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COVER LETTER ABBREVIATED BIOGRAPHIES <br />Joseph S. Geller focuses his practice on civil litigation, <br />administrative law, election law, government relations, <br />municipal law and land use and zoning. He has extensive <br />litigation experience in both the Florida and federal courts. Mr. <br />Geller was elected to the State House of Representatives, <br />District 100, representing parts of Northeast Dade and <br />Southeast Broward, in November, 2014 and was reelected <br />without opposition in November, 2016 and again in November, <br />2018. He was previously elected as Mayor of North Bay Village <br />in 2004 and was reelected in 2006 serving until 2008. Mr. Geller <br />is also the former long-time Chair of the Miami-Dade County <br />Democratic Party. Additionally, Mr. Geller served as the Village <br />Attorney for the Village of El Portal for many years. He also <br />previously served as City Attorney for the City of Opa-Locka. He <br />is the former Town Attorney for the Town of Miami Lakes and <br />the Town of Golden Beach and former City Attorney for the City <br />of North Bay Village. Mr. Geller is a member of the Attorneys’ <br />Title Insurance Fund. Mr. Geller has also served as the Southeast <br />Regional President of the American Jewish Congress. <br />Joseph S. Geller <br />Partner <br />Fort Lauderdale <br />Bar #292771 <br />Steven Wherry is a partner at Greenspoon Marder, practicing in <br />land use, zoning, environmental, public procurement, and <br />governmental law. He represents developers, property owners, <br />and local governments seeking development entitlements and <br />environmental permit approvals for their real estate projects. <br />Additionally, he works closely with real estate attorneys on land <br />use and environmental issues affecting real estate transactions <br />for buyers, sellers, and lenders. Mr. Wherry also represents <br />vendors pursuing government procurement contracts, providing <br />clients with guidance through the entirety of the process. Mr. <br />Wherry routinely negotiates with town, city, and county <br />officials; counsels clients regarding environmental and land use <br />development issues; prepares development applications for <br />submittal to local governmental bodies; presents development <br />projects at multiple levels of state and local government as well <br />as to other community stakeholders; drafts agreements; and <br />performs due diligence research related to clients’ potential <br />land acquisitions. <br /> <br />Steven Wherry <br />Partner <br />Fort Lauderdale <br />Bar #65557 <br />gmlaw.com 23