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Keith William Rizzardi

Administrative law Attorney at West Palm Beach, FL

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  • State Years
    Dist. of Columbia - DC 8 years
    Florida - FL 29 years
  • Licensed for 8 years
    State DC
    Acquired 2015
    Status
    Good Standing No misconduct found
  • Licensed for 29 years
    State FL
    Acquired 1994
    Status
    Member in Good Standing No misconduct found

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About Keith

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Practice areas
  1. Administrative law
    30%
    Representing governmental entities on agency actions such as rulemaking, administrative proceedings, and orders. Applicable laws included Florida and Federal Administrative Procedure Acts, and open government and public records laws.

  2. Environmental and natural resources
    30%
    Experience with state and federal water & wildlife laws, including Clean Water Act, Endangered Species Act, National Environmental Policy Act, Marine Mammal Protection Act, Magnuson Stevens Act, mangrove protection, riparian rights, soil & groundwater contamination and remediation.

    29 years

  3. Ethics and professional responsibility
    20%
    Professor and scholar of legal ethics. Testified as expert witness in malpractice matter. Provide advice to lawyers and firms on applicability of and compliance with law governing lawyers.

  4. Employment and labor
    10%
    Mediator in disputes related to Uniformed Service Employment and Re-employment Rights Act. Author of opinion letters evaluating credentials of applications for National Interest Waivers.

  5. Litigation
    10%
    Defended state and federal agencies in matters involving administrative and environmental law. Advise municipal, agricultural and other private clients on litigation strategy. Served as pro bono counsel in juvenile court.

    35 cases

Litigator, professor, negotiator & leader. Family guy. Conservationist, historian, & climate change educator.

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Jones, Foster, Johnston & Stubbs, PA
Flagler Center Tower
505 S. Flagler Drive Suite 1100
West Palm Beach, FL, 33401

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AVVO RATING 10.0 (Superb)

Work Experience

  • Chair
  • NOAA Marine Fisheries Advisory Committee
  • 2011 - Present
  • Special Counsel
  • Jones, Foster, Johnston & Stubbs, PA
  • 2011 - Present
  • Asst. Professor,
  • St. Thomas University School Of Law
  • 2011 - Present
  • Managing Attorney
  • South Florida Water Management District
  • 2007 - 2011
  • Trial Attorney
  • U.S. Department of Justice
  • 2002 - 2007
  • Attorney
  • South Florida Water Management District
  • 1995 - 1998
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Education

  • Florida Atlantic University
  • Masters
  • 1998
  • University of Florida, Fredric G. Levin College of Law
  • Law
  • 1994
  • University of Virginia
  • BA - Bachelor of Arts
  • 1991

Legal Cases

  • Florida Wildlife Federation v. EPA (11th Cir.)
  • The Ocean Conservancy v. Evans (D.D.C.)
  • Northwest Ecosystem Alliance v. U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (D.Ore and 9th Cir.)
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Associations

  • U.S. Department of Defense, Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve
  • Ombudsman / Mediator
  • 2003 - Present
  • The Florida Bar
  • Executive Council, Government Lawyer Section
  • 1995 - Present
  • The Florida Bar
  • Chair, Government Lawyer Section
  • 2009 - 2010
  • U. of Fla. Center for Governmental Responsibility
  • Board of Advisors
  • 2006 - 2010
  • The Florida Bar
  • Chair, Government Lawyer Section
  • 2003 - 2004
  • The Florida Bar
  • Standing Committee on Professionalism
  • 2002 - 2006
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Languages Spoken

  • English

Honors and Awards

  • Florida Ombudsman of the Year
  • ESGR
  • 2010
  • Board Certified, State and Federal Administrative Practice
  • The Florida Bar
  • 2007
  • Special Achievement Award
  • U.S. Department of Justice
  • 2005
  • General Counsel's Award
  • National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
  • 2004
  • Excellence Award
  • South Florida Water Management District
  • 2001
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Publications

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Speaking Engagements

  • Florida Water Law
  • Water Use and the Federal Endangered Species Act
  • 2007
  • ELULS Annual Update 2007
  • Endangered Species Act Update
  • 2007
  • The Federal Seminar 2006
  • The Federal APA and Administrative Record Review
  • 2006
  • ELULS Annual Update 2006
  • Endangered Species Act Update
  • 2006
  • ELULS Annual Update 2005
  • Endangered Species Act Update
  • 2005
  • ELULS Annual Update 2004
  • Endangered Species Act Update
  • 2004
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West Palm Beach Administrative law Lawyer Keith William Rizzardi
Keith William Rizzardi
Administrative law Attorney
West Palm Beach, FL
Licensed for 29 years