brian p. patchen, esq.
Of counsel
The Law office of brian p. patchen, p.a.
6840 White oak drive
Miami Lakes, FL 33014
Tel: 305-372-11112 / Fax: 305-372-3691 / bpatchen@brianpatchen.com
The Law Office of Brian P. Patchen is entirely devoted to an eminent domain practice representing landowners and business owners throughout the State of Florida. Brian Patchen has handled hundreds of cases involving every aspect of eminent domain for over 30 years. He is AV rated by Martindale-Hubbell and has been annually named to both Best Lawyers in America and Florida Super Lawyers since 2008. He is a graduate of the University of Michigan Law School, admitted in Michigan as well as Florida. He is past Chairman and Vice Chairman of The Florida Bar Eminent Domain Committee and has been a contributing author to the Florida Bar’s Eminent Domain Practice and Procedure, currently the chapter on Compensation. Mr. Patchen has also lectured on eminent domain at various CLE conferences, including the conference of Florida Circuit Court Judges and the Steering Committee of the Florida Bar Eminent Domain Practitioners.
AWARDS:
Florida Super Lawyers 2006, 2008-2021
The Best Lawyers in America© Eminent Domain & Condemnation 2007-2021
The Best Lawyers in America© “Lawyer of the Year 2012” Eminent Domain & Condemnation
South Florida Legal Guide’s Top Lawyers Real Estate – Eminent Domain 2006 -2016
Florida Trend Magazine’s Legal Elite Eminent Domain 2008, 2011
Daily Business Review’s Most Effective Lawyers 2010
MEMBERSHIP & ACTIVITIES
Florida, Miami-Dade County, Michigan, New York State, and American Bar Associations. Emeritus University of Michigan Law School Fund National Committee. OFFICES: The Florida Bar Eminent Domain Committee (Member since 1978) -- Chairman, 1984-1986; Vice Chairman, 1983-1984; Vice Chairman, 1991-1992; 2003-2004).
AUTHOR
“Initial Procedures, Defenses, and Pleadings By Owner,” Florida Bar Eminent Domain Practice and Procedure, 4th ed. 1988, 5th ed., 1996; 6th ed., 2003.
“Compensation,” Florida Bar Eminent Domain Practice and Procedure, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, and 12th ed., 2021.
REPRESENTATIVE CLIENTS
Archdiocese of Miami; St. James Church; Seminole Gulf Railway; CSX Transportation, Inc.; Lowell Dunn Company; Prudential Insurance Company of America; Gumberg Asset Management; Allen Morris Company; Hopkins-Carter Marine; Barron Collier Corp.; Gator One Investments; MacArthur Foundation; Atlantic Sugar Association, Inc.; Bob Taylor Chevrolet; H. M. Buckley & Sons; Sam Galloway Ford; Maysville Seafood, Inc.; South Florida Vegetable Growers, Don and Mary Ann Shula; Kelly Tractor, Co.; and Sterling Palm Beach, LLC.
LECTURER
“Dedications and Extractions,” Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers Spring Seminar, 1989; “An Update For The 90’s,” Florida Bar Eminent Domain Practice and Procedure, October 1990; “Eminent Domain Seminar,” Florida Conference of Circuit Court Judges, 1995; “Order of Taking: Fortune Federal Issues,” CLE International Eminent Domain Conference, 1998; “Public Acquisition of Existing Right Of Way,”, ALI/ABA Eminent Domain and Land Valuation Litigation Conference, 1999; “Substantive and Procedural Changes in the Law Due to 1999 Legislation,” CLE International 3rd Annual Conference, October 1999; “Eminent Domain: Nuts and Bolts,” Florida Conference of Circuit Court Judges, 1995, 2000, 2004.
bar admissions
1970, New York
1972, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York and U.S. Court of Appeals, 2nd and 11th Circuits
1973, Florida and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida including Trial Bar
1978, Michigan
education
University of Michigan, J. D., 1969
University of Michigan, B.A., 1965
UM Varsity Football, 1961-1965
(1965 Rose Bowl Team)Sigma Chi Fraternity
BIOGRAPHY
Assistant Trust Officer, Morgan Guaranty Trust Company of New York, 1969-1972.
Partner, Kelly, Black, Black, Earle & Patchen, P.A., 1972-1983.
Partner, Earle & Patchen, P.A. (now Law Office of Brian P. Patchen, P.A.), 1983-- )