Scott E. Rudacille

Principal

Scott is a principal attorney and leads the firm’s land use and local government law practice groups. He represents private clients in all aspects of the permitting, entitlement and development process. He has also served as counsel to a wide variety of local government entities, including municipal, school district, community development district and special district, and he currently serves as the City Attorney for the City of Bradenton. Scott is Board Certified by the Florida Bar in City, County and Local Government Law, holds an “AV” peer review rating from Martindale-Hubbell and has been selected as one of the Best Lawyers in America© in the area of Land Use and Zoning.

Honors

AV Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
Listed in “Best Lawyers in America” (2024)
Readers Choice for Attorney, Anna Maria Island Sun, (2006 – 2008; 2010 – 2014, 2017, 2018)

Bar Associations

The Florida Bar
- City, County and Local Government Section
Manatee County Bar Association
- Board of Directors, 2009 – 2012

Professional

Florida Planning Zoning Association – Gulf Coast Chapter
- Former Board Member
Urban Land Institute
- Member
Environment and Land Use Section of The Florida Bar
- Land Use Committee Member
City of Holmes Beach Planning Commission
- Member, 2012
Bradenton Housing Authority
- Board of Commissioners, 2011 – 2013
City of Holmes Beach Personnel Board,
- Member, 2006 – 2008
Florida Municipal Lawyers Association
- Member
Manatee Tiger Bay
- Member
Leadership Manatee Graduate, 2007

Community

Anna Maria Island Chamber of Commerce
- Board of Directors, 2011 – 2013
Anna Maria Island Community Center
- Chair, 2013-2014; Board of Directors, 2005 – 2015
Manatee Gator Club
- Board of Directors, 2005 – 2009
Leadership Manatee Alumni Association

University of Florida Levin College of Law (J.D., with honors, 2004)
University of Florida (B.S., with honors, 2001)

Recent News

Presentations
Sunshine Law, Public Records Act, and Ethics for Elected Officials
Florida Planning and Zoning Association State Conference (2008, 2010, 2012)
Panel Discussion on the Land Use Process, Environmental and Land Use Law Section, Land Use Committee Public Workshop (2009)

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