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Jeremy T. Cranford
Attorney, LL.M. & B.C.S. (Real Estate Law) at Cranford Law, PL
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Biography
| Board Certified Specialist in Real Estate Law (Florida)
| "Rising Star" Rating by Super Lawyers
| AV Preeminent & Client Champion Ratings by Martindale-Hubbell
| 10.0/10.0 "Superb" & "Top Attorney" Ratings by Avvo
| Florida Real Estate Litigation Attorney
| Florida Supreme Court Certified Mediator (Circuit & Appellate) & Qualified Arbitrator
| Cranford Law, PL
| Phone: (850) 502-3353
| Email: info@cranford.law
I have focused my practice on issues involving Real Estate Litigation, Transactions, and Government Relations since my career began and, as a result, each new year of practice pays dividends in the knowledge I gain to help future clients in those areas. In addition to that knowledge, I bring, to each project, (1) my extensive training in the law and business of real estate ventures received at the University of Miami's Masters of Laws (LL.M.) Program in Real Estate; (2) my negotiation and consensus-building skills obtained through my career and at the nationally-recognized dispute resolution program at the University of Missouri, School of Law; (3) my meticulous research habits originally sharpened during my time as a member of the Missouri Law Review; (4) my abilities in financial and policy analysis from my time majoring in Economics; and (5) a deep personal creativity from my youth (and continuing today) as a geek.
I take the time to understand my client's perspective and, perhaps more importantly, the perspective of those they find themselves negotiating or litigating with. By doing so, I often find solutions that serve the client in unexpected ways.
I am also an active attendee at Executive Council meetings of and an active committee member in various committees and subcommittees of the Real Property Probate & Trust Section of the Florida Bar. As a part of that work, I do my best to help to protect and advance the laws of Florida.
Practice Areas
- Real Estate Law
- Commercial Real Estate, Condominiums, Easements, Eminent Domain, Homeowners Association, Land Use & Zoning, Mortgages, Neighbor Disputes, Residential Real Estate, Water Law
- Construction Law
- Construction Contracts, Construction Defects, Construction Liens, Construction Litigation
- Foreclosure Defense
- Business Law
- Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
- Probate
- Probate Administration, Probate Litigation, Will Contests
- Landlord Tenant
- Evictions, Housing Discrimination, Landlord Rights, Rent Control, Tenants' Rights
Fees
- Credit Cards Accepted
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
- Florida
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- Kansas
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- Missouri
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Languages
- English: Spoken, Written
Professional Experience
- Board Certified Real Estate Attorney, LL.M. (Real Estate Law)
- Cranford Law, PL
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- Board Certified Real Estate Attorney, LL.M. (Real Estate Law)
- Ward & Ketchersid, P.A.
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- Attorney
- Cranford Legal, LLC
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- Attorney
- Schenewerk & Finkenbinder, Attorneys at Law, LLC
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- Intern - LL.M. Fall Law Clerk
- Holland & Knight LLP (Holland & Knight - Gallástegui y Lozano, S.C.)
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- Intern - LL.M. Spring Law Firm
- Brigham Moore
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- Member
- Missouri Law Review
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- Research Assistant
- University of Missouri - Columbia, School of Law
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- Intern - Judge's Chambers Clerk
- Court of Appeals of Missouri, Southern District
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- Intern - Summer Law Clerk
- Missouri Attorney General's Office
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- Intern - Summer Law Clerk
- Turner, Reid, Duncan, Loomer & Patton, P.C.
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Education
- University of Miami School of Law
- LL.M. (2010) | Real Estate Law
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- University of Missouri - Columbia
- J.D. (2009) | Law
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- Honors: CALI Award for highest performance in Evidence Law; Certificate Program in Dispute Resolution
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- Missouri State University
- B.S. (2006) | Major: Economics; Minors: English & History
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- Honors: cum laude
- Activities: Omicron Delta Epsilon (Economics Honors Society) & Phi Alpha Theta (History Honors Society)
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Awards
- Super Lawyers Rising Star
- Super Lawyers
- The initial candidate pool is created from peer nominations and Super Lawyer's independent research. Then, the pool is narrowed with peer evaluations and further research using 12 indicators of peer recognition and professional achievement. From narrowed list of candidates, the list is then separated between Rising Stars (who represent no more than 5% of Florida attorneys of any age and length of practice).
- Rising Star Award, Real Property Division
- The Florida Bar, Real Property, Probate & Trust Law Section
- The Rising Star Award is given to members of the Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section who demonstrate the potential for future Section leadership through their active participation in Section committees and projects. It may be awarded annually to a member of each of the Real Property and Probate Divisions of the Section who have made significant contributions to the Section.
- Super Lawyers Rising Star
- Super Lawyers
- The initial candidate pool is created from peer nominations and Super Lawyer's independent research. Then, the pool is narrowed with peer evaluations and further research using 12 indicators of peer recognition and professional achievement. From narrowed list of candidates, the list is then separated between Rising Stars (who represent no more than 5% of Florida attorneys of any age and length of practice).
- Super Lawyers Rising Star
- Super Lawyers
- The initial candidate pool is created from peer nominations and Super Lawyer's independent research. Then, the pool is narrowed with peer evaluations and further research using 12 indicators of peer recognition and professional achievement. From narrowed list of candidates, the list is then separated between Rising Stars (who represent no more than 5% of Florida attorneys of any age and length of practice).
- Super Lawyers Rising Star
- Super Lawyers
- The initial candidate pool is created from peer nominations and Super Lawyer's independent research. Then, the pool is narrowed with peer evaluations and further research using 12 indicators of peer recognition and professional achievement. From narrowed list of candidates, the list is then separated between Rising Stars (who represent no more than 5% of Florida attorneys of any age and length of practice).
Professional Associations
- Homestead Issues Committee of the Real Property, Probate & Trust Section of The Florida Bar
- Co-Vice Chair
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- Real Property Problems Study Committee of the Real Property, Probate & Trust Law Section of The Florida Bar
- Publications Liaison
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- Title Insurance & Industry Liaison Committee of the Real Property, Probate & Trust Section of The Florida Bar
- Committee Member
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- Title Insurance & Industry Liaison Committee of the Real Property, Probate & Trust Section of The Florida Bar
- Co-Vice Chair
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- Condominium & Planned Development Committee of the Real Property, Probate & Trust Law Section of The Florida Bar
- Committee Member
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- Real Property Litigation Committee of the Real Property, Probate & Trust Law Section of The Florida Bar
- Committee Member
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- Real Property Problems Study Committee of the Real Property, Probate & Trust Law Section of The Florida Bar
- Committee Member
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- Title Issues & Standards Committee of the Real Property, Probate & Trust Law Section of The Florida Bar
- Committee Member
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- The Kansas Bar
- Inactive Member
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- The Florida Bar # 0084946
- Member
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- The Missouri Bar
- Member
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- Title Issues & Standards Committee of the Real Property, Probate & Trust Law Section of The Florida Bar
- Publications Liaison
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Publications
Articles & Publications
Speaking Engagements
- CLE 2024 Annual Legislative, Regulatory, and Civil Rules Update, 2024 Walton County Bar Association Annual Symposium, Santa Rosa Beach, FL
- Walton County Bar Association
- CLE Devise of Florida Homesteads Generally & Application Thereof To Retained Interests or Powers, RPPTL Executive Council & Committee Meetings, The Breakers, Palm Beach, FL
- The Florida Bar, Real Property Probate & Trust Law Section
- CLE Partition of Property in Florida: 'Divorcing' Your Co-Owners, Live Online CLE
- The Florida Bar, Real Property Probate & Trust Law Section
- This course will address partition actions in Florida. It will cover the applicability, pursuit, and litigation of partition in-kind and partition by sale, as well as the existence, applicability, and process of partition within the Uniform Partition of Heirs Property Act which came into effect on July 1, 2020. Additional topics will include claims for contribution for expenses incurred and the value of improvements made by less than all of the co-owners, for rentals received by less than all of
- CLE 2024 Annual Legislative Update, Walton County Bar Annual Symposium, Santa Rosa Beach, FL
- Walton County Bar Association
- A legislative update on the following new/amended Florida Statutes sections: (1) Real Property Fraud [Recording Protections & Pilot for Notification], Ch. 2023-238, Laws of Florida (HB1419); (2) [Mortgage Payoff] Estoppel Letters, Ch. 2023-135, Laws of Florida (SB708); (3) [Restraint on] Interests of Foreign Countries [of Concern in Florida Real Estate], Ch. 2023-33, Laws of Florida (SB264) and recent caselaw on the same; (4) Preclusion of Association Restriction on Non-Visible Items At/On Prope
- CLE Recent Caselaw Developments, Real Property Litigation Symposium, Orlando, FL
- Real Property Probate & Trust Law Section of The Florida Bar
- The inaugural Real Property Litigation Symposium presented by The Florida Bar's Real Property Probate & Trust Law Section. 7.5 hours of advanced Real Estate, Condominium, and Business Litigation credit was provided by the program. I presented "Recent Caselaw Developments", a caselaw & statutory update from 2022 and 2023 (to the present).
Certifications
- Florida Supreme Court Certified Mediator
- Supreme Court of Florida
- Florida Supreme Court Qualified Arbitrator
- Supreme Court of Florida
- Board Certified Specialist in Real Estate Law
- The Florida Bar
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