Attorneys

Robert N. Sechen is Board Certified in City, County and Local Government Law since 1996.   

Mr. Sechen received a B.A. degree in Business Management from the University of South Florida and a Juris Doctor from the University of Miami. He is admitted to practice before all Florida courts, the Federal Northern and Southern Districts of Florida and the United States Supreme Court.

Mr. Sechen came to Tallahassee to join Governor Jeb Bush’s administration as General Counsel to the Department of Juvenile Justice in 1999.

In 2003 Mr. Sechen became the General Counsel and Chief Financial Officer of the Republican Party of Florida and assisted in the reelection of President George W. Bush where he directed the state party’s financial and legal affairs for the President’s Reelection.

While in private practice, Mr. Sechen represented many cities, counties, School Boards, and other entities throughout the state. He was also the City Attorney for the City of Vero Beach.

While in Miami, Mr. Sechen was selected as the Miami Sports and Exhibition Authority’s first General Counsel where he oversaw the legal operations of the Authority and its development of the first Miami arena which led to the location of the Miami Heat basketball franchise.  He also represented the City of Miami Downtown Development Authority on obtaining one of the first development orders that permitted substantial development within the City’s downtown area.

In addition to other publications, Mr. Sechen has published articles in the Stetson Law Review, the University of Miami Law Review, and the Florida Bar Journal. He has served as the Chair of the Annual and Mid Year Meetings of the Florida Bar, was selected as a member of the initial the Certification Board for City County and Local Government Lawyers, served for six years on the City County and Local Government Lawyers Executive Council, and was Chairman of the Economics of the Law Practice Section (now the Practice Management Section) of the Florida Bar.

He has served on numerous business and community organization boards including the Board of Regents of the Florida Chamber of Commerce’s Leadership Florida, the Board of Directors of Miami’s New World Center Foundation, the Florida Keys Land, and Sea Trust and was active in the leadership of the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce.

Mr. Sechen represents major insurance companies throughout the United States in litigation and regulatory matters in Florida before the division of administrative hearings, circuit courts, and arbitration panels. He assists the firm in providing representation to insurance companies on rate filings and financial matters in litigation.