Ed Armstrong
USA Guide 2024
Band 3 : Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use
Email address
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727-259-6789Share profile
Band 3
About
Provided by Ed Armstrong
Practice Areas
Land Use & Development Rights; Real Estate Acquisition & Development; Governmental Relations, Bid Protests and Procurement
Career
Ed Armstrong regularly represents national and local developers, public and private, with interests in the Tampa Bay area. Ed often serves as local general counsel to these clients. He also represents several high-profile clients who have significant interactions with local governments.
In 2014, Governor Rick Scott appointed Ed to the Southwest Florida Water Management District Governing Board where he served until 2019. He was also appointed by Governor Ron DeSantis in 2020 and reappointed in 2022 for the balance of the four-year term. Ed also served on the Board of Trustees for BayCare Health System for 15 years. He served as chair of the BayCare Medical Group from 2017 – 2019, chaired the Finance Committee, and currently serves on the Investment Committee.
Professional Memberships
Southwest Florida Water Management District - Governing Board: Chair
BayCare Health System: Member, Investment Committee; Past Member, Board of Trustees; Past Member, Finance Committee
Bank of Tampa - Pinellas County Advisory Board
Awards
America's Leading Lawyer, Real Estate: Zoning / Land Use 2014-2023
Chambers USA
Florida 500
Florida Trend
2018
AV Preeminent® Rating
Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review
Legal Elite
Florida Trend
Tampa Land Use and Zoning Law Lawyer of the Year
The Best Lawyers in America©
2023
Chambers Review
USA
Ed Armstrong advises on land use and zoning permits and amendments, including those relating to industrial, healthcare and residential developments.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Ed has a long history of providing outstanding counsel."
"Ed has a long history of providing outstanding counsel."