Gunster is proud to announce that Shareholders Danielle DeVito-Hurley, Mario Garcia-Serra, Richard C. Grant and Brian M. Seymour have been named to Florida Trend’s 2025 Legal Elite NOTABLE Real Estate & Land Use Attorneys list. Only 50 lawyers across the state earned a place on this year’s roster— highlighting each individual's exceptional breadth of knowledge and experience in real estate and/or land-use matters as well as their commitment to the economic growth and vitality of Florida’s communities.
Florida Trend compiled the list through a confidential, statewide peer-nomination process designed to identify attorneys whose professional accomplishments, industry influence and civic engagement set them apart. Each nomination underwent a rigorous, multi-tiered review by the magazine’s editorial team before final selection.
To view the entire roster of Legal Elite Notable Real Estate & Land Use Attorneys, click here.
Danielle DeVito-Hurley co-chairs Gunster's Real Property practice. She has represented property owners, developers, institutional and private investors, and national retail tenants in the acquisition, financing, construction, development, leasing and disposition of billions of dollars of commercial properties, including office, industrial, mixed-use and hospitality properties. She negotiates purchase and sale agreements for buyers and sellers, conducts due diligence, negotiates loan documents, leases with tenants, shared-use and reciprocal-easement agreements for mixed-use components, and handles closings.
Mario Garcia-Serra serves on the firm's board of directors. He focuses his practice on local government law, particularly land use and zoning. Mario represents major developers before local government boards and regulatory agencies. He has wide ranging experience with the governments of Miami-Dade County and with nearly all of the municipalities within Miami-Dade County, including the cities of Miami, Coral Gables, Miami Beach, North Miami and Aventura, as well as regional agencies such as the South Florida Regional Planning Council and the South Florida Water Management District.
Richard Grant is an active real estate and business transactional and organization lawyer with five decades of very diverse and in-depth experience representing clients in transactional matters in Florida. During this time, Florida has grown from a population in the lower half of all states to become the nation's third-largest state. He has actively participated in helping clients to navigate the opportunities and challenges this growth has presented. He knows Florida well – particularly Southwest Florida. Richard guides clients through dealing with acquisitions, development, construction and permanent real estate financing and commercial, corporate and mezzanine finance.
Brian Seymour co-chairs Gunster's Real Property practice. He represents clients throughout Florida who need experienced land use and property rights counsel. Since joining the firm out of law school, Brian has represented land owners and developers in matters of land use, zoning, comprehensive planning and environmental resource permitting, as well as eminent domain, land use and constitutional property rights litigation. Brian has worked on properties and projects related to all aspects of Florida's economy - residential communities, retail, office and industrial developments, mixed-use, transportation and logistics, agriculture, mining, education, and sports facilities.
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About Gunster
Gunster, Florida’s law firm for business, provides full-service legal counsel to leading organizations and individuals from its 13 offices statewide. Established in 1925, the firm has expanded, diversified and evolved, but always with a singular focus: Florida and its clients’ stake in it. A magnet for business-savvy attorneys who embrace collaboration for the greatest advantage of clients, Gunster’s growth has not been at the expense of personalized service but because of it. The firm serves clients from its offices in Boca Raton, Coral Gables, Fort Lauderdale, Jacksonville, Miami, Naples, Orlando, Palm Beach, Stuart, Tallahassee, Tampa, Vero Beach, and its headquarters in West Palm Beach. With more than 320 attorneys and consultants, and 300 committed support staff, Gunster is ranked among the top 200 largest law firms by the National Law Journal and has been recognized as one of the Top 100 Diverse Law Firms by Law360. More information about its practices, industries, offices and news is available at www.gunster.com.
