Background
Apgar, Robert C. was born on April 5, 1944 in Tampa, Florida, United States.
Apgar, Robert C. was born on April 5, 1944 in Tampa, Florida, United States.
United States. Air Force Academy (Bachelor of Science, 1966). Florida State University (Juris Doctor, with honors, 1977).
Worked at Apgar & Pelham (Tallahassee, Florida) specializing in Land Use, Growth Management, and Planning Law, Environmental Law, Administrative Law, State and Local Governmental Law, Civil Litigation. Admitted to the bar, 1978, Florida. 1979, United States. Court of Federal Claims and United States.
District Court, Southern District of Florida.
1980, United States. District Court, Northern District of Florida. 1993, United States. District Court, Middle District of Florida.
1994, United States. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.
Author: "Charting Florida"s Course: The State and Regional Planning Acting of 1984," Florida State University Law Review, Fall 1984. "Florida"s State Land Development Plan," Florida Environmental and Urban Issues, April, 1986.
"Reflections on the Florida Experience in Land Use Regulation," Florida Environmental and Urban Issues, April, 1987. "Concurrency and Growth Management: A Lawyer"s Primer," Florida State University Law Review, Volume 7, Number.
1, Fall 1991. Adjunct Professor, Legal Foundations of Planning Law, Department of Urban Planning, Florida State University, 1985, 1986, 1992-1996.
Lecturer: The Permitting Process and Environmental Liabilities, National Business Institute, Incorporated., 1992. A Federal Takings Case Law Update, Environmental and Land Use Law Section, The Florida Bar, 1992. The Elements of a Regulatory Takings Claim: A Review and Case Law Update, 1994.
Executive Director, Florida Environmental Land Management Study Committee, 1982-1984.
Member: Tallahassee and American Bar Associations. The Florida Bar.
Apgar & Pelham was formed in 1993 to combine and maximize the extensive background and experience of the firm"s partners in Land Use, Growth Management, Environmental, and Administrative Law.
Several of the firm"s attorneys have strong records of public service with state and local agencies and gubernatorial study commissions which have been instrumental in the development and implementation of Florida"s land use and environmental laws. The firm represents a broad range of private and public sector clients before state, regional and local agencies and in state and federal trial and appellate courts.
Author: "Charting Florida's Course: The State and Regional Planning Act of 1984," Florida State University Law Review, Fall 1984. "Florida's State Land Development Plan," Florida Environmental and Urban Issues, April, 1986. "Reflections on the Florida Experience in Land Use Regulation," Florida Environmental and Urban Issues, April, 1987.
"Concurrency and Growth Management: A Lawyer's Primer," Florida State University Law Review, Volume 7, No. 1, Fall 1991. Adjunct Professor, Legal Foundations of Planning Law, Department of Urban Planning, Florida State University, 1985, 1986, 1992-1996.
Member: Tallahassee and American Bar Associations. The Florida Bar.