Mr. Mills’ practice is focused on environmental and land use law, including: representation of individuals, businesses and lenders concerning handling, treatment, disposal of hazardous substances, hazardous wastes and petroleum products; advice to sellers, buyers and lenders regarding environmental concerns in real estate transactions; environmental permitting including marina and docks, dredge and fill, wetlands and wetland mitigation banks; and, enforcement and litigation, including administrative proceedings, land use litigation and Bert J. Harris Private Property Protection Act litigation.

• Clemson University, B.S., Biology, Cum Laude, 1997
• Louisiana State University, M.S., Environmental Toxicology, Magna Cum Laude, 1999
• Florida State University College of Law, J.D, Cum Laude, 2006
  • Certificate in Land Use Law, With Honors
  • Certificate in Environmental Law, With Honors

Prior to entering law school, Mr. Mills spent four years as an environmental consultant specializing in site remediation, risk-based corrective action, and human health risk assessment at CERCLA, RCRA, and state-regulated sites throughout the eastern United States and the gulf coast.

• Florida Super Lawyers, “Rising Star” (Environmental Litigation Category), 2010
• Member, Florida State University Law Review

• Jacksonville Bar Association
• The Florida Bar

• Past Chairperson, Dreams Come True Horizon Board
• Member, Environmental, Health & Safety Committee, First Coast Manufacturing Association
• Board Member, Northeast Florida Association of Environmental Professionals

• Author: Clearing the Air: Use of Chevron's Step One to Invalidate EPA's Equipment Replacement Provision, 33 Fla. St. U. L. Rev. 259 (2005).
• Co-Author: Mills, C.F., Saranko, C.J., Tolson, J.K., Roberts, S.M., and Portier, K.M., Comparison of Techniques for Calculating 95% Upper Confidence Limits (95% UCLs) on the Mean, 72 Toxicological Sciences 395 (Supplement, March 2003), presentation at the 2003 Annual Society of Toxicology meeting in Salt Lake City, UT.
• Co-Author: Saranko, C.J., Mills, C.F., Tolson, J.K., Roberts, S.M., and Portier, K.M., The Effect of Censored Data on the Performance of Techniques for Calculating 95% Upper Confidence Limits (95% UCLs) on the Mean, 72 Toxicological Sciences 395 (Supplement, March 2003), presentation at the 2003 Annual Society of Toxicology meeting in Salt Lake City, UT.
• Author: Global RBCA: Its Implementation, Foundation in Risk-Based Theory, and Implications, 22 J. Land Use & Environmental Law 101 (2006).