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Main Biography

Mr. Mills’ practice is focused on environmental and land use law, including: representation of individuals, businesses and lenders concerning handling, treatment, disposal of hazardous substances, hazardous wastes and petroleum products; advice to sellers, buyers and lenders regarding environmental concerns in real estate transactions, including lender liability associated with special assets and foreclosure matters; environmental permitting including marina and docks, dredge and fill, wetlands and wetland mitigation banks; and, enforcement and litigation, including administrative proceedings, land use litigation and Bert J. Harris Private Property Protection Act litigation. 

Previous Professional Experience

Prior to entering law school, Mr. Mills spent four years as an environmental consultant specializing in site remediation, risk-based corrective action, and human health risk assessment at CERCLA, RCRA, and state-regulated sites throughout the eastern United States and the gulf coast.

Bar Association Memberships

• Jacksonville Bar Association
• The Florida Bar

Awards & Distinctions

• Florida Super Lawyers, "Rising Star" (Environmental Litigation), 2010, 2011
• Member, Florida State University Law Review

Professional & Community Involvement

• Past Chairperson, Dreams Come True Horizon Board
• Member, Environmental, Health & Safety Committee, First Coast Manufacturing Association
• Board Member, Northeast Florida Association of Environmental Professionals

Publications & Presentations

• Author: Clearing the Air: Use of Chevron's Step One to Invalidate EPA's Equipment Replacement Provision, 33 Fla. St. U. L. Rev. 259 (2005).
• Co-Author: Mills, C.F., Saranko, C.J., Tolson, J.K., Roberts, S.M., and Portier, K.M., Comparison of Techniques for Calculating 95% Upper Confidence Limits (95% UCLs) on the Mean, 72 Toxicological Sciences 395 (Supplement, March 2003), presentation at the 2003 Annual Society of Toxicology meeting in Salt Lake City, UT.
• Co-Author: Saranko, C.J., Mills, C.F., Tolson, J.K., Roberts, S.M., and Portier, K.M., The Effect of Censored Data on the Performance of Techniques for Calculating 95% Upper Confidence Limits (95% UCLs) on the Mean, 72 Toxicological Sciences 395 (Supplement, March 2003), presentation at the 2003 Annual Society of Toxicology meeting in Salt Lake City, UT.
• Author: Global RBCA: Its Implementation, Foundation in Risk-Based Theory, and Implications, 22 J. Land Use & Environmental Law 101 (2006).

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