Lynn Hearn

Lynn joined the team at Florida Health Justice Project in 2023, bringing expertise from her 25 years of diverse legal practice in the public and private sectors. Prior to joining FHJP, Lynn was the Legal Advocate for the Florida Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program, which operates to protect the health, safety, welfare and rights of residents of long-term care facilities. There, in addition to providing legal guidance to the program and the approximately 200 certified ombudsmen who work directly with long-term care residents, she undertook a project with legal service providers throughout the State to enhance the availability of legal services for these residents. Prior to her work with the Ombudsman Program, Lynn was in private practice with Meyer, Brooks, Blohm and Hearn, P.A. for more than ten years where she represented individuals and organizations in education, employment, and election-related litigation. She assisted countless public school teachers and professors in protecting their employment and professional licenses. She was also instrumental in successfully blocking a proposed amendment to the Florida Constitution which would have eliminated the exclusive authority of local school boards to establish and operate public schools in their respective districts. Before this, Lynn served in state government, as General Counsel for the Florida Department of State and Deputy Solicitor General. She graduated from the Florida State University College of Law (J.D.) and the College of William and Mary (B.A. in Economics).