Thomas P. Callan

Thomas P. Callan is a Florida lawyer and managing attorney at Callan Law Firm, P.A., concentrating on eminent domain, property acquisition, commercial real estate, real estate law, and local government matters. An active Florida Bar member since 1987, he represents landowners, businesses, developers, churches, governmental entities, and condemning authorities. His work spans negotiations, transactions, administrative proceedings, and jury trials, with strategies shaped by property values, project impacts, ownership rights, and each client’s broader legal objectives throughout Central Florida.

Thomas earned his Bachelor’s Degree in history from DePauw University in 1984, supplementing his studies with business coursework. He received his J.D. from the University of Florida College of Law in 1987. During law school, he worked with Growth Management Studies, assisting with research on land-use legislation, impact fee ordinances, real property law, platting requirements, and updates to legal treatises and professional periodicals involving Florida development issues and Florida growth management.

Thomas began his career as an assistant county attorney for Palm Beach County, advising zoning, subdivision, platting, and site-plan bodies while handling regulatory litigation. He later served in Orlando’s city attorney’s office as transportation counsel, addressing right-of-way acquisition, roadway agreements, transit regulation, land-use disputes, and inverse condemnation. His private practice has included more than 1,000 properties and over 28 eminent domain jury trials for diverse public and private clients statewide.

Thomas P. Callan holds an AV rating from Martindale-Hubbell and serves as a title agent for Old Republic and The Fund. He previously chaired the Florida Bar’s Eminent Domain Committee and co-authored a chapter in its Eminent Domain Practice Manual. His record includes major settlements and a $9.45 million eminent domain jury verdict. He brings extensive courtroom experience, detailed preparation, and practical judgment to complex Florida property disputes and transactions.

Law Office Affiliations

• Managing Attorney, Callan Law Firm, PA
• Member, The Florida Bar

Licensed State

• Michigan

Education

• University of Florida College of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• DePauw University
  Bachelor’s Degree

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