Background
Hearne, Frank L. was born in 1949 in Jacksonville, Florida, United States.
Hearne, Frank L. was born in 1949 in Jacksonville, Florida, United States.
University of Florida (Bachelor of Science, Engineering Science, 1972. Master of Science, Zoology, 1977. Juris Doctor, with honors, 1981).
Worked at Hearne Graziano & Nader, P.A. (Tampa, Florida) specializing in Environmental Law, Land Use. Zoning; Civil Trial Practice in State and Federal Courts and before Administrative Agencies. Appellate Practice in State and Federal Courts.
Administrative Law.
And Mediation, including Disputes involving Environmental, Engineering and Technology. Admitted to the bar, 1982, Florida. 1990, Texas, United States.
District Court, Middle District of Florida and United States.
Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Order of the Coif. Member, University of Florida Law Review, 1980-1981.
Author and Lecturer: "Introduction to Environmental Liabilities in Real Estate Transactions," Governmental Regulation of Land Use Seminar, Florida Bar, February 1993. "Wetlands Regulation Continuing legal education Seminar," Stetson College of Law/Hillsborough County Bar Association, April, 1995.
USF Environmental Law Seminar, 1996.
Lecturer: Florida Chamber Permitting Course, 1995-1997. Member: American Bar Association (Member, Section on Natural Resources, Energy and Environmental Law. Chairman, Special Committee on Communications Technology.
Vice Chair, Special Committee on Science and Technology.
Section Representative to the American Bar Association Technology Council). The Florida Bar (Member, Environmental and Land Use Section).
State Bar of Texas. Florida Environmental Assessors Association (Director).
The firm"s practice areas include: air, water and solid and hazardous waste permitting, compliance and defense permitting, including phosphate mining, industrial, manufacturing, residential and commercial activities. Endangered species; environmental damage, cost recovery and toxic tort litigation.
Environmental compliance. Superfund; underground and above ground storage tank regulation, remediation and reimbursement.
Vested rights; wetlands.
Zoning. Environmental insurance. Environmental site assessments and audits.
Representation of sellers, landowners, lenders in connection with the environmental issues involved in real estate and business transactions.
Inverse condemnation. And environmental enforcement. The firm founded a book award, "Hearne Graziano & Nader, P.A., Environmental Law Book Award," at Stetson University College of Law in 1995.
Member, University of Florida Law Review, 1980-1981. Author and