Vinette D. Godelia
123 South Calhoun Street
Tallahassee, FL 32301
850.222.7500
VGodelia@hgslaw.com
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
Community Involvement
- Big Bend Habitat for Humanity, Board of Directors
- Connect Florida, Inc., Chairman, 2007-2008
- Children’s Home Society Pro Bono Counsel, adoption and termination proceedings, recognition of foreign adoptions, 2003-Current
Publications and Presentations
- "Administrative and Judicial Review of Land Use Decisions,"I Florida Land Use and Environmental Law, 2006 (co-author with David Powell)
Vinette D. Godelia Practices in: Land Use and Growth Management, Litigation.