Jeannie A. Hanrahan

Jeannie is a member of the Professional Liability Department, where the focus of her practice is on condominium and homeowner association disputes, Florida and Federal Fair Housing Act, 1983 Civil Rights claims and claims brought under Florida statute 768.28. She also represents clients in breach of fiduciary actions, civil theft, professional (non-medical) negligence claims, privacy and data security and complex business litigation cases.

Much of Jeannie's representation and defense of her clients is based on soundings and legal theories based on breach of fiduciary, violations of Florida Statutes, Ch. 718 and 720, negligence, Florida/Federal Fair Housing violations, tortious interference, as well as employment actions based on pregnancy discrimination, race, age and gender discrimination, sexual orientation discrimination (Miami-Dade), retaliatory employment termination, Florida Unfair Trade Practices Act and breach of contract.

Jeannie represents a wide variety of clients such as condominium and homeowner associations, corporate directors and officers, management organizations (not-for-profit) and houses of worship. She also defends non-medical professionals such as lawyers, architects, engineers, contractors, subcontractors, debt collectors, insurance brokers/agents and title agents. Jeannie also works with other attorneys and clients in privacy and data breach matters. Here, she works with clients helping them to reduce cyber risk exposures, as well as guiding them through incident response, containment, and compliance measures after a data breach occurs.

In 2001, Jeannie graduated from Florida State University obtaining her B.S. degree and majoring in political science. She then went on to earn her juris doctor from the St. Thomas University School of Law in 2004, graduating with honors. After joining Marshall Dennehey, Jeannie was a participant in the firm’s Advanced Trial Advocacy Mock Trial Program.

After graduating law school in 2004, Jeannie joined a south Florida law firm primarily handling matters involving commercial real estate development, land use and zoning. Jeannie continued to handle a variety of real estate transactional matters in Miami, Fort Myers and Orlando, Florida, including the issuance of title insurance on various commercial and residential real estate and financial transactions, lender representation, condominium law and real estate litigation.

Jeannie is admitted to practice law in the state of Florida and United States District Court Southern District of Florida.

Honors & awards

South Florida Legal Guide Up & Comers, Condominium Law, 2019

Year joined

2009

Results

Claims Against POA Become DOA

Professional Liability
August 30, 2017

Obtained summary judgment in favor of a large Property Owners Association located in Fort Myers, Florida. The lawsuit was filed against the POA by three of the condominium associations that represent the 220-condominium unit owner members of the POA.

Thought Leadership

Marshall Dennehey Announces New Shareholders, Senior Counsel and Special Counsel

January 5, 2015
Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin announced today that 10 attorneys, half of them women, were elected shareholders of the firm at the annual shareholders' meeting held December 9 in Philadelphia.

Five-Year Statute of Limitations Bars Any Challenge to the Validity of Articles of Incorporation in Community Associations

Fort Lauderdale
Professional Liability
December 1, 2019
The Second District Court of Appeals has now expanded the statute of limitations to challenges to Articles of Incorporation in community associations in Florida. Defense Digest, Vol. 25, No. 4, December 2019 is prepared by Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin to provide information on recent legal developments of interest to our readers.

The 2nd DCA expands Florida’s five-year statute of limitations to articles of incorporation in community associations.

Professional Liability
October 1, 2019
Although Florida courts previously held that the five-year statute of limitations set forth in Florida Statute 95.11(2)(b) applied to restrictive covenants, the 2nd DCA recently expanded this limitation to encompass amendments to Case Law Alerts, 4th Quarter, October 2019

Americans with Disabilities Act may afford additional leave to employees following FMLA leave.

Employment Law
April 1, 2017
Walker worked for a nursing home facility operated by NP Chipola, LLC, and due to her duties of lifting patients through the years, she required shoulder surgery. Case Law Alerts, 2nd Quarter, April 2017

Legal Updates for Employment Law

Fort Lauderdale
Employment Law
March 29, 2017
ADA May Provide More Time Off to Employees Following FMLA LeaveBy Jeannie Hanrahan, Esquire The material in this law alert has been prepared for our readers by Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin.

Good News for HOAs: Courts Clarify Deadline for Governing Document Lawsuits

Fort Lauderdale
Professional Liability
January 13, 2017

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Publications

Good News for HOAs: Courts Clarify Deadline for Governing Document Lawsuits, Daily Business Review, January 13, 2017

Associations Rejoice: Florida Appellate Courts Breathe New Life into Controlling Documents for Community Associations, Defense Digest, Vol. 22, No. 4, December 2016

Florida Supreme Court to Rule on Pregnant Employees, Daily Business Review, March 19, 2014

“Patiently Waiting for the Florida Supreme Court to Decide Whether Pregnant Women Are Protected Under the Florida Civil Rights Act,” Defense Digest, Vol. 20, No. 1, March 2014

Case Law Alerts, contributor, 2014-present

At-Will Employees--How Can the Florida Employer Protect Itself From the Time and Expense of Unwarranted Litigation? Defense Digest, September 2011