Katie Edwards
Of Cousel at Arnstein & Lehr
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Katie Edwards is special counsel in Arnstein & Lehr’s Fort Lauderdale office.
Ms. Edwards brings an extensive and respected background in agribusiness to the firm’s Environmental, Agriculture, Land Use and Local Government practices. Ms. Edwards also manages the firm’s office in Okeechobee.
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Ms. Edwards brings an extensive and respected background in agribusiness to the firm’s Environmental, Agriculture, Land Use and Local Government practices. Ms. Edwards also manages the firm’s office in Okeechobee.
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Katie Edwards is special counsel in Arnstein & Lehr’s Fort Lauderdale office.
Ms. Edwards brings an extensive and respected background in agribusiness to the firm’s Environmental, Agriculture, Land Use and Local Government practices. Ms. Edwards also manages the firm’s office in Okeechobee.
She previously served from 2002-2010 as Executive Director of Dade County Farm Bureau where she advocated for farmers and nursery growers on land use, regulatory and legislative issues at the federal, state and local levels. Ms. Edwards regularly handles real estate, procurement, permitting and regulatory matters before water management districts and various cities and counties across Central and South Florida. She frequently represents agricultural land owners before county property appraisers and Value Adjustment Boards on property classification and taxation matters.
Ms. Edwards has successfully represented clients before South Florida Water Management District by negotiating cattle grazing lease agreements for ranchers, assisting clients in the purchase of surplus government lands, design-build contracts to complete environmental and water infrastructure projects, Water Use and Right of Way permit transfers and applications, and exchanges of interests in real property.
A Broward native, Ms. Edwards was elected to the Florida House of Representatives in 2012 and has sponsored and passed significant legislation, most notably in the areas of criminal justice reform, private property rights protection and medical marijuana. Ms. Edwards graduated from Clemson University with a B.S. in Agricultural and Applied Economics. She has a law degree from Florida International University.
Ms. Edwards brings an extensive and respected background in agribusiness to the firm’s Environmental, Agriculture, Land Use and Local Government practices. Ms. Edwards also manages the firm’s office in Okeechobee.
She previously served from 2002-2010 as Executive Director of Dade County Farm Bureau where she advocated for farmers and nursery growers on land use, regulatory and legislative issues at the federal, state and local levels. Ms. Edwards regularly handles real estate, procurement, permitting and regulatory matters before water management districts and various cities and counties across Central and South Florida. She frequently represents agricultural land owners before county property appraisers and Value Adjustment Boards on property classification and taxation matters.
Ms. Edwards has successfully represented clients before South Florida Water Management District by negotiating cattle grazing lease agreements for ranchers, assisting clients in the purchase of surplus government lands, design-build contracts to complete environmental and water infrastructure projects, Water Use and Right of Way permit transfers and applications, and exchanges of interests in real property.
A Broward native, Ms. Edwards was elected to the Florida House of Representatives in 2012 and has sponsored and passed significant legislation, most notably in the areas of criminal justice reform, private property rights protection and medical marijuana. Ms. Edwards graduated from Clemson University with a B.S. in Agricultural and Applied Economics. She has a law degree from Florida International University.
