The Florida Zoning Law Advantage

Get big law experience and capability with personal service at a competitive rate

Paul D’Arelli spent 14 years at the international law firm Greenberg Traurig where he navigated entitlements for some of the largest and most complex projects in Florida. Get his years of big law experience at a more competitive rate and with personalized attention.

A few things we’re great at

When it comes to real estate development, there isn’t much we haven’t done.

Due Diligence

Land Use and Zoning Diligence

Entitlement Process Evaluation

Government Engagement

REA, CCRs and Project Governance Document Review


master Planning

Design Team Coordination

Scenario Planning

Land Assembly

Community Engagement 


Entitlements

Rezonings

Land Use Amendments

Regulatory Reform

Site Plans and Master Plans

Variances

Platting and Subdivision

Conditional Uses and Special Exceptions

permitting & Code Enforcement

Building Permit Facilitation

Environmental Permits

Other State, County and Local Permits

Code Enforcement Matters


We have quarterbacked most project types – experience matters

Single use or mixed use – let us write the game plan to successfully entitle your project, no matter how complex or what uses are proposed.

Retail

From grocery anchored shopping centers and mall development for industry leading REITS, to freestanding pads, we know retail.

Residential

Master planned communities? Apartment and condominium developments? Adding residential to shopping centers? We have been there.

Hospitalty

Whether a suburban limited service hotel or a full service 1,000 room oceanfront resort, we have tackled both.

Office

New corporate office buildings to major office building renovation, we have entitled employment destinations.

Logistics & Storage

From self storage, to small warehouse projects to large fulfillment centers, you can count on us.

TELECOM Facilities

A 150′ monopole in the face of a moratorium?  Been there, done that.

Mixed Use

Complex mixed use redevelopment with plenty of hair? Yep, we really love those.

The secret of success

We will treat your project as if it was ours.  

personal Attention

You will get Paul D’Arelli leading the project assignment, not a junior associate. We may use other attorney or planning support when in your interest and with your approval to be cost effective, but will not hand you off to less experienced counsel.

Responsive

Having spent 5 years on the management team of a publicly traded REIT overseeing development on 235 projects around the country, Paul knows what it’s like to be the client.  Regardless of the size of your matter, it matters a lot to you and you will get responsiveness.  

Strategic

We understand development from concept to completion and provide strategic thinking in the face of often uncertain conditions and outcomes.

flexible

We are happy to structure fees so they work for you depending on the stage of the project and specific needs.

BEST LAW Firm

Florida Zoning Law Group has been named a Tier 1 firm in the Miami metro area for Land Use & Zoning Law by  U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” several times between 2014 and 2020.

BEST Lawyers in America

Paul D’Arelli was selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2013-2019 in the field of Land Use & Zoning Law (Copyright 2012 by Woodward/White, Inc., Aiken, SC). 

We have worked all over Florida.

Wherever your project is located, we will be there too.

Land use and zoning is inherently local and relationships can be important, but the “well-connected” lawyer may not necessarily be the lawyer best suited to manage your complex development or redevelopment project. At Florida Zoning Law, we can help you identify and build a qualified team for your project anywhere in the state, including design, engineering and consulting professionals -and additional local counsel or government relations professionals when appropriate – while we deploy our experience to efficiently manage the overall entitlement strategy. We will never put our ego above the success of your project.

Finally, a development lawyer that understands your business. 

Paul D’Arelli spent 5 years on the management team of a publicly traded REIT as Senior Vice President of Development where he oversaw development of a portfolio of 235 properties around the country.

“As a lawyer who has been a developer, I appreciate the many facets and challenges of your business and offer thoughtful counsel to help you create and deploy winning entitlement strategies to help you achieve your value creation objectives.” -Paul D’Arelli

contact information

Florida Zoning Law, P.A.

2 S. University Drive, Suite 321

Plantation, FL 33324

Paul D’Arelli, Esq.

954.647.1363

pdarelli@FLzoning.com