Overview
Jaime Maier brings a high level of organization to keep complex projects on track.
Jaime works on a wide range of land use matters, including residential subdivisions, multi-family and mixed-use developments, historic preservation sites, wireless communication towers, and alcoholic beverage zoning. She serves clients throughout the greater Tampa Bay Area.
Jaime graduated in the top ten percent of her class at UCLA School of Law, and was elected for membership in the Order of the Coif. She was a six-time recipient of the Masin Family Academic Excellence Gold Award, which is awarded to students who achieve the highest grade in a competitive law school class.
Outside the office, she enjoys doing CrossFit, spending time on the water, and appreciating the beauty of Florida.
Honors
- The Best Lawyers in America® (2025)
- Florida Super Lawyers Rising Star (2024)
Credentials & Experience
Education
Loyola Marymount University, B.A., 2016, summa cum laude
- Honors Program
- Program Scholar of the English Department
UCLA School of Law, J.D., 2019
- Order of the Coif
- Six-time Masin Family Academic Excellence Gold Award Recipient
- Research Assistant in Corporate and Securities Law
- Graduate Assistant Tutor for Business Law LL.M program
- Production Editor on Journal of International Law and Foreign Affairs
Bar Admissions
The Florida Bar
Hillsborough County Bar Association
Experience
- Received special use approval for a highly contested cell tower in Hillsborough County; then successfully defended the approval at the Land Use Appeals Board when it was appealed by opposition, receiving a unanimous decision from the Board to uphold our client’s special use permit.
- Successfully appealed a case before the Hillsborough County Land Use Hearing Officer, overturning County Staff’s denial of our client’s request for nonconforming use determination for their junkyard operation.
- Prepared significant application record and oral arguments for a contested variance for a commercial dock permit in Pinellas County; we received approval of a variance for our client over substantial opposition and a difficult variance standard.
- Successfully appealed a denial of a variance by the Architectural Review Commission, to allow our client to improve her home in the Hyde Park Historic District; Tampa City Council unanimously overturned the ARC decision and granted the variance.
Newsroom
News & Insights
Articles & Publications
- For Whom The Permit Tolls: Using Section 252.363 During COVID-19 Emergency. (May 2020) HCBA Lawyer Magazine, Vol. 30, No. 5.