Vinette D. Godelia

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

Experience

  • Represents private- and public-sector clients before local and state agencies, courts and elected bodies on land use and zoning, development entitlements, growth management and local government matters.
  • Involved in all facets of state and local land use approvals, including comprehensive planning, Development of Regional Impact (DRI) review and approval, zoning, and property rights.
  • Represents clients throughout Florida on residential, commercial, industrial and resort developments and master-planned communities.

Education

  • Florida A&M University, B.S., magna cum laude, 1995
  • Florida State University School of Law, J.D., with honors, 2002

Bar Admissions

  • The Florida Bar, 2002

Community Involvement

  • Member Zonta International
  • Connect Florida, Inc., Chairman, 2007-2008
  • Children’s Home Society Pro Bono Counsel, adoption and termination proceedings, recognition of foreign adoptions
  • Big Bend Habitat for Humanity Board of Directors

Publications and Presentations

  • "Comprehensive Planning & Impact Fees Under the New SB 360 Paradigm", Environmental and Land use Considerations for Real Estate Transactions Seminar by the Florida Bar CLE Committee, the Environmental and Land Use Law Section and the Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section, 2010
  • "Environmental Agencies," Florida Administrative Practice, The Florida Bar, 2008 (co-author)
  • "Litigating Land Use," Litigating Land Use Conference, CLE International, 2008
  • "What's Ahead for DRIs?", Growth Management, Energy, Climate Change and the Environmental Short Course, Florida Chamber, 2009 and 2010
  • "Understand the Development and Utilization of the Comprehensive Plan," Land Use Law: Current Issues in Subdivisions, Annexation and Zoning, NBI, Inc. 2009
  • “The Intersection of Transportation and Florida Law” Planning Law and Ethics Workshop, Florida Section of the Institute of Engineers (FSITE) 2009
  • “Implementation, Cluster Development, Urban Infill, Reducing VMT” Energy & Climate Change Panel, Environmental Permitting Summer School, Florida Chamber Foundation 2009
  • "Administrative and Judicial Review of Land Use Decisions,"Florida Land Use and Environmental Law, 2006 (co-author with David Powell)


Awards and Recognition

  • Listed as a "Florida Super Lawyers" Rising Star, in the annual publication of the Florida Super Lawyers 2011 Edition.
  • Leadership Florida, Class of XXIX.

Vinette D. Godelia Practices in: Due Diligence/Regulatory Compliance Counseling, Energy Facilities Siting, Land Use and Growth Management, Litigation.