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Edward Bates Cole

Environmental and natural resources Attorney at Cashiers, NC

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  • State Years
    North Carolina - NC 9 years
    Florida - FL 21 years
  • Licensed for 9 years
    State NC
    Acquired 2014
    Status
    Active No misconduct found
  • Licensed for 21 years
    State FL
    Acquired 2002
    Status
    Member in Good Standing No misconduct found

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Edward Cole is a trial lawyer. He practices in the areas of civil litigation and natural resources. This includes representation of property owners and businesses in business disputes, property rights disputes, and title insurance litigation. In his natural resources work, Edward represents landowners and other private parties before state and federal permitting agencies on wetlands, water use, and endangered species issues in connection with mineral ownership.

Edward is a 2002 graduate of University of North Carolina School of Law and holds a B.S. in Forestry from Auburn University. He is admitted to practice in both North Carolina and Florida. He has been listed in Florida Super Lawyers Rising Stars (2011-2015) and is listed in Chambers USA for his efforts in environmental law in Florida.

Edward brings more than a decade of environmental and resource management litigation experience to the firm’s thriving real estate practice.

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Coward, Hicks and Siler, P.A.
211 Cashiers School Road
PO Box 1918
Cashiers, NC, 28717-1918
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AVVO RATING 9.1 (Superb)

Work Experience

  • Partner
  • Coward, Hicks & Siler, PA
  • 2016 - Present
  • Partner
  • Akerman LLP
  • 2007 - 2016
  • Attorney
  • Radey Thomas Yon & Clark
  • 2003 - 2007
  • Assistant State Attorney
  • Fourth Judicial Circuit, (Duval, Clay, Nassau County) Florida
  • 2002 - 2003
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Education

  • University of North Carolina School of Law
  • JD - Juris Doctor
  • 2002
  • Auburn University, Auburn
  • BS - Bachelor of Science
  • 1999

Associations

  • North Carolina State Bar
  • Member
  • 2014 - Present
  • Florida Bar
  • Member
  • 2002 - Present
  • The Florida Bar, Environmental and Land Use Law Section
  • Member
  • N/A
  • Florida Forestry Association
  • Executive Committee, Member; TreePac Chairman; Board Member
  • N/A
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit
  • Admitted
  • N/A
  • U.S. District Court, Western District of North Carolina
  • Admitted
  • N/A
  • U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida
  • Admitted
  • N/A
  • U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida
  • Admitted
  • N/A
  • U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida
  • Admitted
  • N/A
  • 30th Judicial District Bar Association
  • Member
  • N/A
  • North Carolina Bar Association
  • Member
  • N/A
  • Society of American Foresters
  • Secretary/Treasurer Florida Division
  • 2010 - 2011
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Languages Spoken

  • English

Honors and Awards

  • Best Law Firms, Tier 1 Asheville Family Law
  • Woodward-White, Inc.
  • 2018
  • Best Law Firms, Tier 1 Asheville Family Law
  • Woodward/White Inc.
  • 2017
  • Best Law Firms, Tier 1 Asheville Family Law
  • Woodward/White Inc.
  • 2016
  • Ranked in Florida for Environment
  • Chambers USA
  • 2015
  • Rising Star
  • Super Lawyers Magazine
  • 2015
  • Ranked in Florida for Environment
  • Chambers USA
  • 2014
  • Rising Star
  • Super Lawyers Magazine
  • 2014
  • Ranked in Florida for Environment
  • Chambers USA
  • 2013
  • Rising Star
  • Super Lawyers Magazine
  • 2013
  • Rising Star
  • Super Lawyers Magazine
  • 2012
  • Rising Star
  • Super Lawyers Magazine
  • 2011
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Publications

  • Florida Forests
  • Wildlife BMPs
  • 2015
  • Florida Forests
  • The Evolving Wetland Mitigation Banking Market in Florida
  • 2008
  • North Carolina Journal of International Law and Commercial Regulation
  • What Difference Does It Make Whether You Are Deportable or Excludable? The Supreme Court Refuses to Say
  • 2003

Speaking Engagements

  • Florida Forestry Association Annual Meeting
  • Conservation and Agricultural Ad Valorem Taxes
  • 2010
  • Society of American Foresters Annual Meeting
  • Markets for Wetlands and Species Banking
  • 2008
  • Florida Forestry Association Annual Meeting
  • Wetland Mitigation Banking in Florida
  • 2008
  • Southeastern Society of American Foresters Annual Meeting
  • Conservation Easements in Florida
  • 2007
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Cashiers Environmental and natural resources Lawyer Edward Bates Cole
Edward Bates Cole
Environmental and natural resources Attorney
Cashiers, NC
Licensed for 21 years
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