Experience

Rating: 10.0 (Superb)

Honors

2016

Chair's Award, Florida Bar, City, County, and Local Government Law Section

2015

Inaugural John R. Hamilton "Make the Rules Better" Award, Florida Bar, Appellate Court Rules Committee

2014

Florida Legal Elite, Florida Trend Magazine

2014

Board Certified - City, County & Local Government Law, Florida Bar

2013

Florida Legal Elite, Florida Trend Magazine

2012

Best of Miami, Miami New Times

2009

Rising Star, Florida Super Lawyers

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Work Experience

2013 - Present

Adjunct Professor (Volunteer), University Of Miami School Of Law

2012 - Present

Adjunct Professor, Florida International University College Of Law

2011 - Present

City Attorney, City Of Coral Gables

2005 - 2011

Assistant County Attorney (Section Chief), Miami Dade County Attorney's Office

2004 - 2010

Lecturer, University Of Miami School Of Law

2003 - 2005

Associate, Morgan Lewis & Bockius

2002 - 2003

Associate, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, LLP

2001 - 2002

Law Clerk to the Honorable Robert E. Keeton, United States Courts

2000 - 2001

Associate, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton

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Associations

2016 - Present

Florida Bar, Special Committee on Parental Leave in Court Actions

Member

2015 - Present

Florida Bar, Rules of Judicial Administration Committee

Parliamentarian, Full Committee; Chair, IOP Subcommittee

2014 - Present

Florida Municipal Attorneys Association

Steering Committee Member

2014 - Present

Miami-Dade County League of Cities

Member, City Attorneys Advisory Committee

2013 - Present

Florida Bar, City, County and Local Government Law Section

Executive Council Member

2013 - Present

Florida Bar, City, County and Local Government Law Section

Editor, The Agenda

2009 - 2015

Florida Bar, Appellate Court Rules Committee

Vice Chair, Full Committee (highest position held)

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Education

2000

Columbia University School of Law

JD - Juris Doctor

1997

Georgetown University

BA - Bachelor of Arts

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Speaking Engagements

2016

July 2016 CLE Luncheon, Coral Gables Bar Association Home Rule and the Police Power: Recent Ordinances and Legal Opinions in Coral Gables

2016

Ethics Training for Elected Officials

Public Records

2016

90th Annual Conference, Florida League of Cities What Your City Attorney Can Do for You

2016

6th Annual Best Practices Summit, Miami-Dade County League of Cities Municipal Autonomy and Countywide Concerns - What is the Future of Home Rule in Miami-Dade County?

2016

39th Annual Local Government Law in Florida, Florida Bar, City, County and Local Government Law Section Hot Topics

2016

35th Annual Seminar, Florida Municipal Attorneys Association Subsidiarity Matters: The Primacy of Municipal Zoning Ordinances in Intergovernmental Disputes

2015

What You Need to Know About Current Environmental and Land Use Law Issues, Florida Bar, Environmental and Land Use Law Section Hot Topics in Land Use Law

2015

July 2015 CLE Luncheon, Coral Gables Bar Association Local Government Attorneys: Who's the Client?

2015

Ethics Training for Elected Officials, City of Coral Gables

Ethics Training for Elected Officials

2015

Biennial 2015 Boards and Committees Ethics Seminar, City of Coral Gables Rules of Procedure & Robert's Rules of Order; Quasi-Judicial Proceedings

2015

Attorney Luncheon Seminar, Miami-Dade County League of Cities

Who Owns the Privilege?

2015

38th Annual Local Government Law in Florida, Florida Bar, City, County and Local Government Law Section Preserving Attorney Fee Issues and Ethical Considerations Representing Local Governments and Local Government Officials

2015

34th Annual Seminar, Florida Municipal Attorneys Association Defending Vested Rights/Equitable Estoppel Claims

2015

2015 Legal Update, Florida Association of Police Attorneys Alternative Enforcement Tools

2014

Municipal Attorneys Luncheon, Miami-Dade Commission on Ethics & Public Trust

Similarities and Differences in Representing a Municipal Government and a County Government

2014

July 2014 CLE Luncheon, Coral Gables Bar Association Zoning and Code Enforcement

2014

Best Practices Conference, Miami-Dade County League of Cities Community Commitments to End Homelessness

2014

33rd Annual Seminar, Florida Municipal Attorneys Association Special Issues in Municipal Litigation

2013

Florida Municipal Attorneys Association, 32nd Annual Seminar Immunity and the City

2013

Dade County Bar Association, Environmental and Land Use Section, Lunch Seminar

Do's and Dont's of Quasi-Judicial Hearings

2013

36th Annual Local Government Law in Florida Liens and Code Enforcement in the Age of Foreclosure

2012

October 2012 CLE Luncheon, Coral Gables Bar Association The City Beautiful: Land Use and Zoning in the City of Coral Gables

2011

October 2011 CLE Luncheon, Coral Gables Bar Association Governmental Immunities under State and Federal Law

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Publications

2016

Stetson Law Review The Ethical and Effective Representation of Government Employees by Government Attorneys

2016

The Agenda - City, County, and Local Government Law Section of The Florida Bar Letter from the Editor Craig Leen, Coral Gables City Attorney, in Honor of Autism Awareness Month

2015

The Agenda - City, County & Local Government Law Section of The Florida Bar The Sovereign's Grace and Equitable Estoppel

2014

The Agenda - City, County & Local Government Law Section of The Florida Bar The Collateral Order Doctrine and Florida's Official Immunity from Suit

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