1. Education:

B.S.B.A Washington University, St. Louis, Mo. 1962

Major: Economics
Minor: Accounting

J.D., Florida State University 1982

Numerous seminars in environmental, admiralty, land use, and water law, among others.

2. Training and Experience:

Emphasis at College of Law, Florida State University was admiralty and environmental law. Clerked for Dean Joshua Morse in admiralty on "Summit Venture" and other cases for Fowler, White, et al. Wrote "thesis" on Florida's Coastal Zone Management Program (published in Coastal Zone Management Journal, Vol. II, No. 3, 1983). Helped found the environmental law newsletter which was succeeded by the periodical Journal of Land Use and Environmental Law.

Received Florida Supreme Court certificate as attorney July 1983 and subsequently, in addition to the Florida Bar, became member of the trial bar of the U.S. District Court, Southern and Middle Districts of Florida. Also admitted to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the ninth and eleventh Circuit. Admitted to U.S. Supreme Court 2001.

Federal Court experience in Southern and Middle Districts of Florida.  Practice centers around litigation, administrative and government law and regulation, small business consultation, zoning and water/land use issues including permitting and violation defense, generally representing property owners and associations.

Practiced in Stuart since 1983, emphasizing areas of law: Admiralty, maritime, administrative, environmental, land use, construction, real estate litigation, mechanics liens, commercial, corporations. Litigation experience in state circuit courts and county courts in Brevard, Indian River, St. Lucie, Martin, Palm Beach, Okeechobee, Monroe and Broward Counties. Have litigated from Jacksonville to Key West and Tampa.

Have been engaged in waterfront permitting and land use issues since 1971. Appear in front of various State and Federal Agencies, the Florida Cabinet and local governments.

Do not write title insurance but frequently represent buyers or sellers in commercial real estate transactions, preferably before the contract is signed but also in litigation after contract.

Do not handle criminal or personal injury cases except as consultant or co-counsel where admiralty or environmental issues are involved.

Do not handle domestic relations cases.

3. Prior Employment:

U.S. Naval Reserve 1962-1986

Supply Corps - active duty 1962-1967

Retired as Commander 1986

Assistant to Manager of Purchases Missouri Pacific Railroad, 1967-1970; business and computer systems analyst.

Vice President C&H Tire Service Inc., (Automotive Care Center) 1969-1976

Vice President and then President Guy-Rogers Marine, Inc. 1971-1979; Owned and operated marina, boatyard, yacht sales and brokerage, marine surveying, motel, coffee shop, ship's store, trailer park and yacht club.

4. Affiliations:

Past President of and General Counsel for Marine Industries Association of the Treasure Coast, Inc. Past President and General Counsel for Marine Industries Association of Florida, Inc. Counsel to Okeechobee Waterway Association, Inc.

Member, Marine Resource Council of East Florida, Inc. and past member of its Steering Committee.

Chairman, Martin County Environmental Control Hearing Board (appointed by County Commission).198_ to 1998

Member, Okeechobee Waterway Dredge Spoil Management Plan Citizen Advisory Committee.

Former Member, Martin County Recreational Boating Advisory Committee (appointed by County Commission; since disbanded).

Former Member, Citizens Advisory Committee, EPA Indian River Lagoon National Estuary of Significance program (appointed by Chairman, South Florida Water Management District).

Former member of Martin County Conservation Alliance and its Executive Committee (1985-1995).

Member, various civic organizations.

Active Supporter of St. Lucie River Initiative.

President, St. Lucie River Legal Defense Fund, Inc.

Delegate to Rivers Coalition.

 Martin County Economic Summit Steering Committee 1999-2000

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JOHN S. YUDIN

1. Educational Background of Attorney:

1986 - B.S. Coastal Carolina College, Conway SC 1986

Major: Marine Science

1991 - M.S. Nova University, Davie, FL 1991

Major: Marine Biology

1994 - J.D. Quinnipiac College School of Law, Hamden, CT 1994

2. Training and Experience:

1986-1988 Assistant Manager, Coral Springs Fisheries

1988-1990 Aquatic Biologist, Florida Waterway Management

1990-1991 Staff Ecologist, Gurr & Associates, Inc.

1989-1991 Partner, YW Consultants, Inc. (Environmental Consulting Firm)

1991-1992 Research Assistant, Quinnipiac College School of Law

Participated in a project to enact state legislation designating certain highways as "scenic roadways".

1993-1994 Intern, Town of Stratford Town Attorney's Office

Drafted the "steep slope" development ordinance enacted by the Town in 1995.

1994-1995 Law Clerk - Law Offices of Maureen Arago

1995 to Present:

Practiced in Stuart since 1995 emphasizing areas of law: Environmental/land use, construction, admiralty and maritime, administrative, commercial litigation, corporations.

Admitted to practice in:

State of Florida
Southern District of Florida (Federal Court)
District of Columbia

3. Affiliations:

Member, American Bar Association

Member, Florida Bar Association

Member, District of Columbia Bar Association

Member, Treasure Coast Builders Association
Board of Directors 1998-1999

Member, Marine Industries Association of the Treasure Coast
Board of Directors 1998-2000

Member, Martin County Chamber of Commerce, Leadership Class VII

J.D., Cum Laude, University of Miami School of Law, Coral Gables, FL, December 1994

M.S. Electrical Engineering, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL,  1980

 B.S. Mechanical Engineering., New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, NJ, 1966

2. Employment Experience

3. Academia

1980-1982       Adjunct Instructor of Electrical Engineering at Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Florida.  I taught Introduction to Computers, Control Systems, Network Analysis of RLC Circuits, and Medical Electronics courses in the engineering school.

4. Licenses 

Admitted to practice law in the U.S. Virgin Islands and Florida, 1995.   Amateur radio operator KB4MEM.
Private pilot.

5. Other Experience

1993-1997 Captain, navigator, and engineer on the S/V FULL MOON while sailing throughout the Caribbean and Central and South America.

1990-1992 Sailing instructor for paraplegics in rehabilitation at Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, Florida.

6. Affiliations

Florida Bar; Martin County Bar Association; American Inns of Court; Southeastern Admiralty Law Institute.

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JOANNE M. FOSTER

University of Miami School of Law (J.D. cum laude 1997)

University at Albany (M.A. 1987) Major - Geography

State University of New York at Geneseo (B.A. 1977) Major - Geography

2. Attorney Experience

Formerly associated with:  Fertig & Gramling in Fort Lauderdale, FL;  Underwood, Karcher and Karcher, P.A., Miami, FL; and Kaye, Rose and Maltzman, P.A. -  Maltzman Foreman, P.A. in Miami, FL. 

3. Publications

Assistant Editor, Maritime Law and Practice, 4th Edition,  LexisNexis Publishing.  Contributing author and editor of Chapter 14, "Pleasure Boats".

4. Professional Affiliations

Admiralty Law Committee of the Florida Bar
Southeastern Admiralty Law Institute
Maritime Law Association of the United States
Fort Lauderdale Mariners Club
Federal Bar Association

4. Previous Professional Employment

Tri-Star Aerospace, Deerfield Beach, Florida, 1991 - 1995. Administrative Manager and Customer Service Manager. 

State of New York, Albany, New York.  1980 - 1990. Division of the Budget (Senior Budget Analyst); Office of the State Comptroller (Senior Administrative Analyst); and  Department of Labor (Employment and Training Specialist).

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