Practice Experience

• George Meyer is a member of the Firm’s Real Estate & Finance, Construction, and Energy Practice Groups.
• Mr. Meyer’s practice includes real property transactions (e.g., buy, sell, lease, develop, etc.), construction law, commercial loan transactions, condominium law, ad valorem tax contests, the preparation, negotiation, and administration of design and construction contracts, Florida Construction Lien Law and construction contract administration and claims analysis. He has extensive experience with large-complex public and private development projects.
• He is Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Construction Law.

Professional and Civic Activities

• Fellow of the American College of Real Estate Lawyers
• The Florida Bar (Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section)
  Member of the Construction Law Certification Committee
  Director of Real Property Division of the Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section and a member of its Executive Committee
  Member of the Section's Legislative Review and Title Insurance Committees
  Member and Past-Chair of the Section's Construction Law Committee
• American Bar Association
  Governing Committee Member for the ABA’s Forum on the Construction Industry
  Chair of the Forum's Special Programs and Education Committee and Immediate Past-Chair of the Forum's Membership Committee
  Past-Chair of the Steering Committee for the Owners and Lenders Division of the ABA’s Forum on the Construction Industry
  Chair of the Design and Construction Law Committee of the Real Property, Probate and Trust Section
• Florida Engineering Society
  Legislative Committee, Chair
• Hillsborough County Bar Association, Inc.
  Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section, Member and Past-Chair
• Past President of the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Tampa Bay (Tampa/St. Petersburg) and current member of Executive Committee and Board of Directors
• General Counsel for the Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce, 2000-2001

Professional Recognition

• Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Construction Law
• AV Rated by Martindale-Hubbell
• First tier ranking for Florida construction lawyers by Chambers USA Guide to America’s Leading Business Lawyers for the past six years
• Selected for inclusion in Florida Super Lawyers 2006, 2007, and 2008 editions
• Selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2007, 2008, and 2009 editions
• Selected for inclusion in The International Who’s Who of Business Lawyers 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008 editions
• Listed in The Legal 500 (Real Estate Transactions and Finance)
• The International Who’s Who Construction Lawyers, 2008 edition

BAR ADMISSIONS

• Florida

COURT ADMISSIONS

• Florida State Courts
• United States Supreme Court
• U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida

Education

• University of Tulsa College of Law (J.D., with honors, 1985)
• State University of New York at Stony Brook (B.A., Economics, 1974)
• State University of New York at Stony Brook (B.S., Engineering, 1978)