Samuel E. Poole III

Retired

Fort Lauderdale
954-525-9900

Sam Poole has extensive experience in planning and zoning in the development and redevelopment of Florida's cities. He has more than 30 years of experience advising clients on conventional and new urbanism land development issues in Florida. Working statewide for both private and public sector clients, Sam has prepared comprehensive plans, plan amendments, and land use codes enabling development of conventional as well as mixed use new urbanism projects from towns to neighborhoods to individual buildings.

Sam has particular skills dealing with environmental constraints affecting land development. As Executive Director of the South Florida Water Management District from 1994 to 1999, Sam directed a staff of 1700 with annual budgets of $500 million to restore the Everglades and protect South Florida's water supply and flood mitigation system and gained key insights into the effect of water issues on development.

Overview

Representative Matters

Land use counsel for Miami Worldcenter, a 25-acre New Urbanism redevelopment project in downtown Miami
Counsel to foreign governments on management of water and environmental resources, including Cayman Islands and Parana (Brazil)
Land use counsel for Makar Properties, LLC for redevelopment and renovation of historic Ritz Plaza Hotel in Miami Beach
Land use Counsel for South Miami Hometown, Inc., preparing a land development plan and code for New Urbanism redevelopment of downtown South Miami
Land use counsel for Oak Tree Landing, an 850-acre second home Fly-in resort near Gainesville, Florida, securing plan and future land use map amendments
Land use counsel for Corrections Corporation of America, for site plan approval of a 1500-bed privately owned and operated correctional facility in Southwest Ranches, Florida

Awards & Honors

The Best Lawyers in America®, 2014-2018
Chambers & Partners USA, America's Leading Business Lawyers,
- Environment-Florida, 2012-2017
- Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use, 2016-2017
Florida's Super Lawyers, 2007-2009, 2013-2016
Daily Business Review, Most Effective Lawyer, 2005
South Florida Legal Guide, Top Lawyer, 2007-2009; 2011-2014, 2016
University of Florida, Distinguished Alumnus, 2000
Martindale-Hubbell, AV® Preeminent™ rated

Community Activities / Associations

Co-author of Miami-Dade County Traditional Neighborhood Development Ordinance, the first modern New Urbanism land development regulation (1990)
Board of directors of Form-Based Codes Institute (2006-present)
South Florida Ecosystem Restoration Task Force (1997-1999, Chair 1998)
Third Environmental and Land Use Study Committee (ELMS III)
Downtown Fort Lauderdale Transportation Management Association (2000-2004, Chair 2003)
ULI Committee on Regional Cooperation (2004)
1000 Friends of Florida Future of Florida Round Table 2007