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Bercow Radell Fernandez Larkin & Tapanes Offices
200 South Biscayne Boulevard
Suite 300
Miami, FL 33131
FLORDIA
United States
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Paul Savage
Work Department
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Position
Partner
Career
Paul is a partner at Bercow Radell Fernandez Larkin & Tapanes with significant experience as a local government and appellate attorney.
Paul concentrates his practice on local government matters, inclusive of development approvals, drafting proposed legislation, street and alley closures, historic designation issues, and code enforcement cases. He has considerable experience supporting his clients before local boards and city commissions, as well as advancing their positions before appellate courts. Paul is Board Certified by the Florida Bar in City, County and Local Government Law.
Prior to joining the firm, Paul practiced in the areas of land use, environmental and related appellate litigation, both in the full-service law firm setting and by running his own law practice. Earlier in his career, he served as an intern with the Miami-Dade County Attorney’s Office, Aviation Division, and worked as a judicial clerk for the Honorable Judge David Levy of the Third District Court of Appeal.
Paul completed his legal studies at the University of Miami where he served on the Law Review. Prior to law school, he attended the University of Florida, obtaining a degree in English with a minor in History. In conjunction with his legal practice, Paul prioritizes service to the community. He is a member of Granada Presbyterian Church in Coral Gables and actively supports several community nonprofits including CARE Elementary School serving the Overtown community, and Friends of Coral Gables High.
Languages
English
Memberships
Florida
Education
- J.D., University of Miami School of Law, 1996
- B.A., University of Florida, 1991
Lawyer Rankings
United States > Real estate > Land use/zoning
The Florida-based boutique firm Bercow Radell Fernandez Larkin & Tapanes is reputed for its depth of expertise in land use, zoning, and environmental matters. The department is headed by Jeffrey Bercow
, Ben Fernandez, Michael Larkin and Melissa Tapanes Llahues, all of whom are based in Miami. Bercow ‘provides thoughtful and sensible counsel to clients based on years of experience and expedites the approval process by recommending creative yet attainable solutions’, while Fernandez is adept at providing advice on the full range of land use and zoning matters, ranging from permitting and due diligence reviews to environmental and historic preservation matters. Larkin handles a wide variety of zoning and appellate litigation matters in Miami Beach, and Tapanes Llahues represents landowners, industrial clients and developers and specializes in legislative quasi-judicial affairs. In December 2023, Paul Savage joined the firm from Rasco Klock Perez & Nieto.