DEAN MEAD RANKED IN TOP SPOT AMONG BEST LAW FIRMS IN TAX LAW IN U.S. NEWS -BEST LAWYERS IN AMERICA®

Fort Pierce, Florida -Dean Mead was ranked as one of the Best Law Firms in Tax Law among the West Palm Beach Metropolitan Rankings in the 2010 Best Law Firms® rankings released by U.S. News Media Group and Best Lawyers. The national first-tier rankings are featured in the October print issue of U.S. News & World Report.

These inaugural rankings, which are presented in tiers both nationally and by metropolitan area or by state, showcase 8,782 different law firms ranked in one or more of 81 major practice areas. Full data is available online for the law firms that received rankings, from the largest firms in the country to hundreds of one-person and two-person law firms, providing a comprehensive view of the U.S. legal profession that is unprecedented both in the range of firms represented and in the range of qualitative and quantitative data used to develop the rankings.

Dean Mead is the only Florida law firm north of West Palm Beach that was rated as a Tier One firm in the inaugural survey. Presently, there are four tax lawyers in Dean Mead’s Fort Pierce office including Michael D. Minton, Bradley R. Gould, Richard I. Withers and Dana M. Trachtenberg.

About Best Lawyers:

Best Lawyers is the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession, creating ratings in the 60 largest legal markets in the world based on more than 4.2 million evaluations last year alone. For more than a quarter century, the company has helped lawyers and clients find legal counsel in distant jurisdictions or unfamiliar specialties. Best Lawyers lists are excerpted in more than 70 publications worldwide, reaching a print audience of more than 16 million readers and more than 400,000 unique visitors a month.

About Dean Mead:

Dean Mead is a business law firm that provides full-service legal representation to businesses and individuals throughout Florida. The firm has nearly 50 attorneys practicing in multiple practice areas including: tax, estate planning and succession, business law, general commercial litigation, employee benefits, bankruptcy and creditors’ rights, real estate and health law. For more information, please visit deanmead.deme.dev.