Current Employment Position(s)

Partner

Lawyer Overview

Ted Brown began practicing law in 1968 in Orlando, Florida. Today, his practice is centered on the representation of developers and companies active in land acquisition and development. From 1988 until 1996, he served as Vice President/General Counsel of Arvida Company, a firm engaged in the development of master-planned communities in various markets around the United States. In that capacity, Mr. Brown was responsible for managing the legal affairs of the company and, in particular, the land entitlement and environmental permitting processes. After leaving Arvida, Mr. Brown became a private management consultant assisting companies in the development of strategic plans to ensure environmental and regulatory compliance. He returned to the private practice in late 1997, and on April 17, 2006, Mr. Brown joined the law firm of Baker Hostetler where he continues his environmental, land use and real estate development practice primarily for large scale community and resort developers on projects throughout the state of Florida.

Mr. Brown has been rated “AV” by Martindale-Hubbell. He has consistently been listed by Chambers USA among America’s leading lawyers for business and has been listed as well in Best Lawyers in America, Florida Super Lawyers and Best Lawyers in Orlando. He is also listed as a member in Who’s Who in Executives and Professionals.

In addition to his legal, development and management experience, Mr. Brown is a full member of the Urban Land Institute and has served as a member of the National Policy Council, the Environmental Council, the Senior Housing Council and is currently a member of the Community Development Council. He was appointed by Florida Governor Chiles to serve on the private property Rights Study Commission II which was tasked with the responsibility of analyzing the interface of regulatory takings and private property rights. Out of that work came the Bert J. Harris Private Property Rights Act which is designed to manage regulatory takings in Florida. He has served as the co-chair of a statewide Affordable Housing Task Force for the Association of Florida Community Developers and compiled and wrote a book for the Association analyzing affordable housing alternatives and measures to obtain the same. Mr. Brown is a member of the Regional Board of the James Madison Institute and serves on the Florida Tax Watch Streamlining Regulation Task Force.

He has served as President of the Foundation for Environmental and Economic Progress, a coalition of land development companies with land holdings in 44 states that are seeking to make the Section 404 wetlands program and the Endangered Species Act operational protocols more balanced. In that capacity, he has testified before the Water Resources Subcommittee of the U.S. House of Representatives and the Environment and Public Works Committee of the U.S. Senate on the reauthorization of both the Clean Water Act and the Endangered Species Act. He also served as vice chair of the American Bar Association’s Endangered Species Act Study Committee and is a member of the Environmental Law Institute. He is a frequent lecturer and author for conferences and symposiums on the issues surrounding development and environmental permitting.

Areas of Practice

• Business: Real Estate
• Real Estate: Development & Land Use
• Litigation: Energy & Environmental
• Development and Land Use
• Environmental and Energy

Bar Admissions

• Florida, 1968

Professional Associations and Memberships

• American Bar Association (Corporation; Vice-Chair )
• American Bar Association (Banking; Vice-Chair )
• American Bar Association (Business Law; Vice-Chair)
• American Bar Association (Real Property; Vice-Chair)
• American Bar Association (Probate and Trust Law; Vice-Chair)
• American Bar Association (Natural Resources; Vice-Chair )
• American Bar Association (Energy and Environmental Law; Vice-Chair )
• American Bar Association, 1996 - 1997 (Endangered Species Sub-Committee)
• Urban Land Institute (Member; National Policy Council)
• Urban Land Institute (Member; Environmental Council)
• Urban Land Institute (Member; Senior Housing Council)
• Urban Land Institute (Member; Community Development Council)
• The Florida Bar (Real Property)
• The Florida Bar (Environmental & Land Use Section)
• Appointed by Governor to Private Property Rights Study Commission II
• Environmental Law Institute
• International Council of Shopping Centers

Honors and Awards

• Best Lawyers in America
• Florida Super Lawyers
• Best Lawyers in Orlando
• Who’s Who in Executives and Professionals

Past Employment Positions

• James Madison Institute, Member of the Regional Board

Education

• The Ohio State University College of Law, Columbus, Ohio, 1968
  J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence
• University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, 1965
  B.S., Bachelor of Science
  Major: Advertising

Address

SunTrust Center, Suite 2300
200 South Orange Avenue
Orlando, FL 32801-3432

Phones

(407) 540-7915

Faxes

(407) 841-0168

Emails

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Websites

http://www.bakerlaw.com