Andrew H. Schuster

Background

Schuster, Andrew H. was born on April 29, 1950 in Miami Beach, Florida, United States.

Education

University of Florida (Bachelor of Arts, with honors, 1971. Juris Doctor, with honors, 1974).

Career

Worked at Brigham, Moore, Gaylord, Schuster, Merlin & Tobin. Admitted to the bar, 1975, Florida and United States. District Court, Northern and Middle Districts of Florida.

1980, United States. District Court, Southern District of Florida. Author: "Florida Supreme Court Rules Median Damage Non-Compensable," Right of Way, October, 1981. "Pre-Condemnation Planning," Chapter 1A, "Taking Procedure," Chapter 2 and "Settlement Techniques," Chapter 6, Nichols on Eminent Domain, Matthew Bender, 1990.

"Valuation of Public Utilities," Southwest Legal Foundation, Institute on Planning, Zoning and Eminent Domain, Annual, 1991. Co-author: "Pretrial Procedures and Preparation for Trial or Settlement," 45th Edition, Eminent Domain Practice and Procedure Manual, The Florida Bar, 1988. "Costs and Attorney's Fees," Chapter 15, Nichols on Eminent Domain, Matthew Bender, 1990.

Lecturer: Southwest Legal Foundation, Institute of Planning, Zoning and Eminent Domain, Annual Conference, 1990. American Bar Association, Annual Meeting, 1996 and 1993, "Practical Considerations for the Attorney Representing an Owner of Contaminated Property in an Eminent Domain Proceedings." Panelist and Moderator, Florida Conference of Judges "Eminent Domain Seminar," 1995. Editor, Tallahassee Bar Bulletin, 1978.

Vice-Chairman, Board of Supervisors, Plantation Acres Improvement District, 1985. Member: Broward County, Dade County and American Bar Associations. The Florida Bar (Vice-Chairman, Eminent Domain Committee, 1982).

The Association of Trial Lawyers of America.

Achievements

• Bar: Florida 1975, United States District Court (northern and middle districts) Florida, United States Dist.Ct. (southern district) Florida 1980.

Membership

Member American Bar Association, Association Trial Lawyers American, Florida Bar (vice chairman eminent domain committee 1982), Broward County Bar Association, Tallahassee Bar Association.