John Wharton

Attorney and Partner with Dean Mead
Mr. Wharton represents both public and private clients in cases from application creation to administrative litigation before state and federal agencies. He has over 35 years of experience in Tallahassee practicing before and often litigating against numerous state agencies in the areas of water resource planning, permitting and regulation, mitigation banking, bid protests and bid disputes, health care, utility law and utility regulation, professional regulation and environmental law. Mr. Wharton has represented clients before the Florida Public Service Commission, the Department of Environmental Protection, the St. John’s River Water Management District, the South Florida Water Management District, various boards within the Department of Professional Regulation, the Department of Health, and the Governor and Cabinet sitting as the Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund, among others.