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Anna Long

Of Counsel

Practice Areas

• Environmental Law
• Land Use and Zoning
• Administrative Law

Specialty Practices/ Industries

• Master service agreements for use in contract negotiations to procure consulting services and proposal review
• Review and revise environmental reports, including Phase I and Phase II SEA, Limited Site Assessment Reports, Remediation Action Plans, Contamination Assessment Reports, Indoor Air Quality and Asbestos Surveys
• Mold intrusion in multi-family units hotels and resorts; contractor and consultant selection, program management, insurance provider correspondence, resolution of cost responsibility for remediation
• Brownfield issues including qualifications for designation, draft required resolutions, submit Brownfield applications to local and state government
• Environmental permitting including Air Permits, Environmental Resource Permints, NPDES permits, Solid Waste Disposal and UST/AST
  

Education

• Lewis & Clark Northwestern School of Law, J.D., 1991
• University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health
• University of Pittsburgh, B.S., 1980

Admitted

• The Florida Bar - 2001
• Oregon Bar - 1991
• Washington Bar - 1992

Recognition

• "Florida Legal Elite" 2009 Florida Trend

Professional Certification, Memberships and Activities

Professional Associations
USGBC - U.S. Green Building Council
The Florida Brownsfields Association Board, Secretary Treasurer
CREW - Commercial Real Estate Women
Orange County Bar Association
The Florida Bar
American Bar Association
Oregon Bar Association
Washington Bar Association
Central Florida Association of Women Lawyers

Community Activities

Leadership Orlando, Alumnae
Leadership Osceola County, Alumnae
West Orange County Leadership, Alumnae
Junior Achievement, Facilitator
Back to Nature Wildlife Refuge and Education Center, Executive Board of Directors

Publications and Lectures

"Indoor Air Quality & Mold Issues," Central Florida Commercial Real Estate Society & NAIOP
"Mold: The Superfungi," American Bar Association Annual Environmental Section Conference
"Mold: The New Indoor Air Quality Nightmare," Manufacturers Association of Central Florida
"Mold Matters", Florida Chamber of Commerce's Growth Management Short Course
"Global Risk Based Corrective Action, RBCA"
"Staying on Top of Environmental Considerations," National Business Institute Seminar
"Ethical Issues for Technical Expert Witnesses"

Representative Client Experience

• 20+ years combined experience in environmental law, environmental and safety management, and regulatory compliance, both in the public and private sectors.
• Licensed to practice law in Florida, Oregon and Washington. Focus of practice has and continues to be in the areas of environmental and land use law.
• Former adjunct professor, teaching course work in environmental regulation and compliance at Valencia Community College, Orlando.
• Instrumental in assisting clients in siting coal fired and hydro-electric power plants, negotiating favorable and less costly permit conditions with various agencies, and resolving redevelopment challenges effecting environmentally challenged properties.

Previous Professional Experience

• Director, Environmental Compliance/Of Counsel, Hughes Supply, Inc.
• Manager, Environmental Protection Division, Orange County Government, Orange County, Florida
• Adjunct Professor, Valencia Community College
• Director, Environmental and Safety Compliance/Attorney, SEH-America, Inc. (high-tech manufacturer)
• Associate Counsel, PacifiCorp, Inc.
• Prior experience, as both a regulator and biologist, provides a unique combination of technical and legal knowledge that serves clients in an effective and efficient manner, often times instrumental in evaluating and recommending creative solutions to complex compliance situations