A professional practice is not a typical business. Here’s why:
Patients and clients don’t respond well to uncertainty. Even rumors of road widening, construction staging, or property acquisition can shrink referral pipelines and reduce visits.
Goodwill in a professional practice is not abstract—it’s measurable, compensable under Florida law (in partial takings), and often worth far more than the real estate itself.
Changes to parking, driveways, traffic flow, or signage visibility can devastate walk-in traffic and recurring appointments.
Doctors leasing space in medical plazas… CPAs renting office suites… lawyers in professional buildings…
You still have compensable rights that many landlords and agencies overlook.
Moving imaging equipment, servers, archives, specialty devices, sterilization systems, electrical upgrades, or medical gas systems requires planning, precision, and serious investment.
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Professionals suffer losses in several categories, and each requires careful documentation and expert strategy. Here’s what I look at for every professional client:
Professionally–oriented buildings—medical offices, law offices, CPA firms—often have specialized buildouts. The government rarely recognizes their true value without aggressive advocacy.
Doctors, CPAs, and attorneys are especially vulnerable when:
• Access changes
• Parking is reduced
• Driveways are moved
• Signage visibility drops
• Traffic patterns shift
• Noise and dust interrupt patient flow
• Construction staging blocks entrances
These changes can reduce revenue, disrupt referrals, and force temporary or permanent relocation.
A detailed business-damage analysis protects the full value of your practice—not just the property.
Goodwill is the lifeblood of any professional practice. When a taking harms your ability to retain clients or patients, Florida law allows compensation in partial takings if you can prove:
• A loss in net income
• A loss attributable to the taking
• That the loss isn’t mitigated by relocation
Professionals often have the strongest goodwill claims because trust-based relationships are not easily moved.
Professional relocations can involve:
• Build-outs that must meet strict medical/legal/technical codes
• HIPAA-compliant systems
• X-ray rooms, imaging suites, labs
• Server rooms and IT infrastructure
• ADA and parking requirements
• Custom cabinetry, millwork, exam rooms, conference rooms
Erroneous or incomplete relocation payments are extremely common. I make sure every dollar is accounted for.
When only part of the property is taken, the remaining property often drops in value. For professionals, even small access changes can have enormous downstream effects.
I work with top appraisers, business valuation experts, and planners to quantify the full loss.
From day one, my job is to remove the stress from your shoulders and put it on mine.
Professionals are busy. You don’t have time to fight a government agency, coordinate experts, or navigate the minefield of statutory deadlines and technical requirements.
Here’s what I do:
Appraisers, land-use planners, business damage experts, relocation specialists, construction consultants, engineers—each plays a role. My job is to coordinate them effectively.
Agencies consistently undervalue professional losses because they don’t understand how a practice truly operates.
I do.
They may:
• Minimize business impacts
• Push “free” relocation advice that undermines your claim
• Tell you losses aren’t compensable (when they are)
• Rush you into decisions that hurt your recovery
I stop all of that immediately.
Multiple judges have commented on my efficiency, preparation, and ability to deliver results. Their words speak louder than any marketing:
• “Mr. Nation has an impeccable reputation for competence, diligence, and professionalism.”
• “The Court is aware of Mr. Nation’s reputation for competence, diligence, and professionalism in the legal community.”
• “Mr. Nation … made a sow’s ear into a silk purse.”
• “The trial of this case on the part of Mr. Nation was exceptional… clearly within the top five percent of all attorneys this Court has ever had before it.”
• “Someone of Mr. Nation’s reputation and abilities is especially required when you’re going to the mat in a case like this.”
Professionals deserve a lawyer who treats their practice with the same seriousness they treat their clients and patients.
This part is simple — and important.
In almost all eminent domain cases in Florida, the government is required to pay your attorney’s fees and costs.
You don’t pay me out of your recovery.
That means:
• No upfront payment
• No hourly billing surprises
• No percentage taken out of what you recover
The law is written this way for a reason:
Property owners should not have to bear the cost of defending their constitutional rights.
Professionals have too much to lose to navigate this alone. The stakes are high:
• Your livelihood
• Your patient or client base
• Your reputation
• Your stability
• Your financial future
The government has lawyers, appraisers, engineers, planners, and budget analysts working to minimize what they pay.
You need someone who knows how to meet them head-on. Judges have noted:
• My “exceptional skill, diligence, and ability”
• My “efficiency… crisp and to the point” trial work
• My “dual certification” in Civil Trial and Business Litigation—held by very few attorneys in the entire state
• My ability to “properly present and try complex cases”
Your case deserves that level of experience.
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