Top-Ranked Environmental Lawyers in Tallahassee, Florida

As of November 1, 2026, the top-ranked environmental lawyers in Tallahassee, Florida are Segundo Jay Fernandez (LexRank 80.00), Edwin Andrew Steinmeyer (80.00) and Terry Cole (80.00).

This ranking lists 25 environmental lawyers in Tallahassee, Florida, in order of their LexRank score, calculated from their Florida Bar records and other cited sources. Their experience ranges from 19 to 56 years in practice. 1 of the 25 lists Spanish on their Florida Bar profile.

Lawyers ranked: 25
Fully verified: 25 of 25

The ranking

Ordered by organic LexRank score; paid placements are labelled and never affect a position. How we rank

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Segundo Jay Fernandez
Independent practice · Tallahassee, FL
Verified
- 49 years experience
- Environmental
- Bar status verified
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Why #1?
Ranks #1 with 80.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Data quality (10/10).
Strongest
- Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 25.5)
- Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.3)
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Edwin Andrew Steinmeyer
Independent practice · Tallahassee, FL
Verified
- 35 years experience
- Environmental
- Bar status verified
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Why #2?
Ranks #2 with 80.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Data quality (10/10).
Strongest
- Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 25.5)
- Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.3)
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TC
Terry Cole
Independent practice · Tallahassee, FL
Verified
- 55 years experience
- Environmental
- Bar status verified
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Why #3?
Ranks #3 with 80.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Data quality (10/10).
Strongest
- Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 25.5)
- Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.3)
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JI
John Thomas LaVia III
Independent practice · Tallahassee, FL
Verified
- 36 years experience
- Environmental
- Bar status verified
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Why #4?
Ranks #4 with 80.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Data quality (10/10).
Strongest
- Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 25.5)
- Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.3)
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DL
David Alan Ludder
Independent practice · Tallahassee, FL
Verified
- 37 years experience
- Environmental
- Bar status verified
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Why #5?
Ranks #5 with 80.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Data quality (10/10).
Strongest
- Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 25.5)
- Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.3)
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GM
Gregory Mark Munson
Independent practice · Tallahassee, FL
Verified
- 26 years experience
- Environmental
- Bar status verified
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Why #6?
Ranks #6 with 80.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Data quality (10/10).
Strongest
- Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 25.5)
- Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.3)
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CC
Cari Lynn Roth “Cari”
Independent practice · Tallahassee, FL
Verified
- 42 years experience
- Environmental
- Bar status verified
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Why #7?
Ranks #7 with 80.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Data quality (10/10).
Strongest
- Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 25.5)
- Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.3)
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Julia Elizabeth Smith
Independent practice · Tallahassee, FL
Verified
- 29 years experience
- Environmental
- Bar status verified
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Why #8?
Ranks #8 with 80.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Data quality (10/10).
Strongest
- Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 25.5)
- Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.3)
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IS
Ivan Todd Sumner
Independent practice · Tallahassee, FL
Verified
- 31 years experience
- Environmental
- Bar status verified
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Why #9?
Ranks #9 with 80.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Data quality (10/10).
Strongest
- Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 25.5)
- Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.3)
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Rachel Siebert Earlywine
Independent practice · Tallahassee, FL
Verified
- 24 years experience
- Environmental
- Bar status verified
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Why #10?
Ranks #10 with 78.80: strongest in Experience (28.8/30) and Data quality (10/10). 1.20 points behind #9, mostly experience.
Strongest
- Experience 28.8/30 (ranking avg 25.5)
- Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.3)
1.20 points behind #9 (Ivan Todd Sumner): Experience −1.2.
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William Clark Garner
Independent practice · Tallahassee, FL
Verified
- 24 years experience
- Environmental
- Bar status verified
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Why #11?
Ranks #11 with 78.80: strongest in Experience (28.8/30) and Data quality (10/10).
Strongest
- Experience 28.8/30 (ranking avg 25.5)
- Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.3)
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Wyndham Douglas Beason
Independent practice · Tallahassee, FL
Verified
- 42 years experience
- Environmental
- Bar status verified
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Why #12?
Ranks #12 with 78.60: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Practice-area relevance (20/20). 0.20 points behind #11, mostly data quality.
Strongest
- Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 25.5)
- Practice-area relevance 20/20 (ranking avg 19.7)
0.20 points behind #11 (William Clark Garner): Data quality −1.4.
Not on record (scores 0, never estimated): website.
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JB
Jeffrey Brown
Independent practice · Tallahassee, FL
Verified
- 36 years experience
- Environmental
- Bar status verified
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Why #13?
Ranks #13 with 78.60: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Practice-area relevance (20/20).
Strongest
- Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 25.5)
- Practice-area relevance 20/20 (ranking avg 19.7)
Not on record (scores 0, never estimated): website.
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JA
John Alexander Ghio “Alex”
Independent practice · Tallahassee, FL
Verified
- 25 years experience
- Environmental
- Bar status verified
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Why #14?
Ranks #14 with 78.60: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Practice-area relevance (20/20).
Strongest
- Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 25.5)
- Practice-area relevance 20/20 (ranking avg 19.7)
Not on record (scores 0, never estimated): website.
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Daniel William Hartman “Dan”
Independent practice · Tallahassee, FL
Verified
- 30 years experience
- Environmental
- Bar status verified
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Why #15?
Ranks #15 with 78.60: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Practice-area relevance (20/20).
Strongest
- Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 25.5)
- Practice-area relevance 20/20 (ranking avg 19.7)
Not on record (scores 0, never estimated): website.
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Nona Ruth Schaffner
Independent practice · Tallahassee, FL
Verified
- 39 years experience
- Environmental
- Bar status verified
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Why #16?
Ranks #16 with 78.60: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Practice-area relevance (20/20).
Strongest
- Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 25.5)
- Practice-area relevance 20/20 (ranking avg 19.7)
Not on record (scores 0, never estimated): website.
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Steven Leonard Sparkman “Steve”
Independent practice · Tallahassee, FL
Verified
- 54 years experience
- Environmental
- Bar status verified
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Why #17?
Ranks #17 with 78.60: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Practice-area relevance (20/20).
Strongest
- Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 25.5)
- Practice-area relevance 20/20 (ranking avg 19.7)
Not on record (scores 0, never estimated): website.
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Lindsay Elizabeth Stevens
Independent practice · Tallahassee, FL
Verified
- 27 years experience
- Environmental
- Bar status verified
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Why #18?
Ranks #18 with 78.60: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Practice-area relevance (20/20).
Strongest
- Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 25.5)
- Practice-area relevance 20/20 (ranking avg 19.7)
Not on record (scores 0, never estimated): website.
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DT
Diane Dubois Tremor
Independent practice · Tallahassee, FL
Verified
- 56 years experience
- Environmental
- Bar status verified
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Why #19?
Ranks #19 with 78.60: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Practice-area relevance (20/20).
Strongest
- Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 25.5)
- Practice-area relevance 20/20 (ranking avg 19.7)
Not on record (scores 0, never estimated): website.
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Craig Deron Varn
Independent practice · Tallahassee, FL
Verified
- 30 years experience
- Environmental
- Bar status verified
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Why #20?
Ranks #20 with 78.60: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Practice-area relevance (20/20).
Strongest
- Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 25.5)
- Practice-area relevance 20/20 (ranking avg 19.7)
Not on record (scores 0, never estimated): website.
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Alissa Blank Meyers
Independent practice · Tallahassee, FL
Verified
- 23 years experience
- Environmental
- Bar status verified
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Why #21?
Ranks #21 with 77.60: strongest in Data quality (10/10) and Experience (27.6/30). 1.00 points behind #20, mostly experience.
Strongest
- Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.3)
- Experience 27.6/30 (ranking avg 25.5)
1.00 points behind #20 (Craig Deron Varn): Experience −2.4.
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Timothy Joseph Perry “Tim”
Independent practice · Tallahassee, FL
Verified
- 25 years experience
- Eminent Domain · Environmental
- Bar status verified
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Why #22?
Ranks #22 with 75.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Data quality (10/10). 2.60 points behind #21, mostly practice-area relevance.
Strongest
- Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 25.5)
- Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.3)
2.60 points behind #21 (Alissa Blank Meyers): Practice-area relevance −5.
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Richard Edward Shine
Independent practice · Tallahassee, FL
Verified
- 22 years experience
- Environmental
- Bar status verified
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Why #23?
Ranks #23 with 75.00: strongest in Experience (26.4/30) and Practice-area relevance (20/20). 0.00 points behind #22, mostly experience.
Strongest
- Experience 26.4/30 (ranking avg 25.5)
- Practice-area relevance 20/20 (ranking avg 19.7)
0.00 points behind #22 (Timothy Joseph Perry “Tim”): Experience −3.6, Data quality −1.4.
Not on record (scores 0, never estimated): website.
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CC
Christine Edwards Lamia “Chris”
Independent practice · Tallahassee, FL
Verified
- 38 years experience
- Environmental · Insurance
- Bar status verified
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Why #24?
Ranks #24 with 73.60: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Professional credentials (15/15). 1.40 points behind #23, mostly practice-area relevance.
Strongest
- Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 25.5)
- Professional credentials 15/15 (ranking avg 15)
1.40 points behind #23 (Richard Edward Shine): Practice-area relevance −5.
Not on record (scores 0, never estimated): website.
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Dawn Margaret Cinquino
Independent practice · Tallahassee, FL
Verified
- 19 years experience
- Environmental
- Bar status verified
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Why #25?
Ranks #25 with 72.80: strongest in Data quality (10/10) and Practice-area relevance (20/20). 0.80 points behind #24, mostly experience.
Strongest
- Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.3)
- Practice-area relevance 20/20 (ranking avg 19.7)
0.80 points behind #24 (Christine Edwards Lamia “Chris”): Experience −7.2.

Environmental market in Tallahassee

LexRanked tracks 36 lawyers in environmental law in Tallahassee, Florida. 36 of the lawyers have verified professional data. Data verified October 22, 2026.

Lawyers: 36
Law firms: 0
Verified professional data: 36 of 36
Average rating: Withheldtoo few sourced ratings
Median review count: Withheldtoo few sourced counts
Median experience: 25.5 years36 lawyers

Calculated by LexRanked from its own records on November 2, 2026; data verified October 22, 2026. Ratings and review counts count only when backed by a source; figures from fewer than three profiles are withheld. All lawyers in Tallahassee

What sets these Tallahassee lawyers apart

Every lawyer in this ranking has a The Florida Bar license verified as eligible to practice, and every fact shown links to its source. The figures below come from each lawyer's Florida Bar profile.

Fact about the 25 ranked lawyers	Figure
Years in practice	19 to 56 (median 31)
Languages besides English	French (1), Spanish (1)
License status with The Florida Bar	Eligible to practice, verified for every lawyer
Most common law school	Florida State University College of Law (14 lawyers)

Who is included in this ranking?

Lawyers eligible to practice in Florida, with a Tallahassee office address and environmental as a practice area on record. It compares 25 environmental lawyers, using only facts with a cited source. The Florida Bar does not board-certify lawyers in environmental, so the practice area is the one each lawyer lists on their Florida Bar profile, which The Florida Bar does not review. How we rank.

Florida rules to know

Florida gives citizens the right to sue to stop violations of environmental laws, after first filing a verified complaint and giving the agency 30 days to act.

Rule	What it means
Citizen suits	A citizen may sue for an injunction against anyone violating laws that protect Florida air, water and natural resources (Fla. Stat. § 403.412(2)(a))
Complaint first	The citizen must first file a verified complaint with the responsible agency, which has 30 days to act (§ 403.412(2)(c))
Development order challenges	A challenge that a development order is inconsistent with the comprehensive plan must be filed within 30 days after the order (§ 163.3215(3))
Property rights claims	An owner whose property is inordinately burdened by a government action may seek compensation under the Bert J. Harris, Jr. Act (§ 70.001(2))
Bert Harris deadlines	The claim must be presented within 1 year after the law is first applied, at least 90 days before suit, with an appraisal (§ 70.001(4)(a) and (11))

Court	Where cases are heard
State court circuit	Leon County is in Florida's Second Judicial Circuit

How to choose among these lawyers

Confirm the license, ask who will handle your matter, and get the fee terms in writing before you sign.

Look up the lawyer in The Florida Bar's directory and check the bar number shown on their LexRanked profile.
Ask whether the lawyer you meet will handle your matter personally, and how many matters like yours they have handled recently.
Ask how they charge and what costs are extra, and get the agreement in writing.
If you prefer to work in another language, check the languages listed on each profile.

Sources for the rules above

Frequently asked questions

Can a citizen sue a polluter in Florida?

Yes. Under the Environmental Protection Act a citizen may seek an injunction against anyone violating laws that protect air, water and natural resources (section 403.412), after filing a verified complaint with the agency and giving it 30 days to act.

How long do I have to challenge a development approval?

30 days after the development order, or after local appeals are exhausted, for a challenge that it is inconsistent with the comprehensive plan (section 163.3215(3)).

What is a Bert Harris claim?

A claim for compensation when a specific government action inordinately burdens an existing use of real property (section 70.001). It must be presented within 1 year after the law is first applied and at least 90 days before suit, with an appraisal.

Which court handles cases in Tallahassee?

State court cases in Leon County are heard in Florida's Second Judicial Circuit.

Are there Spanish-speaking environmental lawyers in Tallahassee?

Yes. 1 of the 25 ranked lawyers lists Spanish on their Florida Bar profile. Each LexRanked profile shows the languages on record.

How is this ranking ordered?

By the LexRank score, calculated only from facts with a cited source: experience, practice-area relevance, awards on record such as board certification, professional credentials, data quality and location. Client reviews do not affect the LexRank score: neither star ratings nor the number of reviews is scored. Payment never changes a position.

Do client reviews affect the LexRank score?

Client reviews do not affect the LexRank score: neither star ratings nor the number of reviews is scored. Reviews are shown on profiles for information only, and Reputation counts only awards on record, such as board certification. How we rank

Which lawyers are verified?

25 of the 25 ranked lawyers have fully verified profiles: Segundo Jay Fernandez, Edwin Andrew Steinmeyer, Terry Cole, John Thomas LaVia III and David Alan Ludder and others.

About this ranking

Last updated: November 1, 2026
Methodology: LexRank v1.2 - deterministic, reproducible scoring
Editorial review: LexRanked editorial team, October 23, 2026
Independence: Positions are never sold. Paid placements, if any, are labelled and do not affect scores.

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Summary

The ranking

Environmental market in Tallahassee

What sets these Tallahassee lawyers apart

Who is included in this ranking?

Florida rules to know

How to choose among these lawyers

Further reading

Sources for the rules above

Frequently asked questions

About this ranking

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