Dan R. Stengle
119 South Monroe Street, Suite 300
Tallahassee, FL 32301
850.222.7500
dstengle@hgslaw.com
Experience
- As General Counsel and Deputy Chief of Staff to former Governor Lawton Chiles, advised the Governor on a wide spectrum of legal and policy matters including, but not limited to, the exercise of executive constitutional duties, legal interests of the Governor, executive branch agencies, and development of state policy.
- Represented the Governor's office before the Florida Legislature, including a significant drafting and advocacy role in passage of the 1996 rewrite of the Florida Administrative Procedure Act.
- As General Counsel of the Florida Department of Community Affairs, represented state land planning, growth management, and emergency management agency in judicial and administrative proceedings, and before the Florida Legislature. Primary author and significant advocacy role in 1995 passage of Bert J. Harris, Jr., Private Property Rights Protection Act.
- During tenure as Staff Director of the Governmental Operations Committee of the Florida Senate, formulated legislative policy recommendations and legislative oversight pertaining to state governmental operations and organization, the Florida Administrative Procedure Act, and Public Meetings and Records Laws.
- While General Counsel for Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission was responsible for and directed all legal aspects of constitutionally-established agency, including litigation, legislation, and rulemaking relating to endangered and threatened species, and state-federal sovereignty issues including representation before the Florida Legislature on behalf of the Commission on such issues.
Education
- Florida State University, J.D., with high honors, 1982
- University of South Dakota, B.A., 1978
Bar Admissions
- Florida Bar, 1982
Professional Affiliations
- American Bar Association
- Florida Bar, Section on Administrative Law, Chair, 1999-2000
- Chair, Claude Pepper Award, Government Lawyer Section, The Florida Bar
Community Involvement
- Board of Directors, Center for Florida's Children
- The Lawton Chiles Foundation
Publications and Presentations
- Florida Property Rights Protection, Florida Eminent Domain Practice and Procedure (6th Edition 1999), The Florida Bar [with Wade L. Hopping]
- "Florida's 1996 Administrative Procedure Act — Adjudicatory Proceedings and Pending Proceedings," The Florida Bar Journal (March 1997) [with S. Curtis Kiser]
- Florida Private Property Rights Protection, Eminent Domain Practice and Procedure, (5th Edition 1996), The Florida Bar [with Wade L. Hopping]
- "A Measured Step to Protect Private Property Rights," The Florida State University Law Review, Vol. 23, No. 2, Fall 1995 [with David L. Powell and Robert M. Rhodes]
- "Florida's New Law to Protect Private Property Rights," The Florida Bar Journal, October 1995 [with David L. Powell and Robert M. Rhodes]
- "Putting the Genie Back in the Bottle: The Legislative Struggle to Contain Rulemaking by Executive Agencies," The Florida State University Law Review, Vol. 21, No. 2, Fall 1993
- "Limiting Agency Discretion in Rulemaking Under the Federal Florida Administrative Procedure Acts" The Florida Bar Journal, January 2001.
Awards and Recognition
- Listed as one of the "Florida Super Lawyers", for Land Use/Zoning, Administrative Law and Appellate, in the annual publication of The Florida Super Lawyers, 2010 Edition.
- Has achieved Martindale-Hubbell's highest rating for legal ability and ethical standards.
- Listed in the 2005 Edition of Florida Trend Magazine's "Legal Elite" for Environmental and Land Use Law.
- Listed in Best Lawyers in America, for Real Estate Law and Land Use & Zoning Law, 2005-2011 Editions.
Dan R. Stengle Practices in: Administrative, Appellate Practice, Due Diligence/Regulatory Compliance Counseling, Endangered and Threatened Species Protection, Land Use and Growth Management, Legislative