is a shareholder who joined the firm in 1997.
- Practice Areas[ - ]
- Land Use Law
- Environmental Law
- Real Estate
Representation of commercial, residential and industrial developers and property owners, hotel and resort properties and commercial lenders in all areas of land use and zoning matters including: comprehensive plans and plan amendments; due diligence for property acquisition and development; DRIs; code compliance and permitting; platting, rezoning and property restriction issues; eminent domain, property rights and land use appeals.
- Education[ - ]
- George Washington University, National Law Center, J.D., 1992
- University of Florida, B.S., 1986
- Honors[ - ]
- Florida Bar President’s Pro Bono Service Award, 2009
- Top Florida Land Use Attorney, The Legal 500 US, 2008
- Broward County’s Finest, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, 1997
- Seminars & Presentations[ - ]
- “Exercising Due Diligence in Real Estate Transactions,” Commercial Real Estate Transactions in Florida
- “Environmental Issues in Real Estate Transactions: Getting the Deal Done,” Commercial Real Estate Women
- “Working with Consultants and Understanding the Phase I Report: Cost and Liability in Environmental Due Diligence and Compliance,” “Working Through the Environmental Regulation Web,” South Florida Manufacturers’ Association Environmental Committee
- “What To Do When the Regulators Come Knocking,” South Florida Manufacturers’ Association Environmental Committee
- “Environmental, Health and Safety on the Construction Site,” Construction Association of South Florida
- “Brownfields Redevelopment,” Greater Fort Lauderdale Chamber of Commerce Environmental Industrial Forum
- “Money, Power and Government,” Executive Briefing
- Publications[ - ]
- Due Diligence Vital to ’08 Purchases, Florida Real Estate Journal
- Environmental Hazards, What You Need to Know to Avoid Liability, Florida Builder
- Environmental Hazards, Construction Ink
- Handling Surprise OSHA Inspections – an Employer’s Guide, The Florida Labor Letter
- Polygraph Prerequisites: When You Can Put Employees to the Test, Women’s Business Journal
- Professional Associations & Memberships[ - ]
- Urban Land Institute (ULI)
- National Association of Industrial and Office Properties (NAIOP)
- Commercial Real Estate Women (CREW)
- University of Florida Alumni Association
- Bar Admissions[ - ]
- The Florida Bar, 1992 – Environmental and Land Use Section
- Civic & Community Service[ - ]
- The Pantry of Broward
- Women United of Broward
