Miguel CollazoMiguel Collazo, III

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




 
Experience

  • Represents clients before local, state and federal government officials, agencies, courts and elected bodies, including county commissions and the Governor and Cabinet, on a variety of environmental, land use, regulatory and proprietary matters.
  • Represents clients on matters concerning water resource/resource extraction construction and operation permits, including environmental resource permits and federal dredge and fill permits, and enforcement and rulemaking related to water resource permitting.
  • Represents clients relating to submerged land leases for docks and other structures.
  • Represents clients relating to land use and growth management amendments and litigation.

Education

  • University of Florida, J.D., cum laude, 2003
  • Editor-in-Chief, University of Florida Journal of Law & Public Policy, Spring 2003
  • University of Florida, M.A. in Urban and Regional Planning, 2003
  • University of South Florida, B.A., summa cum laude (King O'Neal Scholar), 2000

Bar and Court Admissions

  • Florida Bar, 2004

Professional Affiliations

  • Florida Bar Association
  • Member, Environmental and Land Use Law Section (ELULS)
  • Member, Administrative Law Section (ALS)
  • Member, City, County, and Local Government Law Section
  • American Planning Association, Florida Chapter
  • Phi Delta Phi International Legal Fraternity

Community Involvement

  • Kids Voting Leon County, Chair
  • Open Door Women's Clinic, Board of Directors & Pro Bono Legal Counsel
  • Co-Cathedral of St. Thomas More, Parishioner

Publications 

  • "Introduction to Coastal Regulation," Beaches and Shores, Florida Environmental and Land Use Law Treatise (co-author)
  • "Establishment of Coastal Construction Control Lines," Beaches and Shores, Florida Environmental and Land Use Law Treatise (co-author)
  • "Coastal Permitting Procedures," Beaches and Shores, Florida Environmental and Land Use Law Treatise (co-author)
  • "Coastal Construction Control Line Permits," Beaches and Shores, Florida Environmental and Land Use Law Treatise (co-author)
  • "Financial Assurance," National Mitigation Banking Association Newsletter, Winter 2010 (co-author)
  • "Summary of Recent Lake Belt Federal Actions," Florida Environmental and Land Use Law Section Reporter (March 16, 2010) (co-author)

Awards and Recognition

  • Listed in 2007-09 Legal 500 for Real Estate/Land Use and Zoning.

Miguel Collazo, III Practices in: Administrative Law, Coastal Regulation, Land Use and Growth Management, Litigation, Oil and Gas, State-owned Lands, Wetland Regulation and Mitigation Banking.