Mr. Barker is a member of the Real Estate department in the Orlando office. He focuses his practice on real estate law, including sales, purchases, and large scale development for residential, warehouse and commercial development, and commercial leasing. Mr. Barker represents National and Regional home builders, developers and select individuals throughout the State of Florida in all phases of the acquisition, development and sale of real property. Mr. Barker is known for his ability to provide pragmatic and forward-thinking solutions, to guide his clients to successful business results. With over 30 years of experience, Mr. Barker provides pragmatic problem solving to all types of real estate issues. Mr. Barker and his team handles all transactional aspects of a deal, including contract preparation and negotiation, due diligence and title/survey review, deal structuring and joint development agreements, development agreements and closings.

Ms. Callahan is a shareholder in the Orlando office. She represents taxpayers before the Internal Revenue Service to resolve tax issues at the audit and administrative appeals level, and represents taxpayers in the U.S. Tax Court and other federal courts. Ms. Callahan also represents a wide range of charities and other tax-exempt organizations, from their inception to handling tax and corporate issues.

Marc is the President of Dean Mead and a shareholder in the litigation department. He focuses his practice in the areas of commercial litigation including banking, construction, real estate, commercial landlord/tenant and probate litigation as well as creditors’ rights, creditor bankruptcy litigation and non-compete/trade secret enforcement.

The newest member of the firm’s Litigation Department, Kaitlyn’s career has focused on fast-paced civil litigation and defending claims. This experience has required her to develop and maintain a strong understanding of case law, which further supports clients and the firm’s Litigation Team as they focus on providing personalized service needed to seek swift resolution…

Kristilee Chihos is an associate attorney in Dean Mead’s Real Estate department. Her commercial real estate practice includes the representation of national and regional homebuilders and developers. She specializes in large scale real estate acquisitions and sales, including the drafting and negotiation of purchase and sale contracts, title and survey review, due diligence, HOA document preparation, development agreements and easements, and closings. Ms. Chihos received her juris doctorate degree from Emory University and her bachelor’s degree in Political Science and Leadership from Troy University, where she graduated summa cum laude with a 4.0 GPA. She is a member of CREW Orlando and serves as Chairperson of the Future Leaders Committee. Ms. Chihos was awarded the CREW Economic and Community Involvement Award in 2018 for contributing her real estate legal services to the development of the Pulse Interim Memorial site. Prior to joining the firm, Ms. Chihos was a legal intern for Wyndham Vacation Ownership, Century Communities, Chattahoochee Riverkeeper, and The Law Offices of Barry Miller.

Ryan focuses on estate planning, as well as probate and trust administration. This includes representing fiduciaries and beneficiaries in administration matters, and establishing comprehensive estate plans for high-net-worth clients. With a background in tax law, he helps clients navigate gift, estate, and fiduciary income taxes. His publications and practice address complex tax matters, as well…

Joseph Crawford represents clients in both complex and ordinary disputes with a focus on excellence, steadfast dedication to the client’s needs and desires, and unwavering attention to detail. Within Dean Mead’s litigation practice, Joe represents clients across a wide variety of industries including healthcare, information technology, construction, retailers and manufacturers, lawn and landscape, and pest control. He represents clients in both state and federal court and focuses his practice on contract claims, construction defect matters, shareholder disputes, fraudulent transfer actions, non-competition and restrictive covenant enforcement, real property disputes, and landlord/tenant matters. He also represents insureds and insurance companies in coverage related matters, and has successfully litigated securities matters, to include FINRA arbitration proceedings.

Joe attended the University of Central Florida where he received his Bachelor of Arts in Political Science. He earned his law degree from the University of Florida Levin College of Law, magna cum laude, obtaining several book awards while in law school.

Mr. D’Amico is a shareholder in Dean Mead’s Orlando office. He represents companies and business owners in all types of business and tax matters, including choice of entity, mergers and acquisitions, reorganizations, and other general business matters. In addition, Mr. D’Amico represents title and mortgage companies with respect to the formation and operation of “affiliated business arrangements”. He also represents clients in all aspects of the development and sale of solar photovoltaic electricity generating projects. Mr. D’Amico is Board Certified in Tax Law by the Florida Bar.