Silvia M. Alderman

Silvia M. Alderman: Experienced Environmental & Administrative Law Attorney in Tallahassee, Florida

As a former deputy general counsel of the Florida Department of Environmental Regulation (now DEP), Silvia M. Alderman is the chair of Akerman's Water Task Force, a team of multidisciplinary legal professionals and consultants advising on regulatory and environmental challenges facing our clients.

Practice Areas

• Environmental Law
• Litigation - Environmental

Silvia represents regulated interests such as developers, agricultural businesses, industrial companies, and governmental entities in environmental and land use law. She has served as state-wide wetlands and threatened and endangered species counsel for a Fortune 10 company, and is known for her work with water resources and wastewater regulation.

Education & Credentials

• Universities: Florida State University, Chadron State College
• Educations: B.S. in Environmental Science from Florida State University; J.D., cum laude, from the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law at Arizona State University.
• Bar Admissions: United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida; Florida Supreme Court; U.S. Army Judge Advocate General's Corps
• Awards: Lawyer of the Year: Litigation - Environmental, Tallahassee (2015); Recognized: Environmental Law; Recognized: Litigation - Environmental; Distinguished Alumna - Chadron State College; Martindale-Hubbell AV Rated; Real Estate Florida 2009; Recognized as 'Woman of Influence', Florida Trend's Legal Elite 2009, 2013, 2015-2016; Listed for Environment & Land Use by Super Lawyers Magazine 2009, 2010; Listed in Florida as one of the