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Greater Tampa Bay Area

NewStar Resources is a consortium-based consultant established to provide strategic real estate advisory services and resources to residential and commercial developers and builders, governmental entities, and private utility and infrastructure concerns. It offers a broad-range of services, including:* Land & site identification and acquisition for residential and commercial development.* Site/right-of-way selection and acquisition for public infrastructure and redevelopment projects.* Site/right-of-way selection and acquisition for private cellular, pipeline & transmission projects. * Deal structuring and negotiation. * Project visioning and conceptual project/land planning. * Entitlement and permit filing, processing and procurement. * Competitive product, amenity and design research and analysis. * Market, marketability, financial and demographic research and analysis. * Product pricing and absorption forecasting. * Title, survey, land use, environmental, transactional and related due diligence. * Condemnation process management and advice. * Project severance and business damage assessments, cures and settlements. * Document drafting, review and negotiation. * Contract/lease/document management. * Land ownership research, title examination, survey review, and title curative work. * Team building, coaching and management of staff and retained consultants. * Project proposal presentations to internal and external stakeholders and decision makers.

Palm Beach Gardens, Fl

WCI (now a part of Lennar Corporation) is a publicly traded developer and homebuilder specializing in the creation of amenity-rich, master-planned, lifestyle communities. The company was named "America's Best Builder” for 2004 by the National Association of Home Builders.

Altamonte Springs, Fl

Horizon Homes is a residential developer and production homebuilder that concentrates on the entry-level homebuyer market. Served as Chief Legal Officer in addition to V.P. of Acquisitions & Development.

Orlando, Fl

Forbes Law was an AV-rated law firm that served as attorney and advisor on matters pertaining to land and real estate acquisitions and dispositions, planning and zoning, land use entitlements, real estate development, real property transactions, commercial leasing, and eminent domain.

Orlando, Fl

Maverick Media Group was a privately held developer of strategically located sites for outdoor advertising structures. The company identified, acquired and entitled the sites, constructed the billboard structures and sold the finished product to national outdoor advertising companies such as Clear Channel Communications.

Orlando, Fl

Lowndes Drosdick is an AV-rated, full-service law firm. The firm is the largest single-office law firm in the State of Florida. Practiced as a member of one of the firms real estate, land use and development teams.

Tampa, Fl

Macfarlane Ferguson is an AV-rated, full-service law firm. It is Florida’s oldest law firm in continuous existence. Practiced as a member of the firm’s real estate, land use and development, and eminent domain/property rights groups.

Juris Doctor

Masters In City And Regional Planning

Masters In Real Estate And Urban Development

Bachelor Of Arts In Psychology