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Daniel W. Hartman graduated from the University of Maryland, College of Engineering with a B.S.C.E., degree in civil engineering. He received his law degree from the St. Thomas University School of Law and his Masters of Law from the George Washington University, National Law Center. Dan is licensed as an attorney in both Florida and the District of Columbia.
 

Prior to and during his attendance at law school Dan worked as a consulting engineer. His experience as an engineer ranged from inspection duties on large scale construction projects in and around Washington, D.C., to preparing utility valuations for investor-owned utilities in Florida.
 

Dan has extensive knowledge of environmental and real-estate related law. He has advised public and private clients on a broad spectrum of issues ranging from land use, zoning, the adoption and enforcement of ordinances, to eminent domain proceedings and coastal construction permitting. In addition, Dan is very active with environmental resource permitting, water use permitting, utility formation and regulation, real estate development, and construction law.
 

The experience Dan gained as a consulting engineer has provided him with insight into local government, environmental, utility, and construction issues faced by the Firm’s clients. Strong ties with the regulated and engineering communities provide him with added depth and the ability to address legal, technical and practical issues that arise during all types of representation.

Dan is a member of The Economic Club of Florida, the American Society of Civil Engineers, The Order of the Engineer, and the Florida Stormwater Association.

Jeanne B. Curtin  graduated from The Florida State University with a B.S. in Political Science. She later received her Master of Business Administration degree and her J.D. from The Florida State University. While in law school Jeanne interned for Judge Davis, District Court of Appeal, First District of Florida. Additionally, she served as the Vice President of Women's Law Symposium, was published in Volume 16 of the Journal of Land Use & Environmental Law, F.S.U., was a member of the Phi Alpha Delta law fraternity, and served as the Administrative Editor of the Journal.

During her final semester of law school and thereafter, Jeanne served as a Senior Cabinet Aide to the Secretary of State of Florida. Among Jeanne's responsibilities were researching and advising the Secretary on all land use and environmental issues that came before her as Secretary of State and as a member of the Florida Cabinet. Jeanne worked closely with the Department of Environmental Protection and she was very active in the permitting of activities and uses within State waters and on State lands, the acquisition of land and sales of State lands, wetland permitting, sovereign submerged lands issues, and eminent domain proceedings.

Jeanne has provided legal services to private and public clients on issues ranging from land use, litigation and appellate matters, threatened and endangered species issues, and marina permitting projects, to the drafting and enforcement of ordinances and permit violations, school siting, annexation, coastal construction building permitting, and beach access issues and harbor questions.

Jeanne serves as a Director of the Capital Area Chapter of the American Red Cross and on the FSU College of Law Board of Visitors. She served as a Catalyst with the Knight Creative Communities Initiative and as President of the Tallahassee Film Festival during its inaugural year. In addition, Jeanne was a mentor at Wesson Elementary School from 2002 – 2006, and she served as President of Capital Women’s Network from 2006 – 2007. She is a member of Leadership Tallahassee Class XXII, Tiger Bay, Capital Women’s Network, and The Economic Club of Florida.

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