Bio

Floyd R. Self is Board Certified by The Florida Bar as an expert in State and Federal Government and Administrative Practice, and he is the Team Leader of the firm's Government and Regulatory Practice Group. He has a diverse state and local government and regulatory practice in the energy, telecommunications, water, and technology sectors. His practice includes administrative hearings, civil litigation, appeals, professional licenses, government acquisition and purchasing, anti-trust and anticompetitive conduct, business defense, lobbying, and land use. Floyd’s clients have included natural gas local distribution entities, competitive telecommunications companies, natural gas pipeline transportation and suppliers, cable television providers, commercial mobile radio service providers, real estate developers, electric utilities, water and wastewater utilities, irrigation/reuse water systems, licensees, government contractors, business user groups, equipment and technology providers, county governments and special governmental entities, individual customers, and industry associations. Floyd is the only Board Certified attorney who regularly practices before the Florida Public Service Commission. In addition to the PSC, his Florida practice includes the Supreme Court, the Division of Administrative Hearings, state regulatory boards and agencies including the Attorney General and Office of the Public Counsel, local government agencies and special districts, and the federal courts. His state utility regulatory practice in Florida and throughout the south and east includes rate setting, contract negotiation and disputes, certificates of need, interconnection, certification and registration, tariffs, pipeline, pole attachments, declaratory statements, show cause, performance measures and standards, anticompetitive conduct claims, and related regulatory matters. He is a frequent speaker on energy and public utility law issues and a facilitator for leadership and team building training.