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We are a network of leading environmental law firms across the United States and the world, comprised of the highest quality lawyers. We collaborate with each other and share resources, knowledge, and relationships across the network to enhance our services to clients. Through this network our clients have access to trusted local representation worldwide.
Chambers Global, The World’s Leading Business Lawyers (2024) recognized the Environmental Law Network as a Band One Environmental Legal Network. ELN was the only environmental law network to be globally recognized in Chambers. For a complete listing of all ELN Lawyers and Firms recognized by Chambers Global, please click here.
The Environmental Law Network (ELN) is pleased to announce that twenty of ELN’s member law firms were recognized as The Best Lawyers in America and U.S. News Best Law Firms. For a complete listing of all ELN members recognized by The Best Lawyers in America and U.S. News Best Law Firms, please click here.
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Lewis, Longman & Walker, P.A.
For nearly 30 years, the attorneys at LLW have helped the individuals, businesses and governments that have shaped Florida’s future. We offer solutions to issues associated with complex local, state, and federal laws and regulations. We focus on the specific, technical and seemingly ever-changing areas of Environmental, Land Use, Legislative and Governmental Law. The LLW team is comprised of well-known and respected attorneys with the experience and skill to quickly resolve difficult legal challenges. We are committed to responding to clients’ needs promptly and economically and believe in building long-term attorney-client relationships based upon collaboration and solid performance. At LLW, we don’t believe that winning solutions for our clients means that someone else has to lose. We see things differently.
LLW is a Top Ranked Law Firm by Martindale-Hubbell—which is the highest rating Martindale-Hubbell awards. To make this list, at least 10 percent of a firm’s attorneys have to have achieved an AV Preeminent rating. At LLW, nearly half of the attorneys have achieved this rating. Additionally, LLW is one of only three law firms in Florida to receive the top-tier Band 1 ranking in environmental law by Chambers and Partners.
LLW has eight board-certified attorneys in the areas of: State and Federal Government and Administrative Practice; Real Estate; and City, County and Local Government Law. LLW has three registered lobbyists and hold licenses to practice in Florida, Kentucky and the District of Columbia.
LLW’s offices are in Jacksonville, St. Petersburg, Tallahassee, Tampa and West Palm Beach.
Lawyer Spotlight
Kevin S. Hennessy
Kevin S. Hennessy was elected President of ELN by its members at the 2023 Annual Meeting in Mexico City, Mexico.
Mr. Hennessy has more than 35 years of experience representing clients in the negotiation and litigation of environmental permitting and enforcement issues, land development, coastal construction matters, water rights, hazardous waste, wetland issues, property rights and eminent domain.
He represents clients before all courts in Florida, including the Florida Supreme Court, the 11th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals, the federal district courts, and the U.S. Supreme Court. His practice areas include Administrative, Civil and Appellate Litigation, Environmental and Natural Resources Law, Governmental Law, Land Use and Real Estate Law.
Kevin is a Martindale Hubbell AV® Rated attorney and is listed in Tampa Magazine’s 2024 Top Lawyers List. He is also listed in Best Lawyers in America in the areas of Environmental Law, Environmental Litigation and Land Use and Zoning Law. Kevin serves as President of the Environmental Law Network and is a member of the American Bar Association’s Section of Environment, Energy and Resources and the Florida Bar’s Environmental and Land Use Law Section. He is an active member of the St. Petersburg Chamber of Commerce, and is an alumni of Leadership Pinellas, and of the Florida Natural Resource Leadership Institute.
Mr. Hennessy can be reached at khennessy@llw-law.com or by calling (727) 245-0820.
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