David W. ChildsDavid W. Childs

119 South Monroe Street, Suite 300
Tallahassee, FL 32301
850.222.7500




Experience

  • Counsels and represents various clients on environmental permitting, enforcement, rulemaking, and legislative issues.
  • Represented clients on environmental matters before the Northern District Court of Florida, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals, the First and Fifth District Courts of Appeal, the EPA Environmental Appeals Board, the Environmental Regulation Commission, and the Florida Legislature.
  • Manages legal issues related to surface and ground water regulation for the Florida Water Environment Association Utility Council. Also active on water quality issues for the Florida Electric Power Coordinating Group.
  • Previously worked as a staff engineer for CH2M Hill in the Water Business Group.
  • Appointed to the Boating Advisory Council by Governor Charlie Crist, April, 2009

 Education

  • Florida State University, J.D., with honors, 2005
  • Mississippi State University, B.S., Biological Engineering, 2001

 Bar and Court Admissions

  • U.S. Patent Bar, 2005
  • Florida Bar, 2005
  • U.S. Northern District Court of Florida, 2009
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit, 2010

Publications and Presentations

  • David W. Childs, Book Note, 13 Florida State Journal of Transnational Law & Policy 573 (2004) (reviewing AlexandreTimoshenko, Environmental Negotiator Handbook (2003)).
  • David W. Childs, The World Health Organization’s Prequalification Program and its Potential Effect on Data  Exclusivity Laws, 60 Food & Drug Law Journal 79 (2005).
  • David W. Childs, The Unresolved Debates that Scorched Kyoto: An Analytical Framework, 13 University of Miami International & Comparative Law Review 233 (2005).
  • Richard S. Brightman & David W. Childs, Incidental Take Permitting & Habitat Conservation Planning, Annual Treatise: Environmental and Land Use Section of the Florida Bar (2006).
  • Richard S. Brightman, David W. Childs, & Jim Stoutamire, Lecture:  Marinas, Marine Access, and Manatees, Florida Chamber "Summer School" Environmental Permitting (2006).
  • "FDEP Biosolids Rulemaking Poised to Drastically Change State Reuse Practices" - Florida Water Resources Journal, June 2008.
  • "The Endangered Species Act Listing Process" - 2008 ELULS Treatise.
  • "Protecting the Florida Manatee" - Co-Author, 2008 ELULS Treatise.
  • "Emerging Reclaimed Water Policies in Florida" NACWA 2010 Winter Conference, Austin, TX (February 5, 2010)
  • "Numeric Nutrient Criteria for Florida Waters" - Co-Presenter, NACWA Developments in Clean Water Law, Washington, DC (November, 2009)
  • "Environmental and Land Use Considerations for Real Estate Transactions" - The Florida Bar, Tampa, FL (January 29, 2010)
  • "Numeric Nutrient Criteria:  Challenges and Impacts" - Co-Presenter, WEFTech, New Orleans, LA (October 6, 2010)

Awards and Recognition

  • Listed as a "Florida Super Lawyers" Rising Star, in the annual publication of the Florida Super Lawyers 2011 Edition.
  • Listed as an "Up & Coming Legal Elite", Florida Trend (2007 Edition)

David W. Childs Practices in: Administrative Law, Coastal Regulation, Endangered and Threatened Species Protection, Due Diligence / Regulatory Compliance Counseling, State-owned Lands, Water Resources, Water and Wastewater Utility Regulation.