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George Francis Gramling III

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Overview

Practice Areas

85% Environmental / Natural Resources
27 years
15% Energy / Utilities
27 years

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Contact Information

118 S Newport Ave

Tampa, FL 33606

Office: 813-259-1060
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Languages Spoken

German

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Extensive and specialized federal and Florida environmental, energy, regulatory and government law practice for approximately 26 years. Well established... more

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Résumé

License

28 years since George Francis Gramling III was first licensed to practice law.

State	License status	Year acquired	Last updated by Avvo
Florida	Member in Good Standing	1984	04/29/2012

We have not found any instances of professional misconduct for this lawyer.

Work Experience

Position	Duration
Certified Circuit Mediator in all Judicial Circuits of State at Gramling Environmental Law, P.A.	2011–present
Phosphate Mining Hearing Master at Hillsborough County	2002–present

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Education

School	Major	Degree	Graduated
University of Florida, Fredric G. Levin College of Law	Law	Juris Doctor	1983
Emory University		Bachelor of Arts in English and Philosophy	1980

Awards

Award Name	Granting Organization	Date
Florida Super Lawyer	Florida Super Lawyers	2011
The Best Lawyers in America	The Best Lawyers in America	2011

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Associations

Position	Association Name	Duration
Vice-Chair, Board of Trustees	Berkeley Preparatory School Board of Trustees	2011-present
Chairman, Capital Campaign	Berkeley Preparatory School Board of Trustees	2009-present

Co-Founder	Tampa Urban Debate League	2008-present
Board of Trustees	Berkeley Preparatory School Board of Trustees	2007-present
Member of Board of Trustees	University of Tampa	2007-present
Member	Hillsborough County Bar Association	1988-present
Member	Florida Bar	1984-present
Secretary, Board of Trustees	Berkeley Preparatory School Board of Trustees	2009-2010
Annual Giving Chair	Berkeley Preparatory School Board of Trustees	2007-2008
Chairman; Board of Directors	Bay Area Legal Services	2004-2007
Member of Land Development Sub-Committee	Berkeley Preparatory School Board of Trustees	2005
Member of Annual Giving Committee	Berkeley Preparatory School Board of Trustees	2005
Co-Chair	Hillsborough County Bar Association, Environmental and Land Use Law Section	2003-2005
Chairman	Florida Bar, Environmental and Land Use Law Section	2003-2004
Chairman	Florida Pro Musica Chamber Orchestra	1998-2004
Vice-Chair, Ethics Committee of Section of Environment, Energy	American Bar Association	1999-2002
Chairman, Annual Attorney Committee Campaign	Bay Area Legal Services	2001
Chairman	Florida Bar, Grievance Committee (13 E) Hillsborough County	1995-1996
Member	Legal Advisory Board, University of Florida, Center for TREEO	1993
Chairman	Hillsborough County Bar Association, Environmental and Land Use Law Section	1992-1993
Co-Chair	Hillsborough County Bar Association, Environmental and Land Use Law Section	1990-1992
Founder & Chairman	Hillsborough County Bar Association, Migrant Farm Worker Volunteer Lawyer Project	1989-1991

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Portfolio

Cases

United States v. David L. Rieker, Civil 8:03-CV-647-T-26MAP

Outcome: Consent Decree under CERCLA

CERCLA Superfund Proceedings - Peak Oil Site in Hillsborough County, FL

Outcome: (not available)

Thomson v. Florida Power Corporation, 6:04-CV-1514-ORL-18DAB

Outcome: (not available)

Publications

Article	Publication	Date
Recent Developments in Institutional Controls - Subordination of liens, mortgages and encumbrances	Hillsborough County Bar Association, Environmental Land Use Law Section	2011
New Notification Requirements for the Discovery of Contamination	Hillsborough County Bar Association, Environmental Law Section	2005

â€œLiability and Defenses Under CERCLAâ€	Florida Environmental and Land Use Law Treatise	2003
Ethical Considerations in Representing Clients Before Administrative Agencies and Local Governments	Florida Environmental and Land Use Law Treatise	2003
Federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act	Florida Environmental and Land Use Law Treatise	2003
Liability and Defenses Under CERCLA	Florida Environmental and Land Use Law Treatise	2003
Pollution Issues Related to the Drycleaning Industry	Florida Environmental and Land Use Law Treatise	2003
Pollution Litigation: A Decade of CERCLA	Vol. I, Florida Environmental and Land Use Law Treatise	2003
Environmental Enforcement: Parallel Criminal and Civil Proceedings	Vol. 14, No. 3, Hillsborough County Bar Association Lawyer	2003
Federal & State Reporting Requirements: When are you ethically obligated to report?	Fla. Bar CLE, Environmental and Land Use Law Section	2001
Your business client is hit with a criminal search warrant; what to expect and how to represent your client	Fla. Bar CLE, Environmental and Land Use Law Section	1999
Defense Perspectives on Environmental Crime Investigations, Prosecutions and Parallel Proceedings	Fla. Bar CLE, Environmental and Land Use Law Section	1999
Environmental Implications of Real Estate Transactions	Southeastern Electric Exchange - E&O Conference Proceedings	1997
Environmental Enforcement: Managing Parallel Civil and Criminal Proceedings	Fla. Bar CLE, Environmental and Land Use Law Section	1997
Federal Case Law Update	Florida Bar Environmental and Land Use Section Reporter	1993
Recent Developments in Environmental Law	Vol. 3, No. 8, Hillsborough County Bar Association Lawyer	1993
Environmental Contractual Provisions in Real Estate Transactions	Fla. Bar CLE, Environmental and Land Use Law Section	1993
Environmental Newspeak	Vol. 2, No. 4, Hillsborough County Bar Association Lawyer	1992
Federal Case Law Update	Florida Bar Environmental and Land Use Section Reporter	1991
Basic Permitting Considerations and Coordinated Environmental and Land Use Permitting	Vol. I, Florida Environmental and Land Use Law Treatise	1988
Cleaning Up After Federal and State Pollution Programs: Local Government Hazardous Waste Regulation	Stetson Law Review	1988
Local Government Regulation of Hazardous Waste	Burdens of Environmental Regulation on Private Property Ownership and Business Transactions: Reasonable or Unreasonable?	1987
Federal Case Law Update	Florida Bar Environmental and Land Use Section Reporter	1987
Florida Hazardous Substances Statutes and Ordinances Affecting the Transfer of Real Property	Environmental LIabilities and Real Property Transactions: Ignorance is not Bliss	1987
1987 Federal Hazardous Wastes and Substances Update	Annual Environmental and Land Use Law Update	1987
"Wetland Regulation and Wildlife Habitat Protection - Proposals for Florida,"	8:2 Harvard Environmental Law Review 365	1984
Florida Local Governments and Oil and Gas Leasing of State Territorial Waters	Vol. I, Oil and Gas Leasing in Florida Offshore Waters	1984
Wetland Regulation and Wildlife Habitat Protection - Proposals for Florida	Harvard Environmental Law Review	1984

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Speaking Engagements

Presentation Name	Conference	Date
Recent Developments in Institutional Controls â€“ Subordination of liens, mortgages and encumbrances	Environmental Land Use Section Conference	2011
Institutional and Engineering Controls: Subordination and Joinder Real Estate Issues and Problems	Florida Brownfields Conference	2009

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