Student Disciplinary Proceedings
Student Disciplinary Proceedings: Our firm has experience representing clients in student disciplinary proceedings. A student accused of misconduct cannot be dismissed from a public school or university without first being provided with due process.  In the context of student disciplinary proceedings, …
Alcoholic Beverage Law
Alcoholic Beverage Law: Our firm has experience regarding the laws and standards associated with the regulation of alcoholic beverages. Chapters 561 through 568 of Florida Statutes, collectively, make up “the Beverage Law.”  The Beverage Law is a comprehensive regulatory scheme that …
Local Government Comprehensive Plans
Local Government Comprehensive Plans: Our firm has experience representing clients in challenging comprehensive plan amendments adopted by local governments. Under Part II of Chapter 163, Florida Statutes, counties and municipalities are required to adopt a comprehensive plan. The comprehensive plan is …
Agency Rulemaking
Agency Rulemaking: Our firm has experience representing clients in rulemaking proceedings and challenges and has litigated rule challenges against the Department of Environmental Protection, State Water Management Districts, Agency for Health Care Administration, Department of Business and Professional Regulation, Construction Industry …
Emergency Action Against a Professional License
Emergency Action Against a Professional License: Our firm has experience regarding the laws and standards associated with emergency orders, including Emergency Suspension Orders, Emergency Restriction Orders, and Stop Work Orders.  Generally, if a regulated person or business presents an immediate threat …
Eminent Domain, Inverse Condemnation, and the Bert Harris Act
Eminent Domain, Inverse Condemnation, and the Bert Harris Act: Our firm has trial and appellate experience regarding eminent domain cases, including representation of both private and public clients.  Under the Florida and United States constitutions, a landowner’s right to his or …
Stop Work Orders for Failure to Obtain Workers’ Compensation Coverage
Stop Work Orders for Failure to Obtain Workers’ Compensation Coverage: Our firm has represented private clients whose businesses have been shut down after receiving a Stop Work Order (“SWO”) for failing to obtain workers’ compensation insurance.  The State of Florida has …
Lobbying
Lobbying:  The firm has significant experience lobbying on clients’ behalf before the Florida Legislature, and the Governor and Cabinet sitting in its various capacities as the Administration Commission, Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund, and the Florida …
Appellate Practice
Appellate Practice: The firm has extensive experience assisting clients with appeals to state and federal courts in matters related to the firm’s core practice areas.
Competitive Bidding
Competitive Bidding: The firm has experience assisting business clients with the preparation of competitive bids for public contracts, and represents clients with protests of bid awards.

Helping Clients Throughout Florida

For over 40 years, the law firm of Oertel, Fernandez, Bryant & Atkinson, P.A., has been helping clients throughout Florida in the areas of environmental, land use, regulatory, governmental, health care, and professional licensing law.  Over that time, the firm has represented clients in the private and public sectors in state and federal courts, and before federal, state, and local agencies.

The firm’s regulatory practice includes water resource development and permitting, water and air quality, wetland permitting, mining, submerged lands, growth management, zoning, utilities and energy law, health care law, labor law, and professional licensing.  The firm routinely assists clients with issues involving competitive bidding, bid protests, eminent domain, general corporate law, construction law, lien law, employment disputes, and non-competition agreements.  The firm also lobbies on behalf of clients before the executive and legislative branches of the State of Florida.

The firm is “AV” rated by the national Martindale-Hubbell Legal Directory. The “AV” rating is the highest designation attainable and is based on a firm’s professional qualifications, reputation, and ethics.

Oertel, Fernandez, Bryant & Atkinson is available to represent clients in Florida.