Roetzel Attorney Beverly Grady Speaks at the APA Florida 2012 Annual Conference

FORT MYERS, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--On September 14, Beverly Grady, Partner-in-Charge of Roetzel’s Fort Myer’s office, addressed a breakout session at the American Planning Association — Florida Chapter’s 2012 Annual Conference (“APA”).

Ms. Grady participated in a panel discussion on the redevelopment of Brownfield areas. The session explained the Brownfields process, including the distinctions between the federal and state process, and provided advice on how to enhance economic redevelopment of underutilized urban and rural properties due to costs and liabilities associated with contamination.

Board Certified in City, County & Local Government Law by the Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization, Ms. Grady focuses her practice on environmental, zoning and land use, administrative, governmental relations, permitting issues, and real estate matters. Ms. Grady holds an AV® Preeminent™ rating from Martindale-Hubble Law Directory and has been named to The Best Lawyers in America ® for Zoning and Land Use, Real Estate Law, and Government Relations Law in 2012.

About the American Planning Association

The American Planning Association and its professional institute, the American Institute of Certified Planners, are organized to advance the art and science of planning and to foster the activity of planning -- physical, economic, and social -- at the local, regional, state, and national levels. The objective of the Association is to encourage planning that will contribute to public well-being by developing communities and environments that meet the needs of people and of society more effectively.

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