Michael Minton Presents “With Adversity Comes Opportunity”

By Julia Thomas | October 9, 2015

Dean Mead shareholder, Michael D. Minton, presented “With Adversity Comes Opportunity” at the Third Annual Business & Manufacturing Conference on October 8, 2015. The breakfast program was held at the Knight Center for Emerging Technologies located on the Indian River State College Main Campus in Fort Pierce, Florida. Minton discussed both the adversity – contraction of Florida’s…

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Sixth Circuit Stays Enforcement of EPA WOTUS Rule

By Julia Thomas | October 9, 2015

The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals today issued a strongly-worded Order of Stay which has the effect of suspending implementation of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (“EPA”) proposed Waters of the United States (“WOTUS”) rule, which broadly defines the jurisdiction of the EPA under the Clean Water Act beyond any previous interpretation.  Although the Sixth Circuit…

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LEAD Brevard’s Annual Community Stakeholder Summit

By Julia Thomas | October 8, 2015

LEAD Brevard will be hosting their Annual Community Stakeholder Summit on Friday, October 30, 2015 at the Suntree Country Club. ‘Keynote’ speaker, Stockton Whitten, Brevard County Manager, will present the “state of the county”. Kimberly B. Rezanka, Managing Shareholder in Dean Mead’s Viera office, will join fellow panel members, Dr. Anthony Catanese, Florida Institute of…

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Brad Gould Tapped as Guest Speaker at 2015 ABA Fall Meeting

By Julia Thomas | October 7, 2015

Fort Pierce, Fla. – Brad Gould – a shareholder at the law firm of Dean, Mead, Minton & Zwemer – recently served as the moderator for the Current Developments Program given by the S Corporation Committee of the Section of Taxation of the American Bar Association (ABA).  The program was presented at the ABA Section…

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FLWAC Rejects Challenge to Water Management District Policy Shift

By Julia Thomas | September 29, 2015

On September 29, after an hour of public comment and legal wrangling, the Governor and Cabinet, sitting as the Florida Land and Water Adjudicatory Commission, rejected a challenge to the St. Johns River Management District’s (“SJRWMD” or the “District”) determination that some surface water withdrawals could be classified as Alternative Water Supplies. The Petitioners’ primary…

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