Harvey Sheldon

Harvey has a national law and mediation practice focused primarily on environmental law and related dispute resolution. He also has a land use, governmental issue and general practice in Florida. He has over 50 years of experience and is a member of the bar in both Florida and Illinois. He has been voted a Leading Lawyer in his field of concentration, and also a "Super Lawyer". He has represented clients in a range of environmental subject matter areas, including air, water, hazardous waste, and other environmental laws. He is experienced in litigation, appeals, facility siting, solar power plant siting, land development and use, federally funded projects, corporate and commercial transactions, emergency response, real estate and eminent domain issues. In a mediation role he has helped settle complex environmental and toxic tort matters in several jurisdictions. He is a graduate of Amherst College and Harvard Law School.

Harvard Law School

J.D

1968

Amherst College

B.A

1965

President

Harvey M. Sheldon, P.A.

2021 - Current

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Partner

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP

2001 - 2024

Principal

Harvey M. Sheldon P.C.

1999 - 2001

My own firm in Chicago

Capital Partner

McDermott Will & Emery

1988 - 1999

Regional Counsel for the Midwest Region (5)

United States Environmental Protection Agency

1973 - 1975

Chief lawyer for six state region.

Chief of Environmental Enforcement Unit

Illinois Attorney General

1971 - 1973

Illinois State Bar

Member

Current

FLorida Bar Association  # 1015637

2019 - Current

Activities: Member: Environmental and Land Use, Administrative, Alternative Dispute Resolution, and Local Government Law Committees

District of Columbia

Since 1978

Florida

The Florida Bar

ID Number: 1015637

Since 2019

Illinois

Since 1968

7th Circuit

Since 1972

D.C. Circuit

Since 1978

U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois (including Federal Trial Bar) 1968

U.S. District Court, S.D. FL

Since 2024

• Free Consultation

• Land Use Related Issues