Bar Admissions:
Florida, 1989
U.S. District Court Southern District of Florida, 1990
U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit, 1995
Education:
University of Florida College of Law, Gainesville, Florida, 1989
J.D.
Law Journal: University of Florida International Law Journal, Senior Articles Editor, 1988 - 1989
Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, 1986
B.A.
Honors and Awards:
AV Rated by Martindale Hubbell
Professional Associations and Memberships:
Broward County Land Preservation Advisory Board, 2001 - Present
Member
The Florida Bar, 1993 - Present
Member, Eminent Domain Committee
Stephen R. Booher American Inns of Court, 1994 - Present
Counselor
Past Employment Positions:
State Attorney’s Office (Seventeenth Judicial Circuit), Assistant State Attorney, 1989 - 1993
Florida Attorney General’s Office, Assistant Attorney General, 1993 - 1999
Eminent Domain Division Under Attorney General Robert A. Butterworth, Assistant Attorney General
Lead Prosecutor in the Felony Trial Division, Assistant State Attorney
Mitchell J. Burnstein
Member
Broward Office (954) 763-4242
Dade Office (305) 854-0800 mburnstein@wsh-law.com
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Mr. Burnstein is a Member of the Firm specializing in eminent domain, inverse condemnation, and constitutional takings. He established the Firm’s Eminent Domain Practice Group and serves as lead counsel to numerous local and regional public sector clients, private property owners, and businesses. Previously, Mr. Burnstein served as an Assistant Attorney General in the Eminent Domain Division under Attorney General Robert A. Butterworth and served as an Assistant State Attorney in the position of Lead Prosecutor in the Felony Trial Division. Mr. Burnstein is an AV-rated lawyer and has acted as lead counsel in more than 80 jury trials in state and federal courts during his career. He is a frequent author and lecturer on takings issues.
