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Michael E. Dutko, Jr.

633 South Federal Highway, Eighth Floor Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33301
(954) 462-5500
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Firm: Conrad & Scherer, LLP
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Firm

Conrad & Scherer, LLP


Years In Practice

13


Phone Number (954) 462-5500

Michael E. Dutko, Jr. is a partner at Conrad & Scherer, in the firm’s Fort Lauderdale office. Mr. Dutko’s practice focuses on government relations and public policy, procurement and government contracts, zoning, land use and development, land use and real property litigation and general commercial and civil litigation.

Mr. Dutko has extensive experience in the field of local government law, representing developers and builders in private practice as well as having served as Assistant City Attorney for the City of Delray Beach. In addition to providing legal services on a wide range of local government matters, he also served as the City’s board counsel for the Site Plan Review and Appearance Board, Historic Preservation Board, Code Enforcement Board, Board of Adjustment, Planning and Zoning Board and City Commission, guiding each body through the consideration of complex legal and controversial matters.

In particular, Mr. Dutko worked closely with the City’s Planning and Zoning Department regarding the review and processing of applications for development in the City, which is widely regarded as one of South Florida’s premier locations. In addition to land development and zoning work, Mr. Dutko was a primary attorney responsible for the preparation of government contracts, review and drafting of solicitations for competitive procurements, ethics and Sunshine Law consultation, and labor and collective bargaining negotiations. Mr. Dutko was the City’s chief litigator in lawsuits arising during his tenure, including but not limited to writs of certiorari, negligence actions and ballot challenges.

Prior to the City of Delray Beach, Mr. Dutko served as an Assistant State Attorney with the Palm Beach State Attorney’s Office. There, he gained significant and valuable jury trial experience in cases ranging from driving under the influence to first degree murder. While at the State Attorney’s Office, Mr. Dutko was selected to join the office’s Public Corruption Unit, leading a team of investigators and prosecuting complex crimes committed by public employees, police officers, and elected officials. In addition to numerous other high profile and highly publicized cases, Mr. Dutko led Palm Beach County’s first successful prosecution to trial verdict of violations of Florida’s Sunshine Law, involving a city commission’s attempt to secretly authorize unlawful payments to a city manager.

What legal services does this lawyer offer?
Commercial Litigation
Government Relations Practice
Land Use and Zoning Law
Litigation - Land Use and Zoning
Government Contracts
Bar Admissions
Florida
Admitted in 2009
Awards
  • Recognized as a Best Lawyer: Ones To Watch in Commercial Litigation and Government Relations for The Best Lawyers in America©, 2021
  • Listed in South Florida Legal Guide as a “Top Up & Comer”, 2020 – 2021
  • Listed as one of the “FACES of Fort Lauderdale” in Complex Commercial Litigation by Fort Lauderdale Illustrated Magazine, 2020
  • Recognized by The Daily Business Review’s Florida Legal Awards: Professional Excellence for the “On The Rise” Award, 2019
  • Listed in Attorney At Law Magazine as a “Superstar”, 2018
Languages
English
Work Experience
Conrad & Scherer, LLP
2013 - Current
Education
Florida State University, JD
Graduated 2009
Georgetown University, BS in Foreign Science
Graduated 2006
Contact Details and Office Locations
Office: (954) 462-5500
633 South Federal Highway, Eighth Floor
Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33301
Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33301
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