Education. Dean Mead attorneys are extremely well educated, having graduated with honors from the best universities and law schools in the United States. The list includes Harvard, MIT, NYU, Duke, Vanderbilt, University of Michigan, Cornell, University of North Carolina, William and Mary, Notre Dame, University of Virginia, Emory, Wake Forest, Boston University, Ohio State and University of Florida. Most of our lawyers were at the top of their graduating class and many were members of the Law Review. More than ten of our attorneys earned a master of laws in taxation.
Legal Experience. Our firm is consistently ranked a top-5 law firm in Orlando by Corporate Board Member Magazine. Most attorneys at Dean Mead have greater than 15 years of legal experience. Some have spent their career at Dean Mead, whereas others joined after gaining experience at prominent national firms. We have several attorneys who have achieved the highest recognition in their fields, such as Board Certification by the Florida Bar, an AV rating from Martindale Hubbell, or inclusion in the Best Lawyers in America or Chambers U.S.A.’s America’s Leading Lawyers for Business. We also have lawyers named to the Florida Legal Elite List published in Florida Trend Magazine and the Best of the Bar in the Orlando Business Journal.
Community Involvement. Our lawyers are actively involved in their communities. For example, our Orlando attorneys include members on the Board of Directors of the Jewish Federation of Greater Orlando, the Central Florida YMCA, and the American Red Cross of Central Florida. In Melbourne, one of our attorneys is on the Board of Directors of the Economic Development Commission of Florida’s Space Coast. One of our Fort Pierce lawyers is the Vice-Chairman of the Governing Board of the South Florida Water Management District.
