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Top-Ranked Eminent Domain Lawyers in Florida

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Summary

As of November 1, 2026, the top-ranked eminent domain lawyers in Florida are Sidney Charles Calloway (LexRank 82.60), Brian Peter Battaglia (80.00) and Andrew Gerald Diaz (80.00).

This ranking lists the top 25 of the 122 eminent domain lawyers LexRanked tracks across Florida, in order of their LexRank score, calculated from their Florida Bar records and other cited sources. They practice in 10 cities, led by Tampa.

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  1. No change

    Sidney Charles Calloway

    Independent practice · Fort Lauderdale, FL

    Verified
    • 37 years experience
    • Eminent Domain
    • Bar status verified
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    Why #1?

    Ranks #1 with 82.60: strongest in Reputation (4/20) and Experience (30/30).

    Strongest

    • Reputation 4/20 (ranking avg 0.3)
    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 26.1)

    Not on record (scores 0, never estimated): website.

  2. No change

    Brian Peter Battaglia

    Independent practice · Tampa, FL

    Verified
    • 40 years experience
    • Eminent Domain
    • Bar status verified
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    Why #2?

    Ranks #2 with 80.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Practice-area relevance (20/20); held back by Reputation (0/20). 2.60 points behind #1, mostly reputation.

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 26.1)
    • Practice-area relevance 20/20 (ranking avg 18.3)

    Held back by

    • Reputation 0/20 (ranking avg 0.3)

    2.60 points behind #1 (Sidney Charles Calloway): Reputation −4.

  3. No change

    Andrew Gerald Diaz

    Independent practice · Tampa, FL

    Verified
    • 33 years experience
    • Eminent Domain
    • Bar status verified
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    Why #3?

    Ranks #3 with 80.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Practice-area relevance (20/20); held back by Reputation (0/20).

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 26.1)
    • Practice-area relevance 20/20 (ranking avg 18.3)

    Held back by

    • Reputation 0/20 (ranking avg 0.3)
  4. No change

    Ronnie van Gent “Ron”

    Independent practice · Fort Lauderdale, FL

    Verified
    • 31 years experience
    • Eminent Domain
    • Bar status verified
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    Why #4?

    Ranks #4 with 80.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Practice-area relevance (20/20); held back by Reputation (0/20).

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 26.1)
    • Practice-area relevance 20/20 (ranking avg 18.3)

    Held back by

    • Reputation 0/20 (ranking avg 0.3)
  5. No change

    Joseph Gian Colombo

    Independent practice · Melbourne, FL

    Verified
    • 29 years experience
    • Eminent Domain
    • Bar status verified
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    Why #5?

    Ranks #5 with 80.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Practice-area relevance (20/20); held back by Reputation (0/20).

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 26.1)
    • Practice-area relevance 20/20 (ranking avg 18.3)

    Held back by

    • Reputation 0/20 (ranking avg 0.3)
  6. No change

    Kenneth R Hartmann

    Independent practice · Miami, FL

    Verified
    • 39 years experience
    • Eminent Domain
    • Bar status verified
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    Why #6?

    Ranks #6 with 80.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Practice-area relevance (20/20); held back by Reputation (0/20).

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 26.1)
    • Practice-area relevance 20/20 (ranking avg 18.3)

    Held back by

    • Reputation 0/20 (ranking avg 0.3)
  7. No change

    James Wiley Hicks

    Independent practice · Miami, FL

    Verified
    • 40 years experience
    • Eminent Domain
    • Bar status verified
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    Why #7?

    Ranks #7 with 80.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Practice-area relevance (20/20); held back by Reputation (0/20).

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 26.1)
    • Practice-area relevance 20/20 (ranking avg 18.3)

    Held back by

    • Reputation 0/20 (ranking avg 0.3)
  8. No change

    Mark Andrew Tobin

    Independent practice · Miami, FL

    Verified
    • 37 years experience
    • Eminent Domain
    • Bar status verified
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    Why #8?

    Ranks #8 with 80.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Practice-area relevance (20/20); held back by Reputation (0/20).

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 26.1)
    • Practice-area relevance 20/20 (ranking avg 18.3)

    Held back by

    • Reputation 0/20 (ranking avg 0.3)
  9. No change

    Mark P Buell

    Independent practice · Tampa, FL

    Verified
    • 49 years experience
    • Eminent Domain
    • Bar status verified
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    Why #9?

    Ranks #9 with 80.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Practice-area relevance (20/20); held back by Reputation (0/20).

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 26.1)
    • Practice-area relevance 20/20 (ranking avg 18.3)

    Held back by

    • Reputation 0/20 (ranking avg 0.3)
  10. No change

    Lewis Johnson Conwell

    Independent practice · Tampa, FL

    Verified
    • 37 years experience
    • Eminent Domain
    • Bar status verified
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    Why #10?

    Ranks #10 with 80.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Practice-area relevance (20/20); held back by Reputation (0/20).

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 26.1)
    • Practice-area relevance 20/20 (ranking avg 18.3)

    Held back by

    • Reputation 0/20 (ranking avg 0.3)
  11. No change

    Shirley Thompson Faircloth

    Independent practice · Tampa, FL

    Verified
    • 36 years experience
    • Eminent Domain
    • Bar status verified
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    Why #11?

    Ranks #11 with 80.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Practice-area relevance (20/20); held back by Reputation (0/20).

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 26.1)
    • Practice-area relevance 20/20 (ranking avg 18.3)

    Held back by

    • Reputation 0/20 (ranking avg 0.3)
  12. No change

    John Marcel LeRoux

    Independent practice · Tampa, FL

    Verified
    • 38 years experience
    • Eminent Domain
    • Bar status verified
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    Why #12?

    Ranks #12 with 80.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Practice-area relevance (20/20); held back by Reputation (0/20).

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 26.1)
    • Practice-area relevance 20/20 (ranking avg 18.3)

    Held back by

    • Reputation 0/20 (ranking avg 0.3)
  13. No change

    Susan K Spurgeon

    Independent practice · Tampa, FL

    Verified
    • 41 years experience
    • Eminent Domain
    • Bar status verified
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    Why #13?

    Ranks #13 with 80.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Practice-area relevance (20/20); held back by Reputation (0/20).

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 26.1)
    • Practice-area relevance 20/20 (ranking avg 18.3)

    Held back by

    • Reputation 0/20 (ranking avg 0.3)
  14. No change

    Mickey R. E. Barkett

    Independent practice · Orlando, FL

    Verified
    • 26 years experience
    • Eminent Domain
    • Bar status verified
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    Why #14?

    Ranks #14 with 80.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Practice-area relevance (20/20); held back by Reputation (0/20).

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 26.1)
    • Practice-area relevance 20/20 (ranking avg 18.3)

    Held back by

    • Reputation 0/20 (ranking avg 0.3)
  15. No change

    Ladd Hiram Fassett

    Independent practice · Orlando, FL

    Verified
    • 46 years experience
    • Eminent Domain
    • Bar status verified
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    Why #15?

    Ranks #15 with 80.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Practice-area relevance (20/20); held back by Reputation (0/20).

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 26.1)
    • Practice-area relevance 20/20 (ranking avg 18.3)

    Held back by

    • Reputation 0/20 (ranking avg 0.3)
  16. No change

    James R Lussier

    Independent practice · Orlando, FL

    Verified
    • 43 years experience
    • Eminent Domain
    • Bar status verified
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    Why #16?

    Ranks #16 with 80.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Practice-area relevance (20/20); held back by Reputation (0/20).

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 26.1)
    • Practice-area relevance 20/20 (ranking avg 18.3)

    Held back by

    • Reputation 0/20 (ranking avg 0.3)
  17. No change

    Jay William Small

    Independent practice · Orlando, FL

    Verified
    • 40 years experience
    • Eminent Domain
    • Bar status verified
    View profile
    Why #17?

    Ranks #17 with 80.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Practice-area relevance (20/20); held back by Reputation (0/20).

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 26.1)
    • Practice-area relevance 20/20 (ranking avg 18.3)

    Held back by

    • Reputation 0/20 (ranking avg 0.3)
  18. No change

    Felecia Grossman Ziegler

    Independent practice · Orlando, FL

    Verified
    • 35 years experience
    • Eminent Domain
    • Bar status verified
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    Why #18?

    Ranks #18 with 80.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Practice-area relevance (20/20); held back by Reputation (0/20).

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 26.1)
    • Practice-area relevance 20/20 (ranking avg 18.3)

    Held back by

    • Reputation 0/20 (ranking avg 0.3)
  19. No change

    Donald Anthony Boggs

    Independent practice · Jacksonville, FL

    Verified
    • 37 years experience
    • Eminent Domain
    • Bar status verified
    View profile
    Why #19?

    Ranks #19 with 80.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Practice-area relevance (20/20); held back by Reputation (0/20).

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 26.1)
    • Practice-area relevance 20/20 (ranking avg 18.3)

    Held back by

    • Reputation 0/20 (ranking avg 0.3)
  20. No change

    Marshall A Adams

    Independent practice · Fort Lauderdale, FL

    Verified
    • 39 years experience
    • Eminent Domain
    • Bar status verified
    View profile
    Why #20?

    Ranks #20 with 80.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Practice-area relevance (20/20); held back by Reputation (0/20).

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 26.1)
    • Practice-area relevance 20/20 (ranking avg 18.3)

    Held back by

    • Reputation 0/20 (ranking avg 0.3)
  21. No change

    William Patrick Doney

    Independent practice · West Palm Beach, FL

    Verified
    • 48 years experience
    • Eminent Domain
    • Bar status verified
    View profile
    Why #21?

    Ranks #21 with 80.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Practice-area relevance (20/20); held back by Reputation (0/20).

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 26.1)
    • Practice-area relevance 20/20 (ranking avg 18.3)

    Held back by

    • Reputation 0/20 (ranking avg 0.3)
  22. No change

    Roberto Mario Vargas

    Independent practice · West Palm Beach, FL

    Verified
    • 28 years experience
    • Eminent Domain
    • Bar status verified
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    Why #22?

    Ranks #22 with 80.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Practice-area relevance (20/20); held back by Reputation (0/20).

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 26.1)
    • Practice-area relevance 20/20 (ranking avg 18.3)

    Held back by

    • Reputation 0/20 (ranking avg 0.3)
  23. No change

    Paul Arthur Blucher

    Independent practice · Sarasota, FL

    Verified
    • 36 years experience
    • Eminent Domain
    • Bar status verified
    View profile
    Why #23?

    Ranks #23 with 80.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Practice-area relevance (20/20); held back by Reputation (0/20).

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 26.1)
    • Practice-area relevance 20/20 (ranking avg 18.3)

    Held back by

    • Reputation 0/20 (ranking avg 0.3)
  24. No change

    Susan Hamilton Churuti

    Independent practice · St. Petersburg, FL

    Verified
    • 46 years experience
    • Eminent Domain
    • Bar status verified
    View profile
    Why #24?

    Ranks #24 with 80.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Practice-area relevance (20/20); held back by Reputation (0/20).

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 26.1)
    • Practice-area relevance 20/20 (ranking avg 18.3)

    Held back by

    • Reputation 0/20 (ranking avg 0.3)
  25. No change

    Stephen A Bailey

    Independent practice · Tallahassee, FL

    Verified
    • 26 years experience
    • Eminent Domain
    • Bar status verified
    View profile
    Why #25?

    Ranks #25 with 80.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Practice-area relevance (20/20); held back by Reputation (0/20).

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 26.1)
    • Practice-area relevance 20/20 (ranking avg 18.3)

    Held back by

    • Reputation 0/20 (ranking avg 0.3)

Data sources behind the scores

Every score on this page is calculated from facts backed by these sources. Each profile shows which source supports which fact and when it was last checked.

Eminent Domain market in Florida

LexRanked tracks 122 lawyers in eminent domain law in Florida. 122 of the lawyers have verified professional data. Data verified October 30, 2026.

Lawyers
122
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Average rating
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Median review count
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Median experience
29 years122 lawyers

Calculated by LexRanked from its own records on ; data verified . Ratings and review counts count only when backed by a source; figures from fewer than three profiles are withheld. All lawyers in Florida

What sets these Florida eminent domain lawyers apart

Every lawyer in this ranking has a The Florida Bar license verified as eligible to practice, and every fact shown links to its source. The figures come from each lawyer's Florida Bar profile, checked in November 2026.

Fact about the 25 ranked lawyers Figure
Years in practice 26 to 49 (median 37)
Languages besides English Spanish (2), Dutch (1), French (1), German (1)
License status with The Florida Bar Eligible to practice, verified for every lawyer

Where do Florida's top eminent domain lawyers practice?

7 of the 25 practice in Tampa; the table shows every city.

City Lawyers in this ranking
Tampa 7
Orlando 5
Fort Lauderdale 3
Miami 3
West Palm Beach 2
Jacksonville 1
Melbourne 1
Sarasota 1
St. Petersburg 1
Tallahassee 1

Who is included in this ranking?

Lawyers eligible to practice in Florida, with an office in a Florida city we cover and eminent domain as a practice area on record. It ranks every eminent domain lawyer LexRanked tracks in Florida by the same score and shows the top 25. The Florida Bar does not board-certify lawyers in eminent domain, so the practice area is the one each lawyer lists on their Florida Bar profile, which The Florida Bar does not review. How we rank.

Find a eminent domain lawyer in your city

A lawyer near you knows the local courts; each city has its own ranking of eminent domain lawyers.

Florida rules to know

In Florida, a government that takes private property must pay full compensation, and it also pays the owner's attorney fees and reasonable expert costs.

Rule What it means
Full compensation Private property may be taken only for a public purpose and with full compensation to each owner (Fla. Const. art. X, § 6)
Presuit offer The condemning authority must negotiate in good faith and make a written offer, and the owner gets at least 30 days to respond before suit (Fla. Stat. § 73.015(1))
Who pays the costs The condemning authority pays the owner's attorney fees and reasonable defense costs, including appraisal fees (§ 73.091(1))
Fee formula Fees are based on the benefit achieved over the last written offer: 33% of the first $250,000, 25% from $250,000 to $1 million and 20% above $1 million (§ 73.092(1))

Cases are heard in the county where they arise; see which judicial circuit covers each county.

How to choose among these lawyers

Confirm the license, prefer a lawyer who regularly works in your county, ask who will handle your matter, and get the fee terms in writing.

  1. Look up the lawyer in The Florida Bar's directory and check the bar number shown on their LexRanked profile.
  2. Ask how many matters like yours the lawyer has handled in your county recently.
  3. Ask how they charge and what costs are extra, and get the agreement in writing.

Further reading

Sources for the rules above

Frequently asked questions

Who pays my lawyer if the government takes my property?

The condemning authority does. It pays attorney fees under section 73.092 and reasonable defense costs, including appraisal fees (section 73.091).

How are attorney fees calculated in a Florida eminent domain case?

On the benefit achieved: the difference between the final result and the last written offer before you hired the lawyer. The fee is 33% of the first $250,000, 25% of the part between $250,000 and $1 million and 20% above $1 million (section 73.092).

How long do I have to respond to a written offer?

At least 30 days before the condemning authority may file suit (section 73.015(1)(b)). You may also request a copy of the appraisal the offer is based on.

Where are the best eminent domain lawyers in Florida?

Of the 25 lawyers in this ranking, 7 practice in Tampa, 5 practice in Orlando, 3 practice in Fort Lauderdale. Each city also has its own ranking.

Do I need a eminent domain lawyer in my own city?

Any lawyer licensed by The Florida Bar may practice anywhere in Florida, but a lawyer who regularly appears in your county knows its judges and procedures.

How is this ranking ordered?

By the LexRank score, calculated only from facts with a cited source: experience, practice-area relevance, awards on record such as board certification, professional credentials, data quality and location. Client reviews do not affect the LexRank score: neither star ratings nor the number of reviews is scored. Payment never changes a position.

Do client reviews affect the LexRank score?

Client reviews do not affect the LexRank score: neither star ratings nor the number of reviews is scored. Reviews are shown on profiles for information only, and Reputation counts only awards on record, such as board certification. How we rank

Which lawyers are verified?

25 of the 25 ranked lawyers have fully verified profiles: Sidney Charles Calloway, Brian Peter Battaglia, Andrew Gerald Diaz, Ronnie van Gent “Ron” and Joseph Gian Colombo and others.

What is the difference between the top two lawyers?

Sidney Charles Calloway scores 82.60 and Brian Peter Battaglia 80.00, a gap of 2.60 points, mostly in reputation. Compare them side by side

About this ranking

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