Administrative Hearings & Appeals
Government Permitting & Licensing
Dawn M. Meyers
Partner
Dawn M. Meyers is a Partner on Berger Singerman's Government and Regulatory Team. She concentrates on environmental and land use law, government contracting, and regulation.
Driven by a passion for improving her community, Dawn has a reputation for attention to detail, accessibility to clients, and honest relationships with local regulators and elected officials. Her broad regulatory experience includes representing clients in aviation, port, marine, large manufacturers, solid waste transportation and disposal, detention facilities, beverage producers and distributors, land developers, construction, hotel, and restaurant industries.
Dawn brings years of professional experience to the table, as well as a steadfast dedication to living a life of integrity. She gleans excellent satisfaction from helping clients achieve their goals of rehabilitating environmentally contaminated lands -- regardless of the project's size. One of her proudest career moments is assisting with converting an aging, contaminated, abandoned golf course into a mixed-use, residential and commercial park and executive golf course.
Before becoming the first female lawyer-named-shareholder with Berger Singerman in 1996, Dawn served as General Counsel to the Boca Raton Airport Authority and Chief Hearing Officer with Florida's Department of Business and Professional Regulation. Her experiences have granted her a distinctive and hands-on perspective into real estate matters, federally-funded projects, and public building development. She's uniquely qualified to navigate procedures in a constantly changing government environment.
Dawn is a pillar of her community. She has lived locally for 30 years and plans to remain there while giving back to that community for the rest of her life. During those 30 years, she has been instrumental in transforming the landscape. Above all, Dawn takes pride in seeing old blights and environmental risks now thriving as productive properties and knows full-well the dedication and diligence required to spark those transformations.
Representative Matters 
- Spearheaded a successful lobbying effort to open the news and gifts concession at the Fort Lauderdale/ Hollywood International Airport to competitive bidding for the first time in two decades
- General Counsel to the Boca Raton Airport Authority, August 2006 - December 2016
- Environmental Counsel in golf course conversions in Broward and Miami-Dade Counties
- Counsel to large solid waste company in defense of multiparty governmental contract dispute
- Defended and challenged numerous governmental bid awards
Awards & Honors
- The Best Lawyers in America®, 2013-2025
- Chambers & Partners USA, America's Leading Business Lawyers, Environment, 2018-2019, 2022-2024
- Martindale-Hubbell, AV® Preeminent™ rated
- South Florida Legal Guide, Top Lawyer, 2011-2014, 2016-2019
- Daily Business Review
- Finalist, Dealmaker, 2008
- Finalist, Most Effective Lawyers, 2006
Community Activities / Associations
- The Florida Bar
- Member, Environmental and Land Use Law Section
- Member, County and Local Government Law Sections
- Broward County Bar Association, Government Law Section
- Florida Bar’s Grievance Committee “17H,” in and for the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit, Member (2002-2003), Vice Chair (2003-2004)
- Leadership Fort Lauderdale, Greater Fort Lauderdale, Chamber of Commerce, Class X Graduate and Class XIV Curriculum Chairperson
In the News
Fifty-Six Berger Singerman Attorneys Recognized in the 2025 Edition of Best Lawyers In America
August 15, 2024
Berger Singerman Recognized by Chambers USA for Twentieth Consecutive Year
June 1, 2023
April 17, 2023
April 10, 2023
August 31, 2022
Forty-Three Berger Singerman Attorneys Recognized in the 2023 Edition of Best Lawyers In America
August 18, 2022
Berger Singerman Survey Reveals Florida Businesses Have Significant Doubts About Infrastructure Bill
August 4, 2022
Berger Singerman Recognized by Chambers USA for Nineteenth Consecutive Year
June 1, 2022
Civil + Structural Engineer Quotes Dawn Meyers in, Improving the State of Florida’s Infrastructure"
February 1, 2022
September 5, 2021
Thrity-nine Berger Singerman Attorneys Recognized in the 2022 Edition of Best Lawyers In America
August 19, 2021
June 1, 2021
May 30, 2021
May 19, 2021
Law360 Quotes Dawn Meyers in "Infrastructure Bill Is A Big Opportunity For Mid-Law Firms"
May 14, 2021
Infrastructure Bill Is A Big Opportunity For Mid-Law Firms
May 14, 2021
Berger Singerman Launches Infrastructure Task Force
April 19, 2021
Sun-Sentinel Quotes Dawn Meyers in, "Another cruise line will require vaccines; DeSantis says no"
April 12, 2021
April 8, 2021
ABC 7 WWSB "Dawn Meyers Discusses the Future of bars and breweries still uncertain on the Suncoast"
August 20, 2020
Thirty-Five Berger Singerman Attorneys Recognized in the 2021 Edition of Best Lawyers In America
August 19, 2020
Twenty-one Berger Singerman Attorneys Listed in South Florida Legal Guide as Top Attorneys
October 31, 2019
Thirty Berger Singerman Attorneys Recognized in the 2020 Edition of Best Lawyers In America
August 14, 2019
Berger Singerman Recognized by Chambers USA for Sixteenth Consecutive Year
April 24, 2019
South Florida Legal Guide Names 21 Berger Singerman Attorneys as Top Lawyers
March 7, 2019
Thirty Berger Singerman Attorneys Recognized in the 2019 Edition of Best Lawyers In America
August 14, 2018
Berger Singerman Recognized by Chambers USA for 15th Consecutive Year
May 2, 2018
South Florida Legal Guide Names 23 Berger Singerman Attorneys as Top Lawyers
January 9, 2018
Thirty Berger Singerman Attorneys Recognized in the 2018 Edition of Best Lawyers In America
August 14, 2017
Twenty-Eight Berger Singerman Attorneys Recognized in the 2017 Edition of Best Lawyers In America
August 14, 2016
Law360 quotes Dawn Meyers on "Air Traffic Reform To Dominate FAA Reauthorization Debate"
January 20, 2016
Publications
June 22, 2022
Metro Magazine "Infrastructure Plan: All Roads Lead to Congress"
July 28, 2021
Client Alert - COVID-19: Implications of New Covid-19 Relief Package For Businesses
December 22, 2020
Client Alert - COVID-19: Additional Relief for Businesses Impacted by COVID-19
October 29, 2020
Daily Business Review "Many S. Fla. Businesses Will Not Be Ready When the COVID Chaos Subsides"
October 6, 2020
Client Alert - COVID-19: SBA Issues New and Final Interim Rule
June 10, 2020
June 8, 2020
Client Alert - COVID-19: Congress Passes Sweeping Changes to Payroll Protection Program
June 3, 2020
Client Alert - COVID-19: SBA Provides Further Guidance Regarding Good Faith Certification
May 12, 2020
Client Alert - COVID-19: Inching Closer to a Revised Main Street Lending Program
May 1, 2020
Client Alert - COVID-19: Good Faith Certifications Under The Paycheck Protection Program
April 23, 2020
Client Alert - COVID-19: Federal Reserve Announces Main Street Lending Program
April 8, 2020
Client Alert - COVID-19: Treasury Department Issues Regulations Refining Paycheck Protection Program
April 2, 2020
Client Alert: Economic Resources for Businesses Impacted by COVID-19
March 25, 2020
Client Alert - COVID-19: SBA Loan Programs for Florida Small Businesses
March 23, 2020
Events & Speaking Engagements
Jeff Margolis, Dawn Meyers and Javi Vazquez, Speakers, "BASF Developers Showcase"
September 22, 2020
Webinar: Rescue or Refund? PPP Certifications & Main Street Lending Program Update
May 4, 2020
Webinar: Returning to a New Normal: PPP & Stimulus Funding Next Steps
April 23, 2020
Webinar: Emerging Issues Facing Businesses Amidst COVID-19
April 6, 2020
Dawn Meyers, Speaker, Golf Club Repositioning for Multifamily Developers Roundtable
September 12, 2017
Doing Business in Florida Blog
Public-Private Partnerships: An Alternative to Tax-funded Infrastructure
May 24, 2021
Take a Second Look: You May Be In The Infrastructure Business
May 3, 2021
Paycheck Protection Program and the Economic Injury Disaster Loan Funds Replenished
April 23, 2020
Land Use Reliance Letters – Can you truly rely on them?
October 18, 2018
The Art of Communicating with Regulators
August 19, 2018
Environmental Insurance Coverage: Now you have it – now you don’t
June 14, 2018
Winning a Bid Protest before Submitting a Bid
February 11, 2018
Hurricane Warning: Protecting Our Governmental Assets
June 8, 2017
SURPRISE! You May Be A Lobbyist
March 20, 2017
When a Tax Is Good for the Environment
October 3, 2016
Governments Are Not Immune to Hurricanes
June 6, 2016
Prior Affiliations
- Chief Hearing Officer and Administrator for the State of Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation