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Top-Ranked Eminent Domain Lawyers in Tampa, Florida

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Summary

As of November 1, 2026, the top-ranked eminent domain lawyers in Tampa, Florida are Brian Peter Battaglia (LexRank 80.00), Andrew Gerald Diaz (80.00) and Mark P Buell (80.00).

This ranking lists 13 eminent domain lawyers in Tampa, Florida, in order of their LexRank score, calculated from their Florida Bar records and other cited sources. Their experience ranges from 12 to 54 years in practice. 1 of the 13 lists Spanish on their Florida Bar profile.

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The ranking

Ordered by organic LexRank score; paid placements are labelled and never affect a position. How we rank

  1. No change

    Brian Peter Battaglia

    Independent practice · Tampa, FL

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

    Ranks #1 with 80.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Data quality (10/10).

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 26.2)
    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.8)
  2. No change

    Andrew Gerald Diaz

    Independent practice · Tampa, FL

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

    Ranks #2 with 80.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Data quality (10/10).

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 26.2)
    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.8)
  3. No change

    Mark P Buell

    Independent practice · Tampa, FL

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

    Ranks #3 with 80.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Data quality (10/10).

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 26.2)
    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.8)
  4. No change

    Lewis Johnson Conwell

    Independent practice · Tampa, FL

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

    Ranks #4 with 80.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Data quality (10/10).

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 26.2)
    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.8)
  5. No change

    Shirley Thompson Faircloth

    Independent practice · Tampa, FL

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

    Ranks #5 with 80.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Data quality (10/10).

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 26.2)
    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.8)
  6. No change

    John Marcel LeRoux

    Independent practice · Tampa, FL

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

    Ranks #6 with 80.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Data quality (10/10).

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 26.2)
    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.8)
  7. No change

    Susan K Spurgeon

    Independent practice · Tampa, FL

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

    Ranks #7 with 80.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Data quality (10/10).

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 26.2)
    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.8)
  8. No change

    Bruce P Cury

    Independent practice · Tampa, FL

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

    Ranks #8 with 78.60: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Practice-area relevance (20/20). 1.40 points behind #7, mostly data quality.

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 26.2)
    • Practice-area relevance 20/20 (ranking avg 19.6)

    1.40 points behind #7 (Susan K Spurgeon): Data quality −1.4.

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

  9. No change

    Michael Henri Rosen

    Independent practice · Tampa, FL

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

    Ranks #9 with 78.60: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Practice-area relevance (20/20).

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 26.2)
    • Practice-area relevance 20/20 (ranking avg 19.6)

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

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    Kristin Marie Tolbert Mora

    Independent practice · Tampa, FL

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

    Ranks #10 with 70.40: strongest in Data quality (10/10) and Practice-area relevance (20/20); held back by Experience (20.4/30). 8.20 points behind #9, mostly experience.

    Strongest

    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.8)
    • Practice-area relevance 20/20 (ranking avg 19.6)

    Held back by

    • Experience 20.4/30 (ranking avg 26.2)

    8.20 points behind #9 (Michael Henri Rosen): Experience −9.6.

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    Michael Peter Maguire “Michael”

    Independent practice · Tampa, FL

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

    Ranks #11 with 69.20: strongest in Data quality (10/10) and Practice-area relevance (20/20); held back by Experience (19.2/30). 1.20 points behind #10, mostly experience.

    Strongest

    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.8)
    • Practice-area relevance 20/20 (ranking avg 19.6)

    Held back by

    • Experience 19.2/30 (ranking avg 26.2)

    1.20 points behind #10 (Kristin Marie Tolbert Mora): Experience −1.2.

  12. No change

    Ryan C. Reese

    Independent practice · Tampa, FL

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

    Ranks #12 with 64.40: strongest in Data quality (10/10) and Practice-area relevance (20/20); held back by Experience (14.4/30). 4.80 points behind #11, mostly experience.

    Strongest

    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.8)
    • Practice-area relevance 20/20 (ranking avg 19.6)

    Held back by

    • Experience 14.4/30 (ranking avg 26.2)

    4.80 points behind #11 (Michael Peter Maguire “Michael”): Experience −4.8.

  13. No change

    Paria Shirzadi Heeter

    Independent practice · Tampa, FL

    Verified
    • 14 years experience
    • Eminent Domain · Environmental
    • Bar status verified
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    Why #13?

    Ranks #13 with 61.80: strongest in Data quality (10/10) and Professional credentials (15/15); held back by Experience (16.8/30). 2.60 points behind #12, mostly practice-area relevance.

    Strongest

    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.8)
    • Professional credentials 15/15 (ranking avg 15)

    Held back by

    • Experience 16.8/30 (ranking avg 26.2)

    2.60 points behind #12 (Ryan C. Reese): Practice-area relevance −5.

Eminent Domain market in Tampa

LexRanked tracks 13 lawyers in eminent domain law in Tampa, Florida. 13 of the lawyers have verified professional data. Data verified October 22, 2026.

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Average rating
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Median review count
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Median experience
37 years13 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 Tampa

What sets these Tampa 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 below come from each lawyer's Florida Bar profile.

Fact about the 13 ranked lawyers Figure
Years in practice 12 to 54 (median 37)
Languages besides English Spanish (1)
License status with The Florida Bar Eligible to practice, verified for every lawyer
Most common law school Stetson University College of Law (5 lawyers)

Who is included in this ranking?

Lawyers eligible to practice in Florida, with a Tampa office address and eminent domain as a practice area on record. It compares 13 eminent domain lawyers, using only facts with a cited source. 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.

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))
Court Where cases are heard
State court circuit Hillsborough County is in Florida's Thirteenth Judicial Circuit

How to choose among these lawyers

Confirm the license, ask who will handle your matter, and get the fee terms in writing before you sign.

  1. Look up the lawyer in The Florida Bar's directory and check the bar number shown on their LexRanked profile.
  2. Ask whether the lawyer you meet will handle your matter personally, and how many matters like yours they have handled recently.
  3. Ask how they charge and what costs are extra, and get the agreement in writing.
  4. If you prefer to work in another language, check the languages listed on each profile.

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.

Which court handles cases in Tampa?

State court cases in Hillsborough County are heard in Florida's Thirteenth Judicial Circuit.

Are there Spanish-speaking eminent domain lawyers in Tampa?

Yes. 1 of the 13 ranked lawyers lists Spanish on their Florida Bar profile. Each LexRanked profile shows the languages on record.

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?

13 of the 13 ranked lawyers have fully verified profiles: Brian Peter Battaglia, Andrew Gerald Diaz, Mark P Buell, Lewis Johnson Conwell and Shirley Thompson Faircloth and others.

About this ranking

Last updated
Methodology
LexRank v1.2 - deterministic, reproducible scoring
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Independence
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