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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