John F. Flanigan concentrates his practice in the areas of banking and finance (including public finance) and commercial real estate law, representing national, state and community financial institutions, developers, purchasers and individuals on the local and national level, often negotiating complex financing for a variety of commercial endeavors.
Member, Board of Editors, Duke Law Journal, 1962-1964. President, Gulfstream Goodwill Industries, Inc., 1975-1976. President, Palm Beach County Legal Aid Society, 1975-1977. President, 1978, Chair, 1996-1998 and Member, Board of Directors 1973—, United Way of Palm Beach County. President, Palm Beach County Chapter, American Heart Association, 1980-1981. Member, Board of Governors, South Florida Water Management District, 1983-1987. Chair, Palm Beach County Groundwater and Natural Resources Protection Board, 1989-1998, Member, 1989—. Member, Governor's Commission for a Sustainable South Florida, 1995-1999. Chair, Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council, 1999, Member, 1987, 1992-2000. Member, 1998—, Member, Board of Directors, 2004— Member, Executive Committee, 2007— and Chair, 2009, Economic Council of Palm Beach County. Chair, 1984-1985, 2001-2002 and Member, Board of Directors, 1982-2005, Junior Achievement of the Palm Beaches, Inc. Chair, Board of Directors, Audubon of Florida, 2004-2008 and Member, Board of Directors 2002—, Member, Allegany Franciscan Commission, Palm Beach, 2003— and Trustee, Allegany Franciscan Ministries, 2004—.