Atty. Stephen Tatum
Stephen was raised in the Florida Panhandle, attending and graduating from Altha High School in Calhoun County. Stephen went on to attend Chipola College in Marianna before graduating with honors from the University of Florida with a B.S. in Public Relations.
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Stephen Tatum is an Attorney based in Destin, Florida, practicing at Matthews & Matthews Attorneys at Law. They have 7+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 2019. Their practice focuses on zoning. Admitted to practice in Florida (2019). Educated at Florida State College of Law (J.D., 2016) and University of Florida (B.S. Public, 2002). Serands clients in Destin, FL and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Stephen was raised in the Florida Panhandle, attending and graduating from Altha High School in Calhoun County
- Stephen went on to attend Chipola College in Marianna before graduating with honors from the University of Florida with a B.S. in Public Relations
- He then, during the height of the housing boom, went to work in his family's residential construction business for several years, before eventually taking a job with the City of Marianna as a city planner in 2007
- In 2013, Stephen was accepted to the Florida State University College of Law and graduated with his Juris Doctor in 2016
- During his time in law school, he interned with both the FDOT General Counsel in Tallahassee and with Matthews and Jones, LLP in both its Destin and Niceville offices
- After graduating from law school, Stephen and his family moved to Niceville and he accepted a position with Matthews and Jones in its Destin office, where he focuses primarily on REAL ESTATE development, land use, and local government-related legal and planning issues in and around Okaloosa, Walton, and bay counties
- Stephen's experience in both the construction and city planning arenas, along with his close ties to north Florida, has garnered him a wealth of knowledge , experience, and a particularized understanding of the intricacies associated with REAL ESTATE development work
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Practicing law in Florida. Legal matters in Florida are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Destin are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate Florida state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in Florida brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in Florida courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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