Primary Office

777 South Flagler Drive
Suite 500 East

West Palm Beach, Florida
33401-6194

P: (561) 650-0511

F: (561) 655-5677

jbrindell@gunster.com

James Brindell joined the firm in 1981.

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Practice Areas[ - ]

• Land Use, Environmental and Administrative Law

Education[ - ]

• University of Miami School of Law, Sea Grant Fellow, Ocean and Coastal Law, 1969-70
• University of Miami School of Law, J.D., 1969
• Davidson College, B.A., 1965

Honors[ - ]

• AV Rated as independently determined by Martindale-Hubbell
• Florida Super Lawyers, 2006-11
• Chambers & Partners, Leaders in Their Field, Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use, 2009-11
• The Best Lawyers in America, Environmental Law, Land Use & Zoning Law, 1993-2012

Seminars & Presentations[ - ]

Environmental Permitting, Land Use Approvals, Administrative Law

Publications[ - ]

• “Nanotechnology Demands a New Relationship Between Federal, State and Local Agencies,” 7 Nanotechnology Law & Business 144 (Summer 2010)
• “The State Comprehensive Plan-Into Thin Air,” Florida Planning (Spring 2010)
• “Nanotechnology and the Dilemmas Facing Business and Government,” Florida Bar Journal (July 2009)
• “Regulating the Architectural Character of a Community,” Zoning Practice (July 2009)
• “Handling Florida’s Future Growth,” Urban Land Magazine (February 1999)
• “A Natural Resource Policy Protocol,” Journal of Coastal Research (Fall 1995)
• “Protecting Club Value from Environmental Liability,” PGA Magazine (February 1994)
• “How Florida’s Growth Management Policies Have Changed the Development Business,” NAIOP’s Development Magazine (1991)
• “Comp Plan to Force Change in Local Real Estate Market,” Business Journal of the Treasure Coast (1991)
• “Pitfalls of Marina Permitting,” Boating Industry Magazine (1990)
• “Treasure Coast’s Redevelopment Lacks Coordination,” South Florida Business Journal (1990)
• “Florida Coastal Management Moves to Local Government,” Journal of Coastal Research (1990)
• “How to Use Growth to Make our State a Better Place to Live,” The Palm Beach Post (1990)
• “On Watching Out for Water Hazards,” Florida Real Estate Magazine (1989)
• “Balancing New Development with Conservation of Wetlands in Florida,” Urban Law and Policy (1989)
• “Crack Down on Hazardous Waste,” The Palm Beach Post (1987)
• “Hidden Dangers Behind a ‘Good’ Deal,” Florida Real Estate Magazine (1987)
• “Flexibility (is) the Key to Success of New Planning Process,” The Palm Beach Post (1986)
• “Wellfield Protection by Local Ordinance,” The Florida Bar’s Environmental and Land Use Law Section Reporter (1986)
• “Florida’s Growth Management Legislation 1985: Some Observations, Questions and Suggestions,” Florida Environmental and Urban Issues (1985)
• “Federal and State Legal Framework for Managing The Indian River,” Proceedings of the Indian River Resources Symposium (1985)
• “1984 Wetlands Act Keeps a Controversy Bubbling,” Florida Trend (1984)
• “Lakes:  Distinguishing Them from Prairies,” Florida Bar Journal (1983)
• “Value in the Process Behind the Decision,” ULI’s Urban Land Magazine (1983)
• “Purposes and Limitations of Zoning,” Florida Zoning and Land Use Planning (1982)
• “Planned Unit Developments,” The Florida Bar’s Environmental Regulation and Litigation in Florida (1982 ‑ 1996)
• “The Proposed Florida Coastal Management Program,” The Florida Bar’s Environmental Regulation and Litigation in Florida (1981)
• “Florida and Coastal Zone Management,” Florida Bar Journal (1980)
• “Planning for Florida’s Future,” Florida Bar Journal (1978)
• “The Jousting Field of Environmental Policy,” The Florida Naturalist (1977)
• “Florida Air and Water Pollution Act,” and “The Environmental Protection Act of 1973,” The Florida Bar’s Environmental Regulation and Litigation in Florida (1976)
• “Ocean Outfalls…From Windmills to Windfalls?” Florida Bar Journal (1976)
• “State Statutory Regulation,” The Florida Bar’s Environmental Regulation and Litigation in Florida (1974)
• “Environmental Decisions and the Adversary Process,” Florida Bar Journal (1974) 

Professional Associations & Memberships[ - ]

• Urban Land Institute, SE Florida/Caribbean
  District Council & Board of Directors and
  Chair of Technical Advisory Program
• American Planning Association and Palm Beach County Planning Congress

Bar Admissions[ - ]

• American Bar Association Urban, State and Local Government Law Section Litigation Section
• The Florida Bar, 1969 Environmental and Land Use Law Section, Chairman, 1978-79 Committee on Certification, 1993 Science and Technology Tribunal Committee, Co-chairman, 1983-84 Editorial Board, 1982-83 Executive Council, 1976-80 Advisory Committee on Environmental Law to the Designation Committee, 1975-85
• Palm Beach County Bar Association

Court Admissions[ - ]

• United States Supreme Court, 1973

Civic & Community Service[ - ]

• Economic Council of Palm Beach County, Regulatory Climate Reform Committee, Co-Chair, 2009-present
• Role of the Private Land Owner Committee, Ecosystem Management, Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Co-chair, 1994-95
• Florida Chamber of Commerce, Board of Directors, 1992-95
• West Palm Beach Transportation Management Association, Chairman, 1994-97
• West Palm Beach Downtown Development Authority, Chairman, 1989-93
• Chamber of Commerce of the Palm Beaches, President, 1989-90
• Community Redevelopment Agency West Palm Beach, 1990-91
• Palm Beach County Water Resources Management Advisory Board, Vice-chairman, 1985-90
• Wellfield Protection Ordinance Subcommittee, Chairman,
  1985-86

Prior Professional Experience[ - ]

• James R. Brindell, Attorney-At-Law, 1979-81
• Florida Department of Environmental Regulation, Division of Environmental Permitting, Director, 1977-79
• Florida Department of Environmental Regulation, General Counsel, 1975-77
• The Florida Environmental Regulation Commission, General Counsel, 1975-77
• Florida Department of Legal Affairs, Environmental Law Section, Assistant Attorney General and Administrator, 1973-75
• Florida Department of Pollution Control, Florida Pollution Control Board, Board Attorney, 1971-73
• Eleventh Judicial Circuit of Florida (Metro Miami), Environmental Crimes Division, Assistant State Attorney and Division Head, 1970-71

Additional Information[ - ]

Group Facilitation

• American assembly formats on land use and environmental issues