Ralph A. DeMeo

SHAREHOLDER

PRACTICE AREAS
PRACTICE AREAS
  • Administrative Law
  • Real Estate Litigation
  • Commercial/Business Litigation
  • Government Enforcement and Investigations
  • Environmental Compliance & Enforcement
  • Business and Corporate
  • Animal Law
ADMITTED TO PRACTICE
  • State of Florida, 1984
  • U.S. District Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit
  • U.S. District Court, Middle and Northern District Courts of Florida
  • U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
EDUCATION
  • Florida State University, J.D., 1984, with honors
  • Stetson University, M.A. in English, 1980, with honors
  • Stetson University, B.A. in English, 1976, with honors
PROFESSIONAL
  • Listed in Florida Super Lawyers (2007 – 2022)
  • Listed in Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business (2004 – 2022)
    • Band 1
  • Listed in Best Lawyers in America® in Environmental Law (2006 – 2022)
  • Listed in Who’s Who in Florida Environmental Law (2010 – 2022)
    • National Leader – Florida Environment (2020)
  • AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell (1999 – 2022)
  • Former Chair and Current Executive Council Member – The Florida Bar Animal Law Section
  • Former Chair and Executive Council Member – The Florida Bar Environmental and Land Use Law Section (ELULS)
  • Former Executive Council Member – The Florida Bar Administrative Law Section
  • Former Chair and Editorial Board Member – The Florida Bar Administrative Law Section
  • Former Chair and Editorial Board Member – The Florida Bar Journal, News Editorial Board
  • Recipient – Judy Florence Memorial Outstanding Service Award, ELULS
  • Recipient – Stephens/Register Memorial Award (twice), ELULS
  • Recipient – Deborah M. Smoot Memorial Award for Exception Editorial Service (twice), The Florida Bar Journal, News Editorial Board
  • Recipient – Animal Law Section Attorney Achievement Award
  • Recipient – National Legal Counsel of the Year Award, March of Dimes
  • Recipient – American Jurisprudence Award
  • CEO – Pets Ad Litem, INC.
  • Member – Tallahassee Community Human Services Partnership, TPD Community Advisory Council, Animal Crimes Task Force
  • Member – Tallahassee Community College Legal Studies Advisory Board
  • Adjunct Professor of Legal Studies and Political Sciences, Tallahassee Community College
  • Adjunct Professor of Environmental Regulation and Policy, Environmental Sciences Institute, Florida A&M University
  • Adjunct Professor of Animal Law, FSU College of Law