Shutts & Bowen LLP Miami partner Victoria Méndez recently moderated the legal panel titled “Legal & Ethical Considerations When Exercising Quasi-Judicial Authority: What Local Elected Officials Should Know” at the Miami-Dade County League of Cities Best Practices Seminar.
The panelists, including Mayor Rachel Streitfeld of North Bay Village and Mayor Joseph Corradino of Pinecrest, explored the responsibilities and legal framework guiding elected officials in a quasi-judicial capacity. Panelists explained key terms, identified behaviors that may create voting conflicts, reviewed evidentiary standards and penalties, and provided clarity on the safeguards and procedural requirements that ensure fairness, transparency, and due process.
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About Victoria Méndez
Victoria Méndez is a Partner in the Miami office of Shutts & Bowen LLP, where she is a member of the Land Use & Zoning and Government Practice Groups. Victoria is Board Certified by The Florida Bar in City, County & Local Government. Victoria is an experienced municipal lawyer with a wide range of capabilities in all phases of municipal operations, including general municipal law; land use and zoning; environmental law; election law; eminent domain; civil rights law; public finance; building and code enforcement; procurement law; utilities law; real estate; platting; and the litigation thereof. Victoria uses her vast experience advising local agencies on policy matters, statutes, rules and regulations, so that she can better advocate for and serve her clients’ strategic business interests.