Mr. Duggan is a former Chair of the Firm’s Governmental and Regulatory Law Department. His practice areas include land use, zoning, permitting, developments of regional impact, concurrency approvals, charter amendments and property tax valuation challenges. He has obtained state and local government development entitlements for numerous residential, commercial, and industrial projects throughout Northeast Florida, and has secured over $30 million in property tax assessment reductions for tax payers.
Education
The University of the South, Magna Cum Laude, B.A., 1991
William & Mary Law School, J.D., 1994
Bar Association Memberships
Military Experience
United States Marine Corps Officer Candidates School - Second Lieutenant, USMCR
Awards and Distinctions
AV Preeminent® Rating, Martindale-Hubbell
The Best Lawyers in America® (Administrative/Regulatory Law), 2019-2024The Best Lawyers in America® (Litigation - Land Use and Zoning), 2012-2024The Best Lawyers in America® (Land Use and Zoning Law), 2018-2024Best Lawyers® Jacksonville Litigation - Land Use and Zoning "Lawyer of the Year," 2020, 2022, 2024Best Lawyers® Jacksonville Administrative/Regulatory Law "Lawyer of the Year", 2023Jacksonville Business Journal 's Ultimate Attorney - Real Estate and Land Use, 2018Florida Trend Magazine , “Legal Elite Up & Comer,” 2007
Professional and Community Involvement
State Representative, House District 15 (2018-2022)
State Representative, House District 12 (2022 - 2024)
Chair, City of Jacksonville 2009-2010 Charter Revision Commission
Vice Chair, City of Jacksonville 2013-2014 Task Force on Consolidated Government
Chair, Commercial/Industrial Development Task Force, Jacksonville Regional Chamber of Commerce
Member, City of Jacksonville Zoning Code Rewrite Task Force
Member, Nassau County Economic Development Board Zoning Code Rewrite Committee
Jacksonville Regional Political Leadership Institute, Class of 2009 (inaugural class)
Leadership Florida, Class XXXII
Leadership Jacksonville, Class of 2009
Board of Directors, NAIOP of Northeast Florida (President, 2014)
Board of Directors, Jacksonville Community Council, Inc.
Board of Directors, Rotary Club of Jacksonville
Board of Directors, Emergency Pregnancy Services of Jacksonville, Inc. (President, 2007-2009)
Vestry, St. Mark’s Episcopal Church
Jacksonville Sports Council
