Lewis, Longman, & Walker, P.A. Expands Services With New Faces in New Spaces

Two lawyers, a planner and corporate affairs, oh my!

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Apr 04, 2012, 04:00 ET

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., April 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Lewis, Longman, & Walker, P.A. has added two senior attorneys, a land use planner and a director of corporate affairs to its staff.

Alfred J. Malefatto has joined the firm's West Palm Beach office as Of Counsel and Paul H. Amundsen has joined the firm's Tallahassee office as Of Counsel.

Prior to joining Lewis, Longman & Walker, Mr. Malefatto practiced law at Greenburg Traurig. Mr. Malefatto has been practicing environmental, land use and administrative law in Florida since 1980. He has represented Fortune 500 companies, developers, homebuilders, small businesses, and local governments in a variety of environmental permitting, enforcement and transactional matters, and in all manner of Florida land use proceedings. He holds an AV® Preeminent™ Rating from Martindale-Hubbell and has been listed In Best Lawyers in America and every edition of Chambers & Partners USA Guide since its inception in 2003.

Prior to joining Lewis, Longman & Walker, Mr. Amundsen was the Managing Shareholder at the Tallahassee office of Ruden McClosky. He is an AV-rated attorney and was among the first lawyers in Florida to be Board Certified in State and Federal Government and Administrative Practice. Mr. Amundsen is an experienced administrative litigator; he has served as lead counsel in numerous formal administrative hearings and appeals, including complex, multi-party cases. He has handled a variety of matters including licensure, permitting, certificate of need, agency enforcement and bid protests.

Sean Alveshire is the new Director of Corporate Affairs. He has extensive experience in government and public affairs with leadership roles requiring impeccable communication skill. As both a business leader and community volunteer, Sean has been part of economic development, education and leadership enhancement throughout Florida. He is currently Vice Chair of the Broward College District Board of Trustees and the State Chairman, Trustee Commission for the Association of Florida Colleges.

Seth Behn, AICP, is a Senior Land Use Planner with extensive experience in land development and government approval processes. He provides support to attorneys managing issues with Land Use, Environmental, Real Estate and Litigation. He joins the firm from Greenberg Traurig, P.A.

"We are delighted to add these outstanding professionals to our excellent team," said Kenneth G. Spillias, Managing Shareholder, Lewis, Longman, & Walker, P.A. "We have a unique ability to identify issues, create new solutions and design outcomes that work for our clients, the regulators, and the community. We See Things Differently and our new team members will add to that."

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