A.A. McClanahan Jr. 200 N Park Ave Sanford, FL 32771 Phone: (407) 322-6012 Fax: (407) 323-1478 Email: attorney@mcclanahanlawoffice.com

A.A. McClanahan Jr., Attorney

Attorney McClanahan has been a resident of Central Florida for most of his life.  Born in Eustis, FL, he has made it his life's work to protect and defend the rights of those in his community.

Attorney McClanahan spent his childhood on various naval bases with his parents.  His father was a career Naval Nuclear Weapons Officer and was stationed in Bermuda where Attorney McClanahan spent his senior year of high school and graduated from Kindley Air Force Base High School as the Salutatorian.

During his senior year he received appointments to US Military Academy (West Point), US Naval Academy (Annapolis), US Air Force Academy, US Coast Guard Academy, and an alternate appointment to the US Merchant Marine Academy and chose to attend the United States Military Academy at West Point.

Military Experience

After receiving his commission, Attorney McClanahan served as an officer in the United States Army.  During his tenure, he served as the non-attorney Squadron Staff Legal Officer for the Special Court-Martial Jurisdiction for the Commander of the 1st Squadron, 10th Calvary Regiment, Fort Carson, Colorado, for approximately 12 months.  Later, in Baumholder, Germany, he served as the non-attorney Brigade Staff Legal Officer for the Special Court-Martial Jurisdiction for the Commander of the 2nd Brigade (Mechanized), 8th Infantry Division, the largest Special Court Martial Jurisdiction in the U.S. Army, encompassing approximately 8,000 active duty military personnel in several NATO countries.

Legal Experience

Attorney McClanahan attended and graduated from the University of Florida College of Law and excelled as a member of The Law Review  and a researcher and writer in the areas of legal ethics and water law for Dean Emeritus Frank Maloney.

After becoming a member of the Florida Bar, he chose a position as a part-time Assistant Public Defender (Felony Division) with the Seminole County Office of the Public Defender for the Eighteenth Judicial Circuit and practiced law as a sole practitioner for family, civil, real property, and probate matters, with offices in Sanford and Orlando.
                                   
Since 1952, Attorney McClanahan has attended and been a member of the Lutheran Church of the Redeemer of Sanford, Florida, serving as both an Elder and the Vice-President of the Congregation.

He has also been a member of Masonic Lodge No. 62, Sanford, Florida, since 4 May 1993, and has been a member and/or supporter of the Fleet Reserve, American Legion, Disabled American Veterans, and Moose Lodge for differing periods of time since returning to Sanford in 1978.