Practice Areas: All aspects of land use, annexation, environmental law, home rule, real estate and public utilities law; experience with non-ad valorem and ad valorem assessment issues; impact fees, local ordinances, MSTU’S.University:University of Notre Dame, B.A. Govt. 1985, Top 25% of Graduating Class, Notre Dame Scholar

Law School: Stetson College of Law, St. Petersburg, FL; J.D., cum laude – May 1988, Top 12%, Law I Scholarship; Stetson Law Review – 1986-1988; Article and Symposia Editor – 1987-1988; Land Use and Environmental research Assistant to Professor James Jay Brown – 1987-1988; Dean’s List – 1985; 1987-1988

Legal Experience: General Counsel – Orange County Charter Review Commission (2003-2004); Orange Blossom Trail Advisory Board (1998-2006); Value Adjustment Board Hearing Officer (2004-2006); Seminole County Charter Review – General Counsel (2006); Gray, Harris & Robinson (Associate in Public Law Department  until 1997; partner until 1999; Assistant County Attorney, Orange County Office of County Attorney; Orange County Real Estate Management Department; Akerman, Senterfitt & Eidson (Summer Associate and Associate in Real Estate Section); Law Office of Albert Yurko (Law Clerk and Litigation Associate); LBJ Congressional Intern, Washington, D.C. (Office of The Honorable Bill McCollum) 

Personal Experience:

Junior League (1993-1997); Citrus Civitan Club (1989-1997); Leadership Orlando (1994-1995 class); Guardian Ad Litem (1990-1999); Volunteer – Coalition for the Homeless (1993-1997); Orange Blossom Trail Advisory Board (1997-2006)

Phone: (407) 578-1334

Alison M. Yurko has twenty-three years of experience in local government, land use, annexation, development, and environmental law and related litigation.  Ms. Yurko has had extensive involvement with all aspects of development and interfacing with developers and local governments.  She served as the Chairman of the Land Use and Environmental Law Subcommittee of The Orange County Bar Association in 1996.