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Erica is a Board-Certified Adoption Attorney and partner at Tate Healey Webster law firm. Erica practices in the areas of adoption and surrogacy. She graduated magna cum laude from the University of Florida Levin College of Law, where she was an editor of the Florida Law Review and earned the prestigious Order of the Coif. She has clerked for the United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit, and also externed for the United States Middle District of Florida. Super Lawyers Magazine has consistently recognized her as one of Florida’s Rising Stars in 2015 to the present, and Erica has been accepted to the prestigious Academy of Adoption & Assisted Reproduction Attorneys. Prior to joining the law firm of Jeanne T. Tate, P.A., Erica practiced law in complex product liability litigation and aviation defense at Banker Lopez Gassler P.A., where she became partner after four years. Erica is married with three wonderful children.
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Posted by Tracie | July 08, 2019 | Hired Attorney | Adoption
Step parent adoption
Erica and her assistant Kim were awesome to deal with during my step parent adoption. I would recommend them to anyone seeking the same. The communication was excellent and timely and the process went through just like we were told when we first talked to Erica. We had to deal with a non-responsive b...
Posted by Brent | July 08, 2019 | Hired Attorney | Adoption
So Helpful with Our Adoption
My wife and I live in CA and adopted our daughter in FL in 2018. The team did an amazing job holding our hand through the process, helping us get our documents sorted, and most importantly assuring us every step of the way to close our adoption. Four months after we met our little girl, the adoptio...
Posted by Dominique | February 17, 2019 | Hired Attorney | Adoption
AMAZING - Private and State Adoptions
Working with Jeanne T. Tate, P.A. and the Heart of Adoption was a nothing but a wonderful, easy, and amazing experience. From our first phone call to their office to post adoption we knew that we not only went with the best choice, but also gained a family. They helped us with adoption of both of chi...
Posted by anonymous | December 13, 2018 | Hired Attorney | Adoption
Amazing
From the beginning of our step parent adoption, Erica explained everything not only in detail to us about how it all worked but in terms that we understood. She took care of everything and only reached out when it was our turn to do something. Before we found Erica, we had attorneys tell us we had ta...
Posted by anonymous | October 17, 2018 | Hired Attorney | Adoption
Nothing short of AMAZING
Erica Healey and her team handled our step-parent adoption. From start to finish she was amazing!! She always took the time to answer any questions I had (and there were many) She kept us updated during ever step of the adoption. I could not have asked for a better attorney and I would highly recomme...
"An acquaintance needed an aggressive attorney to help with a disputed adoption after she was taken advantage of by another attorney. Erica was amazing to jump on the matter at the last minute and showed sincere compassion for the situation. I would highly recommend Erica!"
Mediation lawyer
Family lawyer
2023
Rising Star, Super Lawyers
2022
Rising Star, Super Lawyers
2021
Rising Star, Super Lawyers
2021
Board Certified - Adoption Attorney, Florida Bar
2020
Rising Star, Super Lawyers
2019
Rising Star, Super Lawyers
2018
Rising Star, Super Lawyers
2017
Rising Star, Super Lawyers
2016
Rising Star, Super Lawyers
2015
Rising Star, Super Lawyers
2010
Magna Cum Laude, University of Florida Levin College of Law
2010
Order of the Coif, University of Florida Levin College of Law
2009
Frank E. Maloney Award For Outstanding Candidate, Florida Law Review
2009
Outstanding Tutor Scholarship, Florida Law Review
2009
Book Award, Bankruptcy, University of Florida Levin College of Law
2009
Book Award, Legal Drafting, University of Florida Levin College of Law
2024 - Present
Partner, Tate Healey Webster
2016 - 2024
Attorney, Jeanne T. Tate, P.A.
2011 - 2016
Shareholder, Banker Lopez Gassler P.A.
2010 - 2011
Law Clerk to the Honorable Charles R. Wilson, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
2020 - Present
Academy of Adoption and Assisted Reproduction AttorneysMember
2016 - Present
Florida Adoption CouncilMember
2010 - Present
Hillsborough County Bar AssociationMember
2010 - Present
Hillsborough Association for Women LawyersMember
2016 - 2017
Stann W. Givens Family Law American Inn of Court of TampaMember
2014 - 2016
Florida BarAviation Committee
2013 - 2015
C. H. Ferguson M. E. White American Inn of CourtMember
2012 - 2016
Defense Research InstituteMember
2012 - 2013
Hillsborough County Bar Association, Young Lawyers DivisionEvents Committee
2010 - 2012
J. Clifford Cheatwood American Inn of CourtMentoring Program Committee
2010
J.D.
2007
B.S.
2021
Adoption Pitfalls
2020
Guest Lecturer
2020
Adoption Contested Litigation Seminar
2019
Adoption Contested Litigation Seminar
2018
Top 10 Adoption Tips & Tricks
2016
Resolving Professionalism Complaints
2015
The Law Clerk Experience: From Applying to Clerking for a Federal Judge
2014
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Can I remove my non biological father from my birth certificate and add my bio dad as an adult?
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Is my cousin able to simply sign her baby over to me once it is born for simple adoption?
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26 May 2021