• Land Use Law
• Real Estate Law
• Local Government Law
• Government Relations
• Environmental Law
• Resiliency, Sustainability and Continuity Planning

Anne Pollack is a trusted and accomplished Florida attorney who understands the nuances of Florida real estate and land use law and the complexities of the zoning and permitting processes throughout the state. Anne has lived in the Tampa Bay area since moving from San Francisco in 2003, where she earned her law degree and gained her initial experience in municipal law, representing local governments and public agencies as their public attorney. Over the past 20 years she has leveraged her knowledge to become an authority on acquiring development approvals and entitlements for real estate projects of all types and sizes across Florida, and in representing clients in connection with the sale, acquisition and development of real estate.

Anne represents clients before public boards and agencies on various land development approvals, including rezonings, land use plan amendments, master planning, site plans, platting and permitting. She advises clients on a variety of land use and real estate needs including affordable housing, mineral rights, alcohol sales, code enforcement, and brownfield redevelopment, among others.  Beyond her land use expertise, Anne is a title agent for multiple title companies and represents clients with the purchase, sale and financing of commercial property.  Her practice also includes consultation on sustainability, green building and resiliency, reflecting the firm’s commitment to serving developers and businesses with holistic legal advice in this changing world. 

Anne’s sense of community and service has defined her throughout her career as much as her accomplishments in the legal world. She is a vital contributor to the Tampa Bay community and is a fixture in multiple industry, bar, and community-based organizations. 

• Represent clients in conducting land use due diligence associated with acquisition of land for industrial, office, commercial and residential development
• Represent clients before state, regional and local boards and agencies on various land development approvals, including re-zonings, land use plan amendments, site plan approvals, special and conditional use approvals, variances, permitting, subdivisions, historic certificate of appropriateness approvals, vacations, alcohol sales approvals and other matters
• Represent clients in the purchase and sale of real estate and with other major real property transactions and development projects
• Advise clients on transportation mitigation, concurrency, impact and mobility fee matters, permitting, code enforcement, procurement issues, brownfield redevelopment, and Development of Regional Impact matters
• Represent clients with regulatory and compliance needs related to sustainability and carbon offsetting
• Advise clients on business and disaster continuity planning
• Advise clients on efforts to meet sustainable development requirements
• Represent both public and private clients on brownfield redevelopment

• Best Lawyers in America – Lawyer of the Year, Land Use and Zoning Law, St. Petersburg, 2024
• Best Lawyers in America – Land Use and Zoning Law, Real Estate Law, 2018-present
• Florida Super Lawyer, 2019-present; Florida Super Lawyers “Rising Star”, 2009 to 2015
• Florida Trend Magazine, Legal Elite -Environmental and Land Use, 2013-2018; Real Estate, 2021-2023
• CREW Tampa Bay MVP Excellence Award, 2018
• CREW Tampa Bay Member of the Year, 2016

• “From Contract to Hearing: Land Use Considerations in Commercial Real Property Transactions,” Attorneys’ Title Fund Services, Fund Assembly, June 2022
• “The Impacts of Sea Level Rise on Local Government Planning Efforts and Real Estate Transactions,” Florida Bar City, County and Local Government Section, Land Use Seminar 2022, May 2022
• “Flood Insurance and Risk Rating 2.0,” Florida Bar Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section Webinar: Flooding and Real Estate, July 2021
• “Land Use Update,” Contractors Closers and Connections breakfast, February 9, 2021
• “Buying and Selling a Home During Covid,” Fletcher Fischer Pollack Webinar, June 5, 2020
• “The Hits Just Keep on Coming: Hurricane Preparation in the Midst of a Pandemic,” Fletcher Fischer Pollack Webinar, May 2020
• “Developing Informal Strategies for Small Businesses”, University of South Florida iCAR Phase V Conference: “Reports from the Frontier III – Pathways to Change: Policy and Action for Resilience”, October 2019
• “Land Use Due Diligence in Commercial Real Estate Transactions,” Pinellas Chapter of the Paralegal Association of Florida, June 2019
• “Not for Their Eyes Only- Land Use Due Diligence,” Paralegal Association of Florida, 2017 Spring Seminar, May 2017
• “Quasi Judicial Processes” and “Flood Zone Regulation Update,” Hillsborough County Bar Association Second Annual Environmental and Land Use Law Conference, May 2019
• “Brownfields Redevelopment: Powerful Incentives for Local governments and Real Estate Interests,” Webinar Jointly Presented by the Florida Bar Real Property Probate and Trust Law Section and the City, County and Local Government Law Section, June 2012
• “2011 Legislative Update,” Florida Redevelopment Association, Tampa Bay Regional Meeting, June 2011
• “Amendment 4 and the Experiences of St. Pete Beach,” Florida Bar Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section Annual Conference, May 2010
• “Get to Know Amendment 4,” Commercial Real Estate Women (CREW) Tampa Bay, May 2010
• “Governmental Regulations and The Changing Real Estate Market,” Florida Bar Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section Annual Conference, May 2009
• “A Practical Guide to Environmental and Land Use Due Diligence in Land Transactions,” Florida Chamber of Commerce Permitting Short Course, February 2008
• “Environmental and Land Use Due Diligence in Land Transactions,” Florida Chamber of Commerce Environmental Permitting Summer School, July 2007, 2008
• “Hidden Problems in Land Use Due Diligence,” Hillsborough County Bar Association, Real Property Development Issues CLE, February 2007