Jeanne T. Tate

Recognized by Best Lawyers^® since 2007.

418 West Platt Street Tampa, Florida 33606

(813) 258-3355

Firm: Jeanne T. Tate, P.A.

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Overview

Firm

Jeanne T. Tate, P.A.

Years In Practice

Phone Number (813) 258-3355

Ms. Tate is currently the managing partner of the Law Office of Jeanne T. Tate, PA and a board-certified adoption attorney. She was also an Adjunct Professor at the University of Florida College of Law for many years where she taught Adoption Law and Procedure. Ms. Tate’s has an extensive and exclusive practice in the area of adoptions and has participated in the placement of over 3,000 children in loving homes. As a member of the prestigious American Academy of Adoption Attorneys and The Florida Adoption Council, Jeanne has been active in interstate compact adoptions and has a comprehensive knowledge of adoption law. She works closely with adoption agencies to provide a full range of services to birth parents and adoptive families, and owns her own agency, Heart of Adoptions, Inc. Ms. Tate graduated with high honors in 1978 from the University of Florida with a B.S. degree in Journalism and, in 1981, she graduated with honors from the University of Florida College of Law. For the past several years in a row, Ms. Tate has been named as one of The Best Lawyers in America, Florida’s Legal Elite and Florida Super Lawyers. Over the years, Ms. Tate and her firm have been the recipient of several prestigious honors and awards including US News and World Report Top Tier Lawyer, Best Law Firms ; Community Hero Award Tampa Bay Lightning 2018; 2012 Jimmy Kynes Pro Bono Service Award, 2010 ABA Small and Solo Firm Lifetime Achievement Award; 2010 Tampa Bay Parenting Magazine Extraordinary Woman; Guardian Angel, Voices for Children (2009), Tampa Bay Business Journal Woman of the year finalist (2009); HAWL Achievement Award (2009), a Congressional Award as an Angel in Adoption (2006), Small Business Leader of the Year by the Tampa Chamber of Commerce, Hillsborough County’s Pro Bono Firm Award (2006) and the Florida Adoption Council’s Lifetime Achievement Award (2004). Ms. Tate’s professional affiliations include the following: Florida Bar; Hillsborough County Bar Association; Florida Association of Women Lawyers, Bay Area Volunteer Lawyers Program; Athena Society, and the Hillsborough County Association for Women Lawyers. She has appeared on national and local television on the subject of adoption and lobbies extensively in this area.

What legal services does this lawyer offer?

Adoption

Family Law (Family)

Family Law (General)

Gay and Lesbian Family Law

Surrogacy

Bar Admissions

Florida

United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

United States Supreme Court

Awards

Lawyer of the Year recognition for Jeanne T. Tate

Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers^® for:

Family Law, Tampa (2019)

Family Law, Tampa (2013)

The Best Lawyers in America 2007-2010
Small Business of the Year Award-Tampa Chamber of Commerce 2005
Small Business Leader of the Year Award- Tampa Chamber of Commerce 2006
Lifetime Achievement Award, Florida Adoption Council 2004
Hillsborough County Pro Bono Firm Award 2006
Florida Super Lawyers (top 5% statewide) 2008, 2009
Congressional Award - Angel in Adoption 2006 (Nominated by Representative Jim Davis)
2009 Voices for Children Guardian Angel Award
2009 Tampa Bay Business Journal Woman of the Year
2009 HAWL Achievement Award

Organizations & Affiliations

Board Certified in Adoption Law

Martindale-Hubbell Bar Register of Preeminent Women Lawyers

University of Florida College of Law where she taught Adoption Law and Procedure.

Adjunct Professor

Languages

English

Spanish

Education

University of Florida, J.D.

Graduated 1981

University of Florida, B.A., Journalism with High Honors