Ralph A. DeMeo

SHAREHOLDER

• Administrative Law
• Real Estate Litigation
• Commercial/Business Litigation
• Government Enforcement and Investigations
• Environmental Compliance & Enforcement
• Business and Corporate
• Animal Law

• 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

• 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

• 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