Florida Administrative, Business & Estate Law
Over 50 Combined Years of Experience
WELCOME
Steinmeyer Fiveash LLP was formed January 1, 2016, when Edwin A. Steinmeyer and John L. Fiveash combined over 50 years of collective environmental, administrative, business law, and litigation experience to form a new Florida practice devoted to solving our clients issues in a straightforward and expeditious manner. Located in Tallahassee, home to the State’s agencies and legislative decision makers, we have experience representing developers, state government, municipalities, seaports, airports, and individuals in transactions, administrative, civil and litigation issues.
WHAT WE DO
Environmental and Water Permitting and Regulation
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Clean Water Act (CWA) § 404 and Rivers and Harbors Act § 10 Dredge and Fill Permitting and Litigation
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CWA § 401 Certification
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CWA Municipal Separate Storm Sewer, Industrial, General, and Individual Permits
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National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permitting, Challenges, Enforcement, and Litigation
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Stormwater Construction, Management, and Infrastructure Funding
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Environmental Resource Permitting (ERP)
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National Environment Policy Act (NEPA) Compliance and Litigation
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Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) Permitting and Enforcement
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Surface and Groundwater Water Use Permitting and Challenges
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Safe Drinking Water Act Enforcement and Litigation
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Threatened & Endangered (T&E) Species Permitting, Enforcement, and Litigation
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Wetland Jurisdiction Challenges, Enforcement, and Litigation
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TMDL and BMAP
Real Estate Development, Site Selection & Due Diligence
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Phase I and Phase II Environmental Review
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All Appropriate Inquiry Analysis
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Regulatory Constraints Analysis
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Comprehensive Identification and Analysis of Regulatory Entity Jurisdiction and Requirements
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Endangered Species Assessments
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Flood Plain Mapping Challenges
Estates, Trusts and Family Holdings
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Wills and Revocable Trusts
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Durable Power of Attorneys
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Advance Health Care Directives
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Living Wills
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Irrevocable Trusts
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Foundations
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Family Limited Liability Holding Companies
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Family Office Formation and Planning
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Integration of Business Holdings into Estate Plans
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Integration of Bitcoin and other Crypto Investments into Estate Plans and LLCs
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Florida, Delaware, Nevada, and Wyoming LLC and Corporation Selection, Formation, and Governance
Commercial, Contract and Real Property
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Contract Review, Drafting, and Litigation
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Real Property Disputes and Transactions
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Real Property and Commercial Litigation
Sovereign Lands
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Sovereign submerged lands authorizations
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State-owned Uplands Sales, Exchanges, Leases, and Easements
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Dock, Pier, Bulkhead, Seawall, and Marina Permitting
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Riparian Rights Disputes
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Butler Act Determinations and Disclaimers
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Spanish Land Grants
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Private Ownership of Submerged Lands
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Mangrove Trimming
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Seagrass and other SAV Impacts and Mitigation
Contaminated Site Remediation
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Groundwater Contaminant Sources and Plumes
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Remedial Site Closure
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Brownfield Site Agreements
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Superfund Program and the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA)
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Defense of Owners, Operators, and other Potentially Responsible Parties (PRP); PRP Identification and Searches
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State Petroleum Acts – Eligibility, Enforcement, and Closures
Litigation
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State and Federal Administrative Tribunals
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State Circuit Civil Courts
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Federal District and Circuit Courts
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White Collar Criminal Environmental Defense
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State and Federal Environmental Enforcement Defense