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Cushla E. Talbut focuses her practice on general regulatory matters in the fields of land use and insurance regulation. She represents a broad range of private land developers in connection with zoning, site plan approvals, due diligence review, and land use support for real estate transactions. Cushla also represents a wide variety of insurance entities with regulatory, corporate, compliance and transactional issues.

Capabilities

Experience

  • Legal Intern, Noven Pharmaceuticals, Inc., May 2013-April 2014
  • Legal Extern, Fifteenth Judicial Circuit, Spring 2013

Recognition & Leadership

  • Listed, The Best Lawyers in America, "Ones to Watch"
    • Insurance Law, 2022-2024
    • Land Use and Zoning Law, 2024
    • Real Estate Law, 2024
  • Team Member, Chambers & Partners USA Real Estate Law Firm of the Year, 2017-2018 and 2022
  • Selected, Fort Lauderdale Illustrated, "Top Lawyers - Land Use and Zoning Law," 2020-2022
  • Team Member, BTI Power Rankings, “The 16 Strongest Firms for ‘Go-To Outside Counsel’ Insurance Work,” 2016
  • Team Member, a Law360 "Real Estate Practice Group of the Year," 2015 and 2022
  • Member, Charter Revision Board, City of Fort Lauderdale, 2020-Present
  • Member, Sustainability Advisory Board, City of Fort Lauderdale, 2017-2020

Credentials

Education
  • J.D., magna cum laude, University of Miami School of Law, 2014
    • Managing Editor, University of Miami Law Review
    • Recipient, CALI Excellence for the Future Award in Property, Dean’s Certificate of Achievement Award in Civil Procedure I
  • B.A., University of Miami, 2011
    • Triple Major: Political Science, International Studies, and Philosophy
Admissions
  • Florida