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James R. Brindell

Mr. Brindell is a senior shareholder at Gunster, Yoakley & Stewart, P.A., and is a member of the Firm’s Real Estate Department and Urban Development Group. He has over 30 years of experience as an environmental and land use lawyer. Formerly, he served as Chairman of the Downtown Development Authority in West Palm Beach and General Counsel to the Florida Department of Environmental Regulation and the Florida Environmental Regulation Commission. He also served as the Head of the Environmental Crimes Division at the Dade County State Attorneys Office and as the Administrator of the Florida Attorney General’s Environmental Law Section.

Mr. Brindell has represented numerous clients in developments of regional impact such as the 4200 acre St. Lucie West project and the Downtown/Uptown project which was the predecessor to City Place in West Palm Beach. He represents major land owners in the Town of Palm Beach such as the Breakers, the Esplanade, Neiman Marcus, and the Poinciana Plaza. His environmental work involves wetlands, threatened and endangered species, and hazardous waste contamination. In addition to the normal zoning approvals, Mr. Brindell provides counsel with respect to properties designated as landmarks and tax abatement associated with those properties.

He graduated from the University of Miami School of Law where he was a Sea Grant Fellow. He is AV Rated and listed in The Best Lawyers in America.