Board Certified Adoption Attorney
Danelle Barksdale is a Board Certified Adoption Attorney with over two decades of exclusive experience in Florida adoption law. Since 1999, she has represented adoptive families, private agencies, and nonprofit organizations in thousands of adoption proceedings throughout the state of Florida, including complex out-of-state placements and contested birth parent cases.
Danelle’s practice spans the full range of adoption-related services. She finalizes private, agency, and interstate adoptions, and regularly advises clients on intricate legal issues involving the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children (ICPC) and choice-of-law conflicts. Her extensive work with adoption agencies includes guiding adoptive families through private placement arrangements with skill, discretion, and compassion.
Danelle is a Fellow of the Academy of Adoption and Assisted Reproduction Attorneys and an active member of the Florida Adoption Council. She served as Chair of The Florida Bar’s Adoption Law Certification Committee and remains a leader in the state’s adoption law community. Danelle is also AV Preeminent-rated by Martindale-Hubbell, a distinction awarded to attorneys ranked at the highest level of professional excellence by their peers.
A graduate of Rice University, Danelle earned her law degree with honors from the University of Florida College of Law, where she served on the Florida Law Review and received multiple academic awards, including Book Awards in Torts, Civil Procedure, and Legal Drafting.
In addition to her legal accomplishments, Danelle is deeply committed to community service. She volunteers with Bay Area Legal Services as an adoption mentor and has received both the Florida Bar President’s Pro Bono Service Award for the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit and the Jimmy Kynes Award for Outstanding Pro Bono Service. She is a sustaining member and former board member of the Junior League of Tampa and has served in leadership roles within the Hillsborough County Bar Association.
Danelle is based in Tampa and serves families across the state of Florida with exceptional professionalism and heart.
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Barbara knows her stuff. She's very organized. She's thorough. She's responsive. She's personable and enjoyable to work with. She cares deeply about the families she serves. I could go on and on. Every interaction was on point. We couldn't recommend Barbara enough for your adoption.
This law firm is first class. The processed our adoption wonderfully. They communicate so well and make the process easy. We had a contested adoption which was tough but they stayed the course and took care of everything. Wonderful staff and wonderful to work with. Would definitely recommend. We have used other attorneys in other failed adoptions and they were not at the level as Jeanne Tate’s firm.
There is no better adoption attorney than Jeanne Tate! Her knowledge and expertise of adoption law is exceptional, and her compassion and "bedside manner" as you go through your adoption journey is second to none. I would highly recommend Jeanne and her firm!
We are so grateful to our amazing attorney, Rob Webster for all of his hard work, support and guidance throughout our adoption intervention case. Rob is incredibly knowledgeable about adoption law and his experience and professionalism is obvious. We cannot thank Rob and all the staff at Jeanne Tate Law Offices enough for helping us adopt our 3rd child. They are truly an outstanding law firm!
My husband and I were fortunate enough to be connected to the Law Offices of Jeanne Tate. The adoption process can be challenging and intimidating, but the staff, especially Daneille, guided us smoothly from placement to finalization. We deeply appreciate the highly professionally and compassionate services of this law firm and without hesitation highly recommend them.
Even 1 Million stars wouldn't be enough! We will be forever grateful for the offices of Jeanne T. Tate- Ms. Kim Lewis and Mrs. Erica Healey. Thank you for your hard work and absolute dedication to what you all do; we couldn't be happier!
The adoption team you want in your corner!
Erica, Kim, and the whole Tate Law Firm were exceptional in helping us to get through all the ups and downs of our specific family adoption case. There doesn't seem to be a situation that they can't help you through. Even as we face another family adoption, Erica and team are our go-to team!
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