Jeanne T. Tate is one of the most decorated and respected adoption attorneys in the country. She is board certified in adoption law by The Florida Bar, AV rated by Martindale Hubbell, and ranked as one of the top ten attorneys in Florida by Super Lawyers. Jeanne has devoted over four decades to representing adoptive families, agencies, and professionals in all aspects of adoption, including contested litigation. Her influence stretches from Florida courtrooms to Capitol Hill.
She is the founder of Jeanne T. Tate, P.A., and now a leading attorney at Tate Healey Webster, the largest law firm in Florida dedicated solely to adoption and assisted reproductive technology law. She owns her own adoption agency, Heart of Adoptions,
Inc. and also to adoption and assisted reproductive technology law. She owns her own adoption agency, Heart of Adoptions, Inc. and also founded Heart of Adoptions Alliance, Inc., a non-profit adoption agency dedicated to finding adoptive parents for children languishing in foster care.
Jeanne’s many honors include the Tobias Simon Pro Bono Service Award (Florida Supreme Court’s highest honor for pro bono service), the Angel in Adoption Award from Congress, a key to the City of Tampa from esteemed mayor Jane Castor, and the Florida Adoption Council Lifetime Achievement Award. Her work has been featured nationally on CNN, 20/20, and ESPN, among others.