#Nick demeo honeywell trial

The practice was founded in 1934 by Jack DeMeo’s father, J.N. He in turn inspired subsequent generations: son Brad DeMeo is a Sonoma County Superior Court judge and granddaughter Emily DeMeo a few years ago joined her grandfather’s firm, DeMeo DeMeo & West. Short in stature and long on diligence and caring, he was thrust into law and community service by inspiration from the generation of DeMeos that preceded him. “He was a scholar, author and someone who was a master of a host of specialties: litigation, banking, estate, equine, criminal, real estate,” said former Santa Rosa city attorney Brien Farrell, who began his career with DeMeo’s firm. He helped launch the foundation that supports the Valley of the Moon Children’s Home, was a trustee in the earliest days of Cardinal Newman High School and served for years on the board of the Sonoma County Fair.ĭeMeo made himself an expert in many areas of civil law, earning recognition in the legal field across the state and country. He was 82.ĭeMeo, a native son of Santa Rosa, practiced law in the city for 58 years and only in recent months was forced to ease back from work by the effects of myeloma, a cancer of the blood.īorn into an Italian-American family that worked to overcome many of the obstacles facing immigrants in the early 20th century, he became one of the most successful local attorneys of his generation, known around town for his passion for horse racing and for his steady contribution to charitable and community causes.

#Nick demeo honeywell trial

Jack DeMeo, a preeminent Sonoma County trial attorney who grew his family’s Depression-era law practice and became renowned as much for his community leadership and civility as for his dogged brilliance in the courtroom, died Thursday at his Santa Rosa home.