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Starting a Business – An Alphabet Soup of Choices (of Entity)

By Julia Thomas | April 18, 2016

Starting and running a business requires making many important decisions. The very first decision faced by many business owners is what kind of entity should be formed to operate their business. In Florida, there are a number of available options. While the decision can be daunting, the variety in flavor of business entities provides the…

Dean Mead’s Agribusiness Team: Preserving Florida’s Freshwater Resources

By Julia Thomas | April 5, 2016

Dean Mead’s Agribusiness Team has been assisting clients in Florida realize value from their land for over 37 years. Michael Minton, Pete Dunbar and Dean Saunders talk about innovative projects and public-private partnerships that are truly making a difference by preserving state water resources for future generations.

“Jay” Van Heyde II on Importance of Pension Plan Descriptions in Orlando Sentinel

By Julia Thomas | April 1, 2016

In an article published by the Orlando Sentinel on March 31, 2016, Joseph “Jay” Van Heyde II discusses the importance of pension plan descriptions, and how workers can lose out on benefits if they are not careful. The article describes a deceased Disney employee whose surviving widow lost thousands of dollars in survivor’s pension payments…

Claudia Haines Jones Tapped as Managing Shareholder of Dean Mead’s Viera Office

By Julia Thomas | April 1, 2016

Viera, Fla. – Dean Mead recently announced that Claudia Haines Jones has been named as the new Managing Shareholder of the Viera office and elected to serve on the Firm’s Board of Directors. She took the reins on March 16, 2016. In her role, Jones oversees the day-to-day operations and long-term planning for the Viera…

Opportunities Abound for Developers in Brevard County

By Julia Thomas | March 31, 2016

If you’re a developer and you’re not paying attention to Brevard County and Florida’s Space Coast, you’re missing out. Brevard County should be on every development company’s radar. The County boasts many traits, unique among Florida’s other coastal counties, which promise a safe and prosperous financial future. Sure, Brevard County has over 70 miles of…

Victim Service Center 3rd Annual Cheers to Change Gala

By Julia Thomas | March 30, 2016

The Victim Service Center of Central Florida hosts their 3rd annual Cheers to Change Gala on Friday, April 1, 2016 at the Orlando Museum of Art. For more information about this event, click HERE. Victim Service Center of Central Florida is the Certified Rape Crisis Center in Orange and Osceola counties. They serve all victims of…

2016 Lay of the Land Conference

By Julia Thomas | March 28, 2016

Dean Mead is a Partner Sponsor for the 2016 Lay of the Land Conference presented by Coldwell Banker Commercial Saunders Real Estate. For more information or to register for this conference visit www.layofthelandconfernce.com.

Responding to Civil Investigative Demands

By Julia Thomas | March 22, 2016

Federal civil investigations, including the recent increase in False Claims Act healthcare investigations, are typically initiated through Civil Investigative Demands (“CIDs”). The increase in the use of CID’s is noted in a recent article by Dean Mead’s White Collar Law Team, “The Rise of Civil Investigative Demands in White Collar Investigations” (January 2016). CID’s are…

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Archive for 2016

Starting a Business – An Alphabet Soup of Choices (of Entity)

Dean Mead’s Agribusiness Team: Preserving Florida’s Freshwater Resources

“Jay” Van Heyde II on Importance of Pension Plan Descriptions in Orlando Sentinel

Claudia Haines Jones Tapped as Managing Shareholder of Dean Mead’s Viera Office

Opportunities Abound for Developers in Brevard County

Victim Service Center 3rd Annual Cheers to Change Gala

2016 Lay of the Land Conference

Responding to Civil Investigative Demands