Kenneth G. Oertel
Top Rated Family Law Attorney with 53 years of experience
Environment, Administrative Law, Land Use & Zoning, Appellate
2060 Delta Way, Tallahassee, FL 32303
About Kenneth G. Oertel
Practice Areas
- Environment
- Administrative Law
- Land Use & Zoning
- Appellate
Education
- New York University School of Law, New York, New York, 1966J.D.
- University of Miami School Law, Miami, FloridaPost Graduate Studies in Ocean Law
- New York University, 1963B.A
Representative Cases
- Hasselback v. Florida Dept. of Environmental Protection, 54 So.3d 637 (Fla. 1st DCA 2011)
- A. Duda and Sons, Inc. v. St. Johns River Water Management Dist., 17 So.3d 738 (Fla. 5th DCA 2009)
- Charlotte County Park of Commerce, LLC v. Charlotte County, 927 So.2d 236 (Fla. 2d DCA 2006)
- St. Joe Corp. v. McIver, 875 So.2d 375 (Fla. 2004)
- Charlotte County v. Vetter, 863 So.2d 465 (Fla. 2d DCA 2004)
- Lost Tree Village Corp. v. City of Vero Beach, 838 So.2d 561 (Fla. 4th DCA 2002)
- Anderson Columbia Co., Inc. v. Board of Trustees of Internal Imp. Trust Fund of State of Fla., 748 So.2d 1061 (Fla. 1st DCA 1999)
- Sartori v. Department of Revenue, 714 So.2d 1136 (Fla. 5th DCA 1998)
- Reiff v. Northeast Florida State Hosp., 710 So.2d 1030 (Fla.1 DCA 1998)
- Lee County v. Zemel, 675 So.2d 1378 (Fla. 2d DCA 1996)
- Collier Development Corp. v. State, Dept. of Environmental Protection, 685 So.2d 1328 (Fla. 2d DCA 1996)
- Martuccio v. Department of Professional Regulation, Bd. of Optometry, 622 So.2d 607 (Fla. 1st DCA 1993)
- State, Dept. of Community Affairs v. Division of Administrative Hearings, Lee County, et al., 588 So.2d 272 (Fla. 1st DCA 1991)
- State, Bd. of Optometry v. Florida Soc. of Ophthalmology, 538 So.2d 878 (Fla. 1st DCA 1988)
- Florida Society of Ophthalmology v. State, Dept. of Professional Regulation, 532 So.2d 1278 (Fla. 1st DCA 1988)
- Richardson v. Wilson, 490 So.2d 1039 (Fla. 1st DCA 1986)
- Balsam v. Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services, 486 So.2d 1341 (Fla 1st DCA 1986)
- Grove Isle, Ltd. v. State Dept. of Environmental Regulation, 454 So.2d 571 (Fla. 1st DCA 1984)
- Capeletti Bros., Inc. v. State, Dept. of Transp., 362 So.2d 346 (Fla. 1st DCA 1978)
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- New York, 1970
- Florida, 1970
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Florida, 1970
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Florida, 1974
- U.S. Court of Federal Claims, 1974
- U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1972
Other Affiliations
- The Florida Bar, 1974 - 1976 (Member, Environmental Committee)
- The Florida Bar, 1975 - 1978 (Member, Executive Committee)
- The Florida Bar, Administrative Law Section (Member)
Past Positions
- U.S. Department of Justice, 1967 - 1972
- State of Florida Board of Trustees, Internal Improvement Trust Fund, General Counsel, 1972 - 1974
- State of Florida, Division of Administrative Hearings, Director, 1974 - 1978
- Florida Department of Professional Regulation, General Counsel, 1979
Articles
Published Works
- Hearings Under Florida's New Administrative Procedure Act, The Florida Bar Journal, 1975
- Florida Administrative Practice Forms, Harrison & Co., 1978
- "Beach, Shore & Coastal Zone Regulation", Environmental Land Use Manual, Florida Bar, 1993
Office Info
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- Environment
- Administrative Law
- Land Use & Zoning
- Appellate
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