Wade L. Hopping
123 South Calhoun Street
Tallahassee, FL 32301
850.222.7500
whopping@hgslaw.com
Experience
- Represents a range of clients before the Florida Legislature on a variety of issues, including growth management, land use, environmental, property rights, energy, boating, boat manufacturing, automobile manufacturing, constitutional amendments, and other business issues.
- Land use and administrative law practice focuses on the planning and licensing of complex projects.
- Participated in drafting and passage of various Florida laws, including the Florida Forever Act, the Growth Management Act, the Florida Power Plant Siting Act, the Transmission Line Siting Act, the Administrative Procedure Act, the Bert J. Harris Private Property Rights Act, expedited permitting legislation and the 2006 DRI Reform Act.
- Legislative assistant and constitutional law advisor to Florida Governor Claude Kirk.
- Justice Supreme Court of Florida (1968-1969)
- Adjunct Professor, Florida State University Law School (Environmental Law 1978; Land Use Law 1984).
- Past Member of Governor's Administrative Procedure Act Review Commission; Partners For a Better Florida; Florida Law Revision Commission (Chairman); Environmental Law Management Study Commission II
- Current Member of the Florida Chamber of Commerce, Board of Governors (Past President)
- Chairman, Board of Trustees of Pacific Legal Foundation
- Member of the Board of Directors of Baskerville Donovan Engineering Firm
Education
- Ohio State University, L.L.B./J.D., 1955
- Ohio State University, B.A. (Political Science) 1953
Bar Admissions
- Ohio Bar, 1955
- Florida Bar, 1958
Professional Affiliations
- The Florida Bar, Member, (Past Director) Continuing Legal Education Program, (Past Chair) Environmental and Land Use Law Committee
- American Bar Association, (Past Chair) Section on Bar Activities
- Tallahassee Bar Association
- Member of the Fellows of the American Bar Foundation
Publications and Presentations
- Co-Author, "Rulemaking Reforms and Nonrule Policies: A 'Catch 22' for State Agencies?" in the Florida Bar Journal, March 1997.
- Co-Author, "A Solution to the Regulatory Maze: the Transmission Line Siting Act" in the Florida State Law Review, Summer 1980.
Awards and Recognition
- Listed in Best Lawyers in America, for Environmental Law, 1989-2009 Edition.
- Listed as one of the "Florida Super Lawyers", for Land Use/Zoning Law, Political Law and Environmental, in the annual publication of The Florida Super Lawyers, 2006-2009 Edition.
- Listed in Chambers USA, America's Leading Business Lawyers, for Environmental Law and Zoning/Land Use Law, 2003-2008 Edition.
- Listed in the 2004-2009 Edition of Florida Trend Magazine's "Legal Elite" for Environmental and Land Use Law.
- 2009 Florida Legal Elite "Hall of Fame".
- Who's Who Legal: Florida 2008, for Environmental Law.
- Has achieved Martindale-Hubbell's highest rating for legal ability and ethical standards.
- "Leaders in their Field", Chambers USA 2009, in the Environment (Florida); Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use (Florida).
- Listed in 2009 Legal 500 for Real Estate/LandUse and Zoning.
- Florida Legal Elite Hall of Fame, 2009.
- Significant Sigma Chi Recipient, 2009.
Wade L. Hopping Practices in: Land Use and Growth Management, Legislative Practice