Robert A. Manning
123 South Calhoun Street
Tallahassee, FL 32301
850.222.7500
rmanning@hgslaw.com
Experience
- Represents public and private industrial clients in matters before local, state and federal agencies, primarily relating to air quality regulation, permitting, and enforcement.
- Recent experience with US Environmental Protection Agency information requests under Section 114 of the federal Clean Air Act and the national New Source Review enforcement initiative.
- Successfully influenced state and federal regulatory and legislative developments in air quality regulation.
- Assisted clients in preparing Title V air permit applications and successfully negotiated numerous Title V permits with local, state, and federal permitting authorities.
- Defended clients against local, state, and federal enforcement actions alleging noncompliance with environmental laws.
- 2007 Chair of the Executive Council of the Florida Bar's Environmental and Land Use Law Section (ELULS).
- 2006 Chair of the Board of Directors of the Florida Section and Big Bend Chapter of the Air and Waste Management Association.
- Frequent lecturer at public conferences and client seminars on various environmental and administrative law issues.
Education
- University of Tennessee, J.D., Magna Cum Laude, 1994
- University of Florida, B.A., 1985
Bar and Court Admissions
- Florida Bar, 1994
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida, 2000
- U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia, 2005
Professional Affiliations
- American Bar Association, Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources
- Florida Bar Association, Sections on Environmental and Land Use Law (member of Executive Council) and Administrative Law
- Air & Waste Management Association, Board of Directors
Publications and Presentations
- Florida Bar's Environmental Treatise, co-author of chapter on Air Quality Regulation and Permitting.
- Co-editor and/or contributing author for several newsletters/periodicals, including the Florida Bar Environmental and Use Law Section Reporter; the Air and Waste Management Association newsletter; the Florida Chamber's Environmental Network newsletter; and Hopping Green & Sams Environmental Update.
Robert A. Manning Practices in: Administrative Law, Air Quality Regulation, Climate Change, Due Diligence/Regulatory Compliance Counseling.