Eileen Ball Mehta
- Chambers USA source
Eileen counsels clients who do business with or are affected by local governments. A former Assistant County Attorney for Miami-Dade County, Eileen has decades of experience in areas such as zoning, comprehensive planning, elections contests, bid protests, civil rights suits, and constitutional challenges. She represents both private and public sector clients and served as special counsel to the Clerk of the Court for the Eleventh Judicial Circuit for more than 20 years.
A seasoned appellate lawyer, she has handled hundreds of cases in state and federal courts at the trial and appellate levels and quasi-judicial matters before local, regional, and state administrative tribunals.
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University of Miami, J.D., cum laude, 1977Florida International University, B.A., with high distinction, 1974
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Builders Association of South FloridaAssists on the Legislative CommitteeUnited Way MiamiWomen's Leadership Breakfast Vice-Chair
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Florida
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U.S. Supreme CourtU.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh CircuitU.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida
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Band 3, Chambers USA, Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use, 2013 - present
The Best Lawyers in America, Lawyer of the Year - Litigation- Land Use and Zoning Law, 2020
The Best Lawyers in America, Land Use and Zoning Law, Litigation - Environmental, Litigation - Land Use and Zoning, 1995 - present
The Best Lawyers in America, Lawyer of the Year - Land Use and Zoning Law, 2016
Benchmark Appellate, Eleventh Circuit Litigation Star, 2013
Daily Business Review, Most Effective Lawyers - Finalist, Real Estate, 2014
Daily Business Review, Top Dealmakers of the Year - Industrial Winner, 2014
Daily Business Review, Most Effective Lawyers, Real Estate, 2012
Daily Business Review, Most Effective Lawyers - Public Interest, Finalist, 2011
Florida Super Lawyers, 2007 - 2009, 2015 - 2020
Recipient of the Judy Florence Memorial Outstanding Service Award presented by the Environmental and Land Use Section of The Florida Bar, 2000
Martindale-Hubbell™, AV Preeminent® Rating
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