Background
Rhodes, Robert M. was born on July 13, 1942 in Cleveland, Ohio, United States.
- Photos
- Works
- Photos
- Works
Robert M. Rhodes
Edit ProfileEducation
University of California (Bachelor of Arts, with honors, 1964). Harvard University (Master of Public Administration, 1973). University of California at Berkeley (Juris Doctor, 1968).
Career
Worked at Steel Hector & Davis LLP (Miami, Florida) specializing in General Practice. Admitted to the bar, 1969, Maryland. 1974, Florida.
Co-Author: "Development Exactions," American Planning Association, 1987.
Senior Vice President and General Counsel, Arvida Disney Corporation and Disney Development Company, 1985-1988. Assistant Director, Washington, D.C., Office of the Council of State Governments and National Governors' Conference, 1968-1970. Executive Assistant and Counsel to the Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives, 1970-1972.
Chief Bureau of Land and Water Management, Division of State Planning, 1973-1975. Executive Director, Governor's Property Rights Study Commission, 1974. Vice Chairman, State Land Acquisition and Eminent Domain Task Force, 1981-1982.
Chairman, Tallahassee-Leon County Planning Commission, 1982-1983. Chairman, Environmental Land Management Study (ELMS) Committee, 1982-1984. Member: The Florida Bar (Chairman, Environmental and Land Use Law Section, 1976-1977).
American Bar Association (Member, Standing Committee on Environmental Law, 1991-1994). American College of Real Estate Lawyers. Fellow, Florida Bar Foundation.
(Resident at Tallahassee Office). Steel Hector & Davis LLP maintains a diversified business practice that includes general and commercial litigation and alternative dispute resolution. Corporate and securities law.
Mergers and acquisitions. Dispositions and restructurings. Project development; financing.
Energy and utilities law. Creditors rights; financial services. Tax; real estate; eminent domain.
Land use and environmental law. International law; health care. Employment and labor relations.
Intellectual property law. Trusts, estates and personal planning. Media and communication law.
Admiralty and maritime law. Immigration and nationality law. White collar criminal defense.
Administrative law; and government relations. The firm has more than 150 lawyers with offices in Miami, West Palm Beach, Tallahassee, Key West and Caracas, Venezuela.
Membership
Member: The Florida Bar (Chairman, Environmental and Land Use Law Section, 1976-1977). American Bar Association (Member, Standing Committee on Environmental Law, 1991-1994). American College of Real Estate Lawyers.
Fellow, Florida Bar Foundation. (Resident at Tallahassee Office). Fellow, Florida Bar Foundation.
(Resident at Tallahassee Office).
