For more than 30 years, Nancy Hutcheson Harris has practiced exclusively in the area of marital and family law. Her firm, Harris, Hunt & Derr, P.A., resolves complex family law matters using the collaborative or traditional methodologies. She focuses on protection without destruction, guiding clients through their most difficult challenges, while preserving the client’s most important assets – the family and their financial future.
Ms. Harris was chosen by her peers as Tampa’s #1 divorce lawyer in Tampa Magazine in 2017 & 2018 and was named Family Law Lawyer of the Year in U.S. News – Best Lawyers®. For more than 15 years, Ms. Harris has been listed in the Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers, a compilation of select attorneys who have consistently earned an AV-rating, the highest score awarded by Martindale-Hubbell®. Ms. Harris has been recognized as one of Florida's outstanding lawyers in Florida Super Lawyers®, Florida Trend’s Legal Elite, Tampa Bay Magazine’s Top Lawyers, Legal Leaders’ Tampa’s Top Rated Lawyers, The National Advocates Top 100 Lawyers, and The Best Lawyers in America. Her firm, Harris, Hunt, & Derr, P.A., has made the list of U.S. News- Best Law Firms® since 2016.
Nancy Harris is a founding member of the Tampa Bay Academy of Collaborative Professionals, earning recognition for her outstanding contributions to the collaborative movement. She is a frequent lecturer at Continuing Legal Education programs throughout Florida and, in 2016, presented at the 5th European Collaborative Practice Conference in Amsterdam.
Ms. Harris received the Hillsborough County Family Law Professionalism Award, selected by her attorney peers as having exemplified the highest standards of ethics and professionalism in the practice of family law. Ms. Harris authored the chapter on Collaborative Divorce in West Publishing Corporation’s Florida Family Law, 2011-2018 ed. (Vol. 23, Florida Practice Series).
Ms. Harris is currently on the Board of the Tampa Theatre; the Morean Arts Center Board of Trustees; formerly served on the Academy Prep Center Board of Trustees and the United Way Board of Trustees; and participates annually in the Lawyers for Literacy program.
For recreation, Ms. Harris enjoys challenging treks. She has summited Mt. Kilimanjaro; completed the Tour of Mont Blanc, France; reached Everest’s Base Camp; traversed Coast to Coast England; trekked the GR20 in Corsica; hiked the mountains of Bhutan; and climbed Mount Fuji.
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100 South Ashley Drive, Suite 300, Tampa, FL, 33602
2300 5th Avenue North, Saint Petersburg, FL, 33713
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Posted by anonymous | June 21, 2023 | Hired Attorney
Words can not fully express how fortunate I felt to have Nancy Harris from Harris, Hunt & Derr, P.A. as my legal representative in recent family law proceedings. She is extremely attentive and knowledgeable in the collaborative dissolution process and worked diligently to ensure that I was informed ...
Posted by Lisa | August 24, 2021 | Hired Attorney
Nancy and her associate Cory were extremely attentive to an international divorce that could have been drawn out and messy. They were meticulous in detailing what was needed from us to allow the process to be as pain-free as it could possibly be under the circumstances. They were knowledgeable, forth...
Posted by Kevin | January 25, 2018 | Hired Attorney
I was not planning to write a review of my attorney and am typically a bit skeptical of lawyers based on my background as a PhD in Communication Studies. That said, I feel compelled to write a review of Nancy Harris and her law firm Harris & Hunt. Nancy Harris was absolutely fantastic in assisting ...
"I endorse this lawyer. Nancy Harris is a highly experienced, knowledgable marital and family law attorney. She has been a leader in Collaborative Divorce Law and continues to encourage other attorneys to practice collaboratively. She is a creative and effective mediator, able to help parties and counsel resolve complicated family law matters. I highly recommend Ms. Harris as counsel on a case or as a mediator to assist the parties and their counsel to conclude their case."
"Nancy Harris is an extremely competent divorce lawyer. She was given the Professionalism Award by the Family Law Inn of Tampa and keeps her client's interests above all else."
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Lawyer of the Year, Best Lawyers
2016
Nancy Harris, SuperLawyers
2015
The Best Lawyers in America, Best Lawyers
2015
Tampa's Top Rated Lawyers, Legal Leaders
2015
The Top Attorneys in Florida, Super Lawyers
2014
The Top Attorneys in Florida, Super Lawyers
2014
Tampa's Top Rated Lawyers, Legal Leaders
2014
Top 100 Lawyers, The National Advocates
2013
The Top Attorneys in Florida, Super Lawyers
2013
Bar Register of Preeminent Women Lawyers, Martindale-Hubbell
2013
Tampa's Top Rated Lawyers, Legal Leaders
2012
The Top Attorneys in Florida, Super Lawyers
2012
Tampa's Top Rated Lawyers, Legal Leaders
2011
The Top Attorneys in Florida, Super Lawyers
2010
The Top Attorneys in Florida, Super Lawyers
2010
Top Lawyers, Tampa Bay Magazine
2009
The Top Attorneys in Florida, Super Lawyers
2008
The Top Attorneys in Florida, Super Lawyers
2007
The Top Attorneys in Florida, Super Lawyers
2006
Legal Elite, Florida Trend Magazine
2002
Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers, Martindale-Hubbell
2001
Hillsborough County Family Law Professionalism Award, Hillsborough County Family Law
1998
Leading Florida Attorneys, Law and Leading Lawyers
1998 - Present
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2014
Hearsay: What Did They Say
2013
Interviewing and Counseling 101: How to get the right clients in the door and keep them there
2013
Resolving Employment Disputes Through Collaborative Law Process
2012
Mediation - Tips from the Top
2012
Childhood Sexual Abuse: What Every Judge Should Know
2011
Managing alienation, estrangement and child sexual abuse allegations in the parenting coordination process
2010
Collaborative Law
2009
Joint Experts: When to Use or Not to Use
2006
Trial Preparation and Strategies
2005
Trial Advocacy Seminar
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Alimony Termination/Modification Upon Retirement
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Maritial and Family Law
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Impact of Retirement on Long Term Spousal Support
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