Peter L. Breton has been admitted to the Florida Bar since 1983. Mr. Breton’s practice is
concentrated in zoning, land use, and environmental law; real estate and commercial
transactions; and local government law. He has been board certified in real estate law
since 1996 by the Florida Board of Legal Specialization. Mr. Breton is AV® Preeminent
TM Peer Review Rated from Martindale-Hubbell. He has successfully handled all types
of land use and zoning applications in both counties and municipalities in Miami-Dade,
Broward, Palm Beach and Martin counties and throughout the state. These include
applications for rezonings, planned unit developments, special exceptions, variances,
Development of Regional Impact Amendments, Comprehensive Plan Amendments,
subdivision plats and vested rights determinations. He has negotiated development
agreements for residential and commercial developments. He has expertise in condominium
and homeowners’ association law, representing both developer-controlled and homeowner-
controlled associations. Mr. Breton has successfully represented property owners in
resolving alleged violations of solid and hazardous waste, wetlands and water use regulations.
He also is an expert in survey and subdivision law.
Mr. Breton is general counsel for two independent special taxing districts. Cypress Grove Community Development District is involved in planning and implementing the drainage, irrigation and roads in a 6000 acre mixed use project. With the Florida Inland Navigation District, Mr. Breton is responsible for all legal issues for a district spanning a 12 county area.
Background:
Peter Breton is a Massachusetts native who relocated to South Florida after serving as a captain in the U.S. Army for six years. He graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point in 1974 near the top of his class with a Bachelor of Science degree. While serving in an infantry division, he earned a Master of Business Administration from Pepperdine University. He left the Army to study law at the University of Miami, where he graduated cum laude in 1983. While attending law school, he worked full time at General Development Corporation, the largest developer of planned communities in Florida. Upon graduating, Mr. Breton became a corporate counsel at GDC, working with the company’s engineers and planners on development approvals and commercial transactions. In 1985, Mr. Breton joined a West Palm Beach law firm which specialized in representing developers. From 1988 to 1989, he was a corporate counsel with Westinghouse Communities, Inc, the developer of the City of Coral Springs in Broward County. In 1989, he returned to private practice with Moyle, Flanigan, Katz, Breton, White & Krasker, P.A. in West Palm Beach, where he eventually became head of the firm’s land use department. In 2009, he left Moyle Flanigan with three other shareholders to start Breton, Lynch, Eubanks & Suarez-Murias, P.A.
Education:
•U.S. Military Academy, B.S., 1974 (top 12%)
•Pepperdine University, Los Angeles, CA, M.B.A., 1977
•University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL, J.D., 1983 (cum laude)
Professional:
•The Florida Bar, admitted 1983
oMember, Environmental and Land Use Law Section
oMember, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section
•Palm Beach County Bar Association
•Associate Member, Environmental Law Institute
•Florida Bar Certified in Real Estate Law
•Agent for First American Title Insurance Company and Old Republic National Title Insurance Company
Robert J. Sniffen is the founder and managing partner of the firm Sniffen & Spellman, P.A.. His practice encompasses all areas of Labor and Employment Law. He is Board Certified by the Florida Bar as a specialist in Labor and Employment Law. Mr. Sniffen represents employers statewide in federal and state court and before administrative tribunals, and also provides advice to employers regarding personnel and workplace issues.
Mr. Sniffen has been active in the Labor and Employment Law Section of the Florida Bar and served as its Chair from 1999-2000. He is a member of the Academy of Florida Management Attorneys, the Florida Defense Lawyers Association and the Defense Research Institute.
Mr. Sniffen has received an “AV” rating from Martindale-Hubbell and is listed in The Best Lawyers in America publication in Labor and Employment Law. He has also been named to Florida Trend Magazine’s “Legal Elite” in the area of Labor and Employment Law (top 2% of Lawyers Practicing in Florida). Mr. Sniffen received his B.A. in political science from the University of Florida and his J.D. from Stetson University College of Law.
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Of Counsel
RONALD WITKOWSKI
Ronald Witkowski , admitted to The Florida Bar in 1985, practices in Real Estate
and General Business. Mr. Witkowski worked as a Clerk/Associate in Labor Law
with the firm Montgomery, McCraken, Walker & Rhodes in Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania (1980-1984); Morgan Lewis & Bockius, Miami, Florida (1985);
Co-owner of Cypress Title Insurance Agency; Co-owner Phoenix Title Insurance
Agency (1992-2002); Solo practice concentrating in real estate & general business,
Wellington, Florida (1986-2002) and as proprietor of Western Carolina Prestige
Realty in Bryson City, North Carolina (2002-2007).
Mr. Witkowski graduated from Rutgers University School of Law (1982), Juris
Doctor with honors, AM JUR Award, Dean’s List and served as a member of the
Constitutional Law Review. He attended Fordham University in Bronx, New York
(1967-70) and graduated from Florida Atlantic University with a Bachelor of Arts
degree in English in May, 1978.
Mr. Witkowski’s background includes 4 years active service in the US Navy
plus 2 years USN Reserves. He served 2 years at NAS, Keflavik, Iceland and
U.S. Military Academy, B.S., 1974 (top 12%)
