{"id":14346,"date":"2022-06-16T18:27:37","date_gmt":"2022-06-16T22:27:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/urp\/?page_id=14346"},"modified":"2022-06-16T18:29:48","modified_gmt":"2022-06-16T22:29:48","slug":"people_ruppert","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/urp\/people\/people_ruppert\/","title":{"rendered":"People_Ruppert"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"wp-block-uagb-section uagb-section__wrap uagb-section__background-undefined uagb-block-739ef536\"><div class=\"uagb-section__overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"uagb-section__inner-wrap\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:40%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-image stk-block-image stk-block stk-ea80990\" data-block-id=\"ea80990\"><figure class=\"stk-img-wrapper stk-image--shape-stretch\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"stk-img wp-image-14348\" src=\"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/urp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2022\/06\/Ruppert_Headshot.jpeg\" width=\"450\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/urp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2022\/06\/Ruppert_Headshot.jpeg 450w, https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/urp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2022\/06\/Ruppert_Headshot-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/urp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2022\/06\/Ruppert_Headshot-150x150.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<section class=\"wp-block-uagb-section uagb-section__wrap uagb-section__background-undefined uagb-block-833dfe91\"><div class=\"uagb-section__overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"uagb-section__inner-wrap\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading uagb-block-28410497\"><h2 class=\"uagb-heading-text\"><strong>THOMAS RUPPERT<\/strong><\/h2><div class=\"uagb-separator-wrap\"><div class=\"uagb-separator\"><\/div><\/div><p class=\"uagb-desc-text\"><\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_94b80f-8e, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_94b80f-8e[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_94b80f-8e\"]{line-height:24px;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_94b80f-8e mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_94b80f-8e[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_94b80f-8e\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_94b80f-8e img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_94b80f-8e[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_94b80f-8e\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading_94b80f-8e wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_94b80f-8e\">AFFILIATE FACULTY<\/h3>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_949451-b9, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_949451-b9[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_949451-b9\"]{font-size:16px;line-height:12px;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_949451-b9 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_949451-b9[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_949451-b9\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_949451-b9 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_949451-b9[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_949451-b9\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h6 class=\"kt-adv-heading_949451-b9 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_949451-b9\"><a href=\"mailto:tmurtha@ufl.edu\" data-type=\"mailto\" data-id=\"mailto:tmurtha@ufl.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"mailto:truppert@ufl.edu\" data-type=\"mailto\" data-id=\"mailto:truppert@ufl.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">truppert@ufl.edu<\/a><\/h6>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_994cb8-d2, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_994cb8-d2[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_994cb8-d2\"]{font-size:16px;line-height:12px;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_994cb8-d2 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_994cb8-d2[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_994cb8-d2\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_994cb8-d2 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_994cb8-d2[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_994cb8-d2\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h6 class=\"kt-adv-heading_994cb8-d2 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_994cb8-d2\">(352) 294-6916<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-25 is-style-outline is-style-outline--1\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-ast-global-color-0-color has-text-color\" href=\"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/urp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2022\/06\/Ruppert_CV_2018.doc\" style=\"border-radius:0px\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CV<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-uagb-section uagb-section__wrap uagb-section__background-undefined uagb-block-f540389d\"><div class=\"uagb-section__overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"uagb-section__inner-wrap\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_ea8830-43, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_ea8830-43[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_ea8830-43\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_ea8830-43 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_ea8830-43[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_ea8830-43\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_ea8830-43 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_ea8830-43[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_ea8830-43\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading_ea8830-43 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_ea8830-43\">AFFILIATIONS<\/h3>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_148da8-f3, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_148da8-f3[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_148da8-f3\"]{font-size:16px;line-height:20px;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_148da8-f3 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_148da8-f3[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_148da8-f3\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_148da8-f3 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_148da8-f3[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_148da8-f3\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h6 class=\"kt-adv-heading_148da8-f3 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_148da8-f3\">Coastal Planning Specialist, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flseagrant.org\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.flseagrant.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Florida Sea Grant<\/a><\/h6>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_d3abfb-b7, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_d3abfb-b7[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_d3abfb-b7\"]{font-size:16px;line-height:20px;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_d3abfb-b7 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_d3abfb-b7[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_d3abfb-b7\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_d3abfb-b7 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_d3abfb-b7[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_d3abfb-b7\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h6 class=\"kt-adv-heading_d3abfb-b7 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_d3abfb-b7\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.floridabar.org\/directories\/find-mbr\/profile\/?num=712000\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.floridabar.org\/directories\/find-mbr\/profile\/?num=712000\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Esquire<\/a>, Florida Bar<\/h6>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-uagb-section uagb-section__wrap uagb-section__background-undefined uagb-block-ff5564d6\"><div class=\"uagb-section__overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"uagb-section__inner-wrap\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_8aebab-54, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_8aebab-54[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_8aebab-54\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_8aebab-54 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_8aebab-54[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_8aebab-54\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_8aebab-54 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_8aebab-54[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_8aebab-54\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading_8aebab-54 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_8aebab-54\">EDUCATION<\/h3>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_740d5d-a1, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_740d5d-a1[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_740d5d-a1\"]{font-size:16px;line-height:20px;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_740d5d-a1 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_740d5d-a1[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_740d5d-a1\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_740d5d-a1 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_740d5d-a1[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_740d5d-a1\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h6 class=\"kt-adv-heading_740d5d-a1 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_740d5d-a1\">University of Florida, Doctor of Law (JD), 2003<\/h6>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_db999b-fd, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_db999b-fd[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_db999b-fd\"]{font-size:16px;line-height:20px;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_db999b-fd mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_db999b-fd[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_db999b-fd\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_db999b-fd img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_db999b-fd[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_db999b-fd\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h6 class=\"kt-adv-heading_db999b-fd wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_db999b-fd\">Southwest Minnesota State University, BA Literature and Philosophy, 1995<\/h6>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-uagb-section uagb-section__wrap uagb-section__background-undefined uagb-block-b9f6e01f\"><div class=\"uagb-section__overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"uagb-section__inner-wrap\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_24d92f-07, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_24d92f-07[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_24d92f-07\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_24d92f-07 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_24d92f-07[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_24d92f-07\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_24d92f-07 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He provides assistance to agents and local governments served by Florida Sea Grant. His areas of expertise include beach and coastal policy in Florida, Florida\u2019s coastal construction control line permitting, comprehensive planning law, sea turtle habitat protection, the Endangered Species Act, coastal and marine permitting programs, and 5th amendment takings law. Additional environmental issues he has worked on include the Clean Water Act\u2019s total maximum daily load program, water quality trading, low-impact development storm water, homeowners\u2019 associations, and boating law issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ruppert speaks fluent Spanish and has worked and presented in several Latin American countries. Topics in this realm have included human rights, water, land use planning, property issues, and U.S. environmental law.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":98,"featured_media":0,"parent":2894,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"disabled","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-14346","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"featured_image_urls_v2":{"full":"","thumbnail":"","medium":"","medium_large":"","large":"","1536x1536":"","2048x2048":""},"post_excerpt_stackable_v2":"<p>THOMAS RUPPERT AFFILIATE FACULTY truppert@ufl.edu (352) 294-6916 CV AFFILIATIONS Coastal Planning Specialist, Florida Sea Grant Esquire, Florida Bar EDUCATION University of Florida, Doctor of Law (JD), 2003 Southwest Minnesota State University, BA Literature and Philosophy, 1995 BIO A licensed Florida attorney, Ruppert\u2019s work focuses on hazard mitigation, post-disaster recovery planning, environmental protection, marine spatial planning, and associated long-term challenges and opportunities of Florida\u2019s coastal communities. He provides assistance to agents and local governments served by Florida Sea Grant. 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