Johnathan A. Ferguson,  Partner

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145 N.W. Central Park Plaza
Suite 200
Port St. Lucie, FL 34986

TEL: 772-873-5900
FAX: 772-873-3111

Mr. Ferguson is a member of the Firm’s Land Use Practice Group and is Board Certified by the Florida Bar as a City, County, and Local Government Law specialist.  He concentrates his practice in land use, zoning, government permitting, government contracting, local agency representation and representation in administrative hearings.  Prior to entering private practice, Mr. Ferguson was the Chief Assistant County Attorney for Martin County, Florida and an attorney with the Federal Trade Commission.

Mr. Ferguson represents property owners and developers of all sizes seeking development approvals for their projects.  He has represented clients before federal, state, regional and local government agencies and has extensive experience in all aspects of land development permitting and in representing property owners before government agencies.  This experience includes projects involving developments of regional impact (DRI’s), comprehensive plan amendments, rezonings, annexations, major and minor site plan approvals, platting, environmental permitting, special assessment districts, and code enforcement matters.  Mr. Ferguson also performs land use and environmental due diligence reviews for buyers and lenders as part of real estate transactions.  In addition, Mr. Ferguson serves as general counsel to a variety of governmental boards, including the Children Services Council of Martin County and the Early Learning Coalition of St. Lucie County.

Mr. Ferguson is involved in several community organizations including the Fort Pierce Exchange Club and he is an adjunct faculty member at Indian River Community College.

While in law school Mr. Ferguson was Technical Editor of the Gonzaga Law Review.