Hopping Green & Sams would like to congratulate our attorneys who are recognized in The Best Lawyers in America© 2022 and Best Lawyers Ones to Watch 2022 publications. Jonathan Johnson, Brooke Lewis, Robert Manning, Mike Petrovich, David Powell, and Cheryl Stuart were included in The Best Lawyers list. Alyssa Willson received recognition on the Ones […]
Hopping Green & Sams is pleased to announce that Joe Brown, Vinette Godelia, and David Powell have been selected to the 2021 Florida Super Lawyers list. Super Lawyers also recognized HGS attorneys Sarah Sandy, Erin Tilton, and Alyssa Willson as 2021 Florida “Rising Stars.” About Super Lawyers – Super Lawyers is a national ranking publication […]
The 35th Annual Environmental Permitting Summer School will be held on July 21-23, 2021. Eight Hopping Green & Sams attorneys will serve as faculty during the conference. This is the largest environmental conference in Florida, and is attended by attorneys, consultants, engineers, state and local government officials, developers, and landowners. HGS has consistently participated in […]
Chambers USA 2021 recognized Hopping Green & Sams for outstanding Florida practice groups in the areas of Environmental law (Band 1) and Real Estate: Zoning and Land Use – North & Central Florida (Band 2).
On April 30, 2021, the East Nassau Stewardship District, located in Nassau County, Florida, issued $12,170,000 of Special Assessment Revenue Bonds, Series 2021, represented by Hopping Green & Sams attorney Jonathan Johnson. The District’s Series 2021 Bonds will finance a portion of the planning, design, acquisition, construction, and installation of various public infrastructure improvements and […]
HGS Attorneys Facilitate Boundary Amendment for Expansion of VillaMar Community Development District – On April 12, 2021, the Board of City Commissioners of the City of Winter Haven, Florida, adopted Ordinance No. 2021-32, amending the boundaries of the VillaMar Community Development District expanding the District to include approximately 236 additional acres of land with the […]
On April 19, 2021, the River Glen Community Development District, located in Nassau County, Florida, issued its Series 2021 Special Assessment Refunding Bonds, in the amount of $2,715,000 and its Series 2021 Special Assessment Revenue Bonds, in the amount of $12,640,000 with the representation of Hopping Green & Sams attorney Katie Buchanan. The Series 2021 […]
The American Bar Association (ABA) section of Environment, Energy and Resources (SEER) will hold their 50th Spring Conference on Environmental Law virtually from April 27-30, 2021. Hopping Green and Sams is a “50th Anniversary Legal Leader” for the event and a proud supporter of SEER’s impact in the areas of environmental, energy, and natural resources […]
On January 25, 2021, with the assistance of HGS attorney Alyssa Willson, the Babcock Ranch Independent Special District and State of Florida Division of Emergency Management entered into a State-Funded Grant Agreement whereby the District will receive $8,000,000 of Fixed Capital Outlay Funds for Construction of the Southwest Florida Regional Emergency Shelter. The funds will […]
On July 16, 2020, the Ave Maria Stewardship Community District (Collier County, Florida) issued its Capital Improvement Revenue Bonds, Series 2020 (Neighborhood Bonds – Phase 4), in the amount of $3,440,000 with the assistance of Hopping Green & Sams attorneys Jonathan Johnson and Alyssa Willson. The Series 2020 Bonds will finance the cost of acquiring, […]