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