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Ask Ralf Brookes Attorney to be a speaker at your Conference >>
As a speaker or panelist,

Ralf Brookes Attorney provides a unique public interest perspective and point of view.

Ralf Brookes Attorney can offer practical "straight-talk" insights into current issues. 

Frequently invited speaker at seminars, conferences and special events.

You will likely hear things from Ralf Brookes Attorney during his presentation that are different from other speakers, 

I have represented and litigated on behalf of public interest organizations and local governments as well as developers and landowners.

Ralf Brookes Attorney & Mediator can offer unique, practical insights and perspectives for your presentation panel.

Ralf Brookes interview with Everglades Foundation : http://youtu.be/mV1BXQ4dZzQ
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Ralf Brookes Interview with Everglades Foundation
Ralf Brookes Attorney's diverse array of past presentations include:

"Defending Local Government Denials in Court."

"Litigating Land Use Cases"

"Pointers and Pitfalls: Practical Tips and Considerations in Litigating Regulatory Takings Claims."

“Taming the Beast: Successfully Developing Property with Community Involvement.”

"Industry is from Mars, Environmentalists are from Venus: Reconciling Our Differences on Earth"

"How to Balance Competing Interests for Florida’s Decreasing Water Supply and Increasing Demand"

"Water Use Permitting at the Local Level: Whose Backyard is It? A Hernando County Case Study"

"For Crying Out Loud: Writing and Enforcing Noise Ordinances"


Ralf Brookes has been active in the Florida Bar since 1988 including:

Current member of the City, County and Local Government Law Section of The Florida Bar;

Current member and Past Executive Council of Environmental and Land Use Law Section of The Florida Bar;

Current member and Past Executive Council of Admistrative Law Section, The Florida Bar;

Past Executive Council of Public Interest Law Section, The Florida Bar.

Ralf Brookes Attorney is also a member of the Municipal Attorney's Association,
Florida League of Cities
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Ralf Brookes Attorney takes on Special Projects:

Florida Bar Journal - June 1998
"This was a year of the Constitution Revision Commission and The Florida Bar requested sections to be prepared to assist the commission with legal research. The section received a legal research project and responded diligently with a timely and on-point paper. A special thanks goes to Larry Sellers and Ralf Brookes and the others who worked on this special project." Robert Wells, Jr. chair, Environmental and Land Use Law Section report


University of Florida's 2010 Conference panel on Friday February 26, 2010:

MiniCities and MegaCities: Incorporating Sustainability into Comprehensive Planning (Local Land Use)
• Ralf Brookes, Consulting Environmental & Land Use Counsel

http://www.law.ufl.edu/piec/pdf/PIEC_program_2010.pdf


Florida Bar Land Use Seminar
May 6, 2010 Don Cesar Hotel St Pete Beach Florida
Course Classification: Intermediate Level (1026R)

3:15 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.
Land Use Needs Analysis in 21st Century Comprehensive Planning
Panel: Ralf G. Brookes, Cape Coral
Secretary Thomas G. Pelham, Florida Department of Community Affairs, Tallahassee
Linda Shelley, Fowler White, Tallahassee

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