Wetlands Law and Policy

Susan L. Stephens is a Shareholder in the Tallahassee, Florida office of Stearns Weaver Miller Weissler Alhadeff & Sitterson, in its Land Development, Zoning & Environmental and Administrative Law Groups. She focuses on complex land development matters and issues of environmental and administrative law, including rulemaking practice and procedure and administrative litigation. She is board certified by the Florida Bar in State and Federal Government and Administrative Practice. She has represented clients before various federal, state, regional, and local environmental agencies in connection with obtaining, and defending administrative challenges to, proposed and final environmental permits for regulated activities, and in various rulemaking and policy development initiatives, with a special focus on wetlands, stormwater management, and state and federal listed wildlife issues. She also represents clients on compliance and enforcement matters associated with environmental permits and regulated industrial and commercial activities. Susan has served in leadership roles on various SEER committees, including Sponsorship, Marketing, Endangered Species (now Biodiversity), and Water Quality & Wetlands. She has also served on the SEER Trends editorial board and the SEER Executive Council. Susan graduated from the Florida State University College of Law in 1993 with highest honors and is a member of the Florida Bar. In her free time, Susan likes to enjoy the outdoors, hike, travel, read, and watch old movies.