Brooke E. Humphrey

As an attorney, Brooke Humphrey strives to provide top quality legal advice that is results-oriented. Her top priority is to ensure that her clients’ expectations are fully met at all times. Brooke is focused on being responsive, and she works to make sure that she is operating with both the budget and timeframes of her clients. For Brooke, her ultimate goal is to efficiently achieve the client’s desired outcome without the need for litigation, but she is always fully prepared to litigate at all levels if necessary.

Brooke is based in Tallahassee and is a Partner and Team Manager of the firm’s Government and Regulatory Team. In her practice, Brooke handles a wide range of regulatory, administrative, litigation, and appellate matters. Her practice areas include administrative hearings, energy and utilities, environmental issues, and government permitting and licensing. Brooke has represented clients in proceedings before all levels of the Florida court system, the Florida Division of Administrative Hearings, and administrative agencies. Brooke is one of few practicing lawyers in Florida who understands the intricacies of power plant and transmission line licensing. Additionally, her extensive administrative, circuit court, and appellate litigation experience allows her to spot issues early in the hopes of avoiding and, if necessary, preparing for litigation.

For her standout work in the field, Brooke has been listed in Best Lawyers in America for Administrative Law (2021-2024); Energy (2023-2024); Appellate (2024); and Environmental (2024). In addition, Brooke has also been recognized by Chambers USA.

J.D. , summa cum laude, Florida State University
B.A., summa cum laude, Creighton University

Florida
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida
U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit
U.S. Supreme Court

Government and Regulatory

Administrative Hearings & Appeals
Appellate
Energy & Utilities
Environmental Issues
Government Permitting & Licensing

• Represented clients in connection with environmental permitting and approvals for large-scale facilities and renewable energy projects.
• Represented electric utilities in the licensing of new electrical generation under Florida's Electrical Power Plant Sitting Act. 
• Represented clients in proceedings before the Florida Public Service Commission.
• Defended environmental permit challenges before the Division of Administrative Hearings.
• Prepared briefs in appellate proceedings before Florida District Courts of Appeal and the Florida Supreme Court.
• Experience in litigating commercial and other disputes in Florida Circuit Court.
• Worked as a clerk to Justice Raoul G. Cantero, III of the Florida Supreme Court Commission.

• Chambers & Partners USA, America's Leading Business Lawyers, Energy & Natural Resources (Florida), 2012-2013, 2025
• The Best Lawyers in America®, 2021-2026
• 2023 Energy Law, "Lawyer of the Year" 
• Honorary Speaker at Florida Supreme Court Induction Ceremony for Spring 2004 Inductees to the Florida Bar

• KidSafe, Board of Directors (2024-2025)
• Florida Natural Gas Association
• Florida Chamber Foundation Board of Trustees (2015-2019)
• Florida Bar Association, Environmental and Land Use Law Section, Energy Committee (Co-Chair 2011-2015; Executive Council Member 2013-2016)
• First District Appellate American Inn of Court, Alumnus

Fifty-Six Berger Singerman Attorneys Recognized in the 2025 Edition of Best Lawyers In America
August 15, 2024

Forty-Three Berger Singerman Attorneys Recognized in the 2023 Edition of Best Lawyers In America
August 18, 2022

Law360 Quotes Brooke Lewis in, "Berger Singerman Adds Regulatory Atty To Tallahassee Shop"
November 10, 2021

Berger Singerman Continues Growth in Tallahassee, Adds Regulatory Attorney Brooke Lewis
November 8, 2021

Power Magazine "Perfect Storm for the Grid: Convergence of Energy Growth and Policy"
May 1, 2024

U.S. Supreme Court Set to (Finally) Resolve Clean Water Act Uncertainty?
January 31, 2022

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