is chair of Akerman LLP's Florida Land Use and Entitlements Practice. He has extensive experience in the full range of local government law issues, with a particular legal concentration in land use law. He focuses his practice on helping clients achieve optimal results from governmental approval processes and, where appropriate, litigation. Mr. Kerbel has experience in federal and state courts at both the trial and appellate levels. He handles a broad variety of cases, including zoning appeals, enforcement actions, and federal civil rights claims. As former chief of the Zoning, Land Use & Environment Section of the Miami-Dade County Attorney's Office, he represented and advised Miami-Dade County on planning, zoning, environmental, platting, impact fee, historic preservation, and code enforcement matters. He successfully defended a variety of challenges to County land use decisions. Mr. Kerbel earned his J.D. at University of Pennsylvania Law School and is admitted to practice in Florida and New York.

is an attorney with Weld Riley, S.C. He continues to emphasize representation of local governments, small businesses, and litigation. Mr. Hazelbaker began his career as legal counsel of the Wisconsin Counties Association. He served as personnel director/corporation counsel, and later as administrative coordinator for Manitowoc County. Mr. Hazelbaker has been in private practice since 1992, first with downtown Madison law firms, and then in his own firm since 1999. He has lectured many times on labor and employment law, land use law, and municipal law for various business and professional groups. Mr. Hazelbaker has also published law reviews and other articles. He is a member of the Dane County Bar Association and the State Bar of Wisconsin (Litigation, Labor and Employment, and Government Lawyers Division sections). Mr. Hazelbaker earned his B.A. degree from the University of Wisconsin and his J.D. degree from the University of Wisconsin Law School.

is of counsel at Gunster. She is a Florida Bar-Certified Real Estate attorney focusing on land development and real estate law. Ms. Spake offers comprehensive counsel in land use, zoning, and development approvals, real estate transactions, commercial leasing, and development agreements. She guides clients ranging from individual landowners to large-scale developers through complex regulatory, transactional, and development approval processes. By balancing legal rights with practical business considerations and recognizing that land use decisions require a strategic blend of legal insight and political awareness, she strives to provide clients with tailored solutions that align with their goals while navigating the intricacies of Florida's widely varied jurisdictions and regulatory landscape. Over the years, Ms. Spake has worked on a diverse portfolio of projects, including residential communities, office and industrial spaces, and agricultural uses. Her emphasis on building quality relationships with clients, development teams, and local stakeholders ignites extraordinary possibilities for her clients' projects and makes hers a deeply rewarding career. Ms. Spake earned her degrees from Wingate University and Florida State University College of Law.

is a partner at Akerman LLP. He has more than 25 years of experience practicing land use and environmental law, and he focuses his practice on complex land use, development, and environmental matters throughout the state of Florida. Mr. Tilbrook represents property owners, expanding businesses, developers, financial institutions, and institutional clients, including hospitals, universities, regional shopping centers, and real estate investment trusts. He specializes in addressing the land use and environmental challenges of urban and waterfront redevelopment, including brownfields, barrier island redevelopment, downtown development, marina developments, special entertainment districts, and mixed-use development. As a former economic development coordinator for the City of Fort Lauderdale, Mr. Tilbrook represents clients on all matters of entitlement and land development. With legal experience enhanced by his government service, he uses an insider's perspective to counsel clients and to advocate before government agencies in resolving regulatory challenges and issuing development approvals. Mr. Tilbrook also practices government law and lobbying at the state and local levels, particularly on matters of business development, economic incentives for business growth/relocation, public procurement, and public/private partnerships. As a former assistant general counsel with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, he is well-versed in the regulatory systems that protect the state's environment, and he also advises clients on matters of sustainability and resilience. Mr. Tilbrook represents clients on environmental due diligence, permitting, compliance, assessment, and remediation. Notably, he represents brownfield sites throughout Florida, and has experience in environmental permitting and cleanup for marinas, gas stations, dry cleaners, chemical manufacturers, and golf courses. Mr. Tilbrook earned his B.A. degree from Tulane University and his J.D. degree, cum laude, from Stetson University College of Law.