Areas of Practice
- ENVIRONMENTAL
- Litigation
- Regulatory
- GOVERNMENTAL
- Administrative/Government Relations/Land Use
- Utilities & Energy
- LAND USE & ZONING
- UTILITIES & ENERGY
Education
- J.D., with honors, University of Florida College of Law, 1974
- B.S., Colorado State University, 1968
Bar Admissions
- Florida
Memberships
- American Bar Association
- American Water Resources Association
- Palm Beach County Bar Association
Suite 800
West Palm Beach, FL 33401
TEL: 561-838-4515
FAX: 561-514-3415
Mr. Worsham has extensive experience in water-related topics such as drainage, wetlands and the permitting and enforcement activities of various regulatory agencies relating to urban and agricultural development. His practice also involves environmental and land use permitting, enforcement and litigation in Florida and he has practiced before state and federal courts as well as the various Florida administrative agencies.
Mr. Worsham was recently appointed member of the board of the newly formed South Florida East Coast Corridor Coalition (SFECC) by Jeff Koons, Vice Chair of the Palm Beach County Commission. He previously served as Senior Attorney for the State of Florida Department of Community Affairs, the state growth management agency, where his practice concentrated on Areas of Critical State Concern, Developments of Regional Impact and Independent Special Taxing Districts. He is also the former General Counsel to the St. John's River Water Management District, a nineteen county regional water regulatory authority.
Mr. Worsham's recent practice has consisted largely of obtaining land use and environmental regulatory approvals for regional shopping centers and other Developments of Regional Impact. He has significant experience with CERCLA, RCRA and their state counterparts devoting a large portion of his practice to the financing, purchasing and remediation of contaminated real estate and in litigation arising out of the Federal Superfund Law and RCRA. He has successfully handled a plaintiff's private CERCLA action in federal court against the MacArthur Foundation, resulting in a seven-figure settlement on behalf of City of Palm Beach Gardens.
Mr. Worsham is a frequent lecturer before The Florida Bar Continuing Legal Education, the Florida State Chamber of Commerce and other professional groups. While at the University of Florida, he served as a member of the Florida Law Review Board, taught Legal Writing, and later taught a seminar in Antitrust Law.
An AV® rated attorney, Mr Worsham is "Top Ranked" by Chambers USA 2008 and has been named as a "Leader in their Field - Environment", by Chambers USA 2009 and 2010. He is recognized among The Best Lawyers in America, 2006-2010, and named a "Top Lawyer in South Florida" by the South Florida Legal Guide, 2007-2010.
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Publications
- Demystifying the Intersection of Surface Water Permitting and Common Law Drainage Rights: The Twain Actually Do Meet.
- Environmental Law Advisory Fall 2007
- Must Information in the Public Record be Disclosed to Buyers of Residential Real Property and May it be Misrepresented?
News
- Twenty-Three Ruden McClosky Attorneys Named In Best Lawyers In America 2010
- Ruden McClosky Announces New Utilities & Energy Practice Group
- Six Ruden McClosky recognized as “Leaders in their Field” in Chambers USA 2009.
- Lee Worsham Appointed to the Board of The South Florida East Coast Corridor Coalition
- Thirteen Ruden McClosky Partners selected as Top Lawyers and Top Up & Comer in the South Florida Legal Guide 2009
- 24 Ruden McClosky Attorneys Included in The Best Lawyers In America 2009