18 Dean Mead Attorneys Receive Best Lawyers ® in 2025 Recognitions

Published: August 15, 2024

(Orlando, FL) Dean Mead is proud to announce 18 attorneys, representing a cross-section of the firm’s Practice Areas and Industry Groups, have been selected for the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®.

For 40+ years, Best Lawyers has been recognized as a premier benchmark for legal integrity and distinction in the United States. For the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America, more than 23 million votes were analyzed, which resulted in more than 80,000 leading lawyers included in the 31^st edition.

• Alexander L. Van Heyde
• Brian M. Malec
• Brian M. Stephens
• David J. Akins
• David P. Barker
• Gregory K. Lawrence
• Jane D. Callahan
• Jacqueline Johnson
• Jay Van Heyde
• Lauren Y. Detzel
• Marc D. Chapman
• Michael D. Minton
• Michael J. Furbush
• Miranda M. Weiss
• Robert W. Mead
• Stephen R. Looney
• Thomas P. Wert
• Vicki L. Berman

Best Lawyers “Lawyers of the Year” honors are awarded to one lawyer per practice area in each region with extremely high overall feedback from their peers, making it an exceptional distinction. For 2025, this distinction includes David J. Akins (Tax Law in Orlando), Marc D. Chapman (Litigation – Trusts and Estates in Orlando), and Brian M. Malec (Trusts and Estates).

For the 2025 edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America, more than 4 million votes were analyzed, which resulted in more than 27,000 lawyers in this year’s edition. Jacqueline Johnson (Trusts and Estates in Naples), Miranda Weiss (Trusts and Estates in Naples), Alexander L. Van Heyde (Real Estate Law in Orlando), and Brian M. Stephens (Real Estate Law in Viera) were recognized with this honor.

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