Education:
St Thomas University School of Law, Miami, Florida, 2008
J.D.
Honors: Cum Laude
Honors: Dean’s List
Honors: School of Law Merit Scholarship Recipient
Honors: Outstanding Achievement Award, St. Thomas Law Review
Honors: Phi Delta Phi Spellman Inn, Member
Honors: Best Sourcer Award, St. Thomas Law Review
Honors: Best Student Award in Advanced Legal Research & Writing
Honors: Best Student Award in Appellate Advocacy
Honors: Best Student Award in Contracts I
Law Review: St. Thomas Law Review, Articles Editor
Florida International University, Miami, Florida, 1993
B.A. in Environmental Studies
Honors: Dean’s List
Published Works:
“Senate Bill 360 Refined: The Impact of the 2007 Legislative Session on Local Government Growth Management, Part II”, The Florida Bar Journal, Co-Author with Susan L. Trevarthen and Chad Friedman, Volume 81, Number 11, 2007
“Senate Bill 360 Refined: The Impact of the 2007 Legislative Session on Local Government Growth Management, Part I”, The Florida Bar Journal, Co-Author with Susan L. Trevarthen and Chad Friedman, Volume 81, Number 10, 2007
Professional Associations and Memberships:
American Bar Association, Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice Section, Environment, Energy & Resources Section, and State & Local Government Law Section, 2006 - Present
Member
Stephen R. Booher American Inn of Court, 2006 - Present
Member
Past Employment Positions:
Office of the State Attorney, 17th Judicial Circuit of Florida, Homicide Trial Unit and County Court Unit, Certified Legal Intern - 2008
Chief Justice R. Fred Lewis, Supreme Court of Florida, Judicial Intern - 2007
The Honorable Barry S. Seltzer, Magistrate Judge, United States District Court, Southern District of Florida, Judicial Intern - 2006
Broward County Environmental Protection and Growth Management Department, Natural Resource Specialist II, Enforcement Administration Section, 2000-2005
Michelle Vos
Associate
Broward Office (954) 763-4242
Dade Office (305) 854-0800mvos@wsh-law.com
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Ms. Vos is an Associate in the Municipal Land Use and Zoning Law Group, and the Litigation Division. Her professional background includes significant experience in environmental regulatory compliance and enforcement. She has extensive experience trying liability and commercial matters on behalf of the Firm’s municipal clients including cases involving land use/zoning and real estate.
Prior to joining the Firm, Ms. Vos was a natural resource enforcement officer with the Broward County Environmental Protection and Growth Management Department. She was principally responsible for handling environmental regulatory compliance and enforcement matters arising from routine facility inspections, accidental releases, permit violations, tree removal and mangrove alteration. This work involved administrative and quasi-judicial hearings concerning notices of violation, notices of intent to file suit, variances and administrative reviews of final agency decisions. She negotiated numerous settlement agreements concerning corrective action and penalties for violations of environmental regulations and permits.
While in law school, Ms. Vos was Articles Editor for the St. Thomas Law Review and a member of the legal honor fraternity Phi Delta Phi.
