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14 Dean Mead Attorneys Named to Florida Super Lawyers 2012 List
FOURTEEN DEAN MEAD ATTORNEYS NAMED AS FLORIDA SUPER LAWYERS 2012
ORLANDO, Fla. – The publication Florida Super Lawyers has named 14 attorneys at Dean, Mead, Egerton, Bloodworth, Capouano & Bozarth, P.A. to their annual list of top attorneys in Florida for 2012. No more than five percent of the lawyers in the state are selected.
Darryl M. Bloodworth and Lauren Y. Detzel were named to the Top 100 Super Lawyers (statewide), an honor they have both previously held. The ‘Top 100’ list is comprised of attorneys selected as ‘Super Lawyers’ who received the highest points in the nomination, research and blue ribbon review process. Detzel was also selected among the ‘Top 50 Women’ lawyers in Florida.
Two other Dean Mead attorneys, Melanie Griffin and David Hathaway, were named to the Rising Stars list for consecutive years. A list of all Dean Mead’s Florida Super Lawyers 2012 honorees is provided as follows:
| Attorney | Practice Area | Office |
| David J. Akins | Estate Planning and Probate, Tax, and Estate & Trust Litigation | Orlando |
| R. Mason Blake | Real Estate, Business/ Corporate, and Schools & Education | Viera/Melbourne |
| Darryl M. Bloodworth | Business Litigation | Orlando |
| Jack Bovay | Estate Planning and Probate and Tax | Gainesville |
| Stephen J. Bozarth | Real Estate and Land Use/Zoning | Orlando |
| Lauren Y. Detzel | Estate Planning and Probate and Tax | Orlando |
| Charles H. Egerton | Tax and Business/ Corporate | Orlando |
| Lynn J. Hinson | Business Litigation and Bankruptcy & Creditor/ Debtor Rights | Orlando |
| Steven C. Lee | Tax and Business/Corporate | Orlando |
| Stephen R. Looney | Tax, Business/Corporate and Health Care | Orlando |
| Michael Minton | Tax and Environmental | Fort Pierce |
| Joseph J. Van Heyde II | Employee Benefits/ERISA | Orlando |
| Rising Stars | ||
| Melanie Griffin | Business Litigation | Orlando |
| David Hathaway | Business Litigation | Orlando |
About Super Lawyers:
Super Lawyers, a Thomson Reuters business, is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The annual selections are made using a rigorous multi-phased process that includes a statewide survey of lawyers, an independent research evaluation of candidates, and peer reviews by practice area. For more information, please visit www.superlawyers.com
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 and succession planning, corporate, general commercial litigation, employee benefits, bankruptcy and creditors’ rights, real estate and health law. For more information, please visit deanmead.deme.dev.