David J. Butter

David J. Butter is a real estate attorney in Greenberg Traurig’s Miami office, where he focuses his practice on land use and zoning law. Mr. Butter represents developers and other property owners in obtaining permits and entitlement approvals. Mr. Butter works with development teams and interacts with municipal staff and elected officials on zoning district boundary changes, site plan approvals, Comprehensive Development Master Plan (CDMP) amendments, as well as handling variance applications and other matters in Miami-Dade County.

Mr. Butter is civically engaged as President of the Miami Country Day School Alumni Association and is an active member of the Greater Miami Jewish Federation. Outside of the office, Mr. Butter volunteers with organizations that combat food insecurity, including Feeding America, Feeding South Florida, and Miami Food Rescue. Mr. Butter’s proven track record of leadership dates back to his undergraduate career at Florida State University, where he was elected president of the Epsilon Sigma Chapter of Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity, which received the Chapter of the Year award under his tenure. During this time, Mr. Butter received several prestigious honors, including IFC Man of the Year, The Tallahassee Democrat Volunteer of the Year Award, the College of Public Policy Academic Leadership Award, the Garnet and Gold Key Service Award, and was a campus finalist for the Harry S. Truman Fellowship.

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