Paria Shirzadi Heeter

About Paria Shirzadi Heeter

Paria Shirzadi Heeter is a Florida attorney based in Tampa with over a decade of experience in administrative, environmental and water law, focusing on complex regulatory and permitting matters throughout the state.

Paria’s practice centers on representing clients in proceedings involving state and local agencies, with extensive experience under Chapter 120, Florida Statutes, including formal administrative hearings before the Division of Administrative Hearings (DOAH). She routinely advises and represents clients in matters involving environmental permitting, water use permitting, regulatory enforcement, and other agency decision-making processes.

Paria has extensive experience representing clients before Florida’s Water Management Districts and the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), assisting them in navigating permitting issues, compliance matters, and agency review processes. She regularly helps clients work through technical and procedural challenges at the agency level, often coordinating regulatory strategy across multiple permitting authorities.

Paria has represented a diverse range of private and public sector clients, including local governments, municipalities, special districts, and other public authorities, as well as private developers and other regulated entities. This breadth of experience provides her with a nuanced understanding of how regulatory agencies evaluate and implement environmental and administrative requirements from multiple perspectives.

Paria is an active participant in Florida’s environmental and administrative law community and has served as a speaker at industry and legal education programs, including the Environmental Permitting Summer School Conference in Marco Island, Stetson Law School events and classes,  and the Florida Bar CLE on Practicing Before DOAH. She also serves on the Executive Council for the Florida Bar’s Environmental and Land Use Law Section.

Clients value Paria for her deep understanding of Florida’s regulatory framework, precision in navigating administrative procedure, and ability to guide complex matters efficiently from agency review through formal litigation.