 Paul H.
Amundsen has over 27 years experience in the practice of administrative
law, appellate law and litigation in Florida. He is rated “AV” by
the Martindale-Hubbell legal directory. Paul has tried numerous cases
before the Florida Division of Administrative Hearings and state and federal
courts. Proficient in Florida administrative procedure, he has participated
in appellate cases that have influenced the direction of Florida administrative
law. Paul communicates regularly with governmental agencies on behalf
of clients.
A frequent speaker and author on regulatory issues, Paul has spoken
at seminars at various Florida Bar programs, and has served as a panelist
at the annual Patricia A. Dore Administrative Law Conference in Tallahassee.
He has served as a guest lecturer at the FSU College of Law and the FSU
College of Business. On several occasions, he was selected as a faculty
member for the Florida Chamber’s Environmental Permitting School.
Paul is a member of the American Bar Association, the American Health
Lawyers Association and the Florida Bar’s Sections on Health Care Law,
Appellate Practice and Environmental and Land Use Law. He is the
former President of the Florida Section of the Air & Waste Management
Association (A&WMA) and the founding President of the A&WMA’s Big
Bend Chapter. In 2005, Paul was appointed to Florida Bar’s
Grievance Committee for the Second Judicial Circuit. He is a member
of the Board of Visitors of Elon University where he received his undergraduate
degree.
During law school, Paul served on the Editorial Board of the Florida
State University Law Review. He received his J.D. degree with honors.
Paul was admitted to the Florida Bar in 1978 and to practice before the
following federal courts: United States Circuit Courts for the District
of Columbia, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits, all United States District
Courts in Florida and the United States Court of Claims.
In November 2007, Paul became one of only 56 Florida lawyers whom The
Florida Bar certified in November 2007 as specialists in the newly-established
state and federal government and administrative practice specialty, the
first area of its kind in the U.S. Certified attorneys are the only
Florida lawyers allowed to identify or advertise themselves as specialists
or experts. Certification is the highest level of evaluation by The
Florida Bar of the competency and experience of attorneys in areas of law
approved for certification by the Supreme Court of Florida. Board
certification evaluates attorneys’ special knowledge, skills and proficiency
in various areas of law and professionalism and ethics in practice.
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