David W. Childs
119 South Monroe Street, Suite 300
Tallahassee, FL 32301
850.222.7500
dchilds@hgslaw.com
Experience
- CH2M Hill, Staff Engineer
- Appointed to Boating Advisory Council by Governor Charlie Crist, April, 2009
Education
- Florida State University, J.D., with honors, 2005
- Mississippi State University, B.S., 2001
Bar and Court Admissions
- U.S. Patent Bar, 2005
- Florida Bar, 2005
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.
- "EPA Determines Numeric Nutrient Criteria Necessary for Florida; Fails to Settle Lawsuit" - Florida Water Resources Journal, March 2009.
- “"Transcending Tradition...The Expanding Roles & Relationships of the Clean Water Utility" NACWA's 2010 Winter Conference, Austin, TX (February 5, 2010)
Awards and Recognition
- Listed in Florida Trend's Up & Coming Legal Elite 2007 Edition.
David W. Childs Practices in: Administrative Law, Coastal Regulation, Endangered and Threatened Species Protection, Due Diligence / Regulatory Compliance Counseling, Oil and Gas, Submerged Lands, Water Resources, Water and Wastewater Utility Regulation.
