Mark S. Bentley

Mark S. Bentley


Johnson, Pope, Bokor, Ruppel & Burns LLP

Recognized since 2011

Tampa, Florida

Practice Areas

Land Use and Zoning Law

Litigation - Land Use and Zoning

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Mark Bentley practices in the area of land use, eminent domain and property rights. He is a former planning director and has represented numerous private property owners against various governmental condemning authorities in eminent domain matters. He also practices in the areas of administrative law and legal matters. Mark taught land use law as an adjunct professor for the University of South Florida’s Urban and Regional Master’s Degree Program, and now serves on the program’s Urban Planning Advisory Board. Mark also serves as a special master involving disputed land use cases under Florida’s Land Use and Environmental Dispute Resolution Act. He is a frequent speaker at various seminars and events in the Tampa Bay area, as well as throughout the state of Florida and nationally, primarily focusing on eminent domain and land use law.

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Location
  • 400 N Ashley Drive, Suite 3100
    Tampa, FL 33602
Education
  • Stetson University, J.D., cum laude, graduated 1987
  • University of Florida, B.A. in Political Science with honors
  • University of Florida, Master of Arts in Political Science with honors
Bar Admissions
  • Florida, Board Certified City County & Local Government Law

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2025 for work in:
  • Land Use and Zoning Law
  • Litigation - Land Use and Zoning
Awards:
  • A/V Rated by Martindale-Hubbell
  • Florida Super Lawyer since 2008
  • The Best Lawyers in America since 2011
  • Legal Elite 2015 Florida Trend Magazine
  • Tampa Bay Magazine’s Best Lawyers since 2010
  • Tampa Magazine’s Top Lawyers List 2018 – #1 by his peers in Litigation: Land Use & Zoning

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