Joseph L. Demeo is the founder and managing partner of Demeo LLP. Mr. Demeo represents and advises diverse business clients in litigation matters. Prior to forming the firm in 1997, Mr. Demeo practiced law at the firm of Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. in Boston.

Mr. Demeo represents an array of clients – public and private corporations, banks, small businesses and individuals — in commercial litigation matters, including contract disputes, injunction and trade secret cases, intellectual property litigation, banking litigation, shareholder disputes, enforcement of public bidding laws, real estate litigation, securities arbitrations, employment law and construction litigation.  For 20 years, Mr. Demeo has delivered meaningful results for his clients in the form of victories at every stage of litigation or through negotiated settlements.

Mr. Demeo is AV rated by Martindale-Hubbell, the highest peer review rating.  He received his J.D. from Northeastern University School of Law and his bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. Mr. Demeo is admitted to practice in Massachusetts, the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts and the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit.  He is the former Chairman of the Zoning Board of Appeals for the Town of Manchester-by-the-Sea.

EDUCATION
Northeastern University School of Law
University of Massachusetts at Amherst

ADMISSIONS
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
U.S. District Court, Massachusetts
U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit