Paul H. Amundsen has over 30 years experience in the practice of administrative law, appellate law and litigation in Florida.  He is rated "AV" by the Martindale-Hubbell legal directory.  Paul has tried numerous cases before the Florida Division of Administrative Hearings and state and federal courts.  Proficient in Florida administrative procedure, he has participated in appellate cases that have influenced the direction of Florida administrative law.  Paul communicates regularly with governmental agencies on behalf of clients. A frequent speaker and author on regulatory issues, Paul has spoken at seminars at various Florida Bar programs, and has served as a panelist at the annual Patricia A. Dore Administrative Law Conference in Tallahassee.  He has served as a guest lecturer at the FSU College of Law and the FSU College of Business.  On several occasions, he was selected as a faculty member for the Florida Chamber's Environmental Permitting School.  Paul is a member of the American Bar Association, the American Health Lawyers Association and the Florida Bar's Sections on Health Care Law, Appellate Practice and Environmental and Land Use Law.  He is the former President of the Florida Section of the Air & Waste Management Association (A&WMA) and the founding President of the A&WMA's Big Bend Chapter.   In 2005, Paul was appointed to Florida Bar's Grievance Committee for the Second Judicial Circuit.  He is a member of the Board of Visitors of Elon University where he received his undergraduate degree. During law school, Paul served on the Editorial Board of the Florida State University Law Review.  He received his J.D. degree with honors.  Paul was admitted to the Florida Bar in 1978 and to practice before the following federal courts: United States Circuit Courts for the District of Columbia, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits,  all United States District Courts in Florida and the United States Court of Claims. In November 2007, Paul became one of only 56 Florida lawyers whom The Florida Bar certified in November 2007 as specialists in the newly-established state and federal government and administrative practice specialty, the first area of its kind in the U.S.  Certified attorneys are the only Florida lawyers allowed to identify or advertise themselves as specialists or experts.  Certification is the highest level of evaluation by The Florida Bar of the competency and experience of attorneys in areas of law approved for certification by the Supreme Court of Florida.  Board certification evaluates attorneys' special knowledge, skills and proficiency in various areas of law and professionalism and ethics in practice.