Stephen E. Dalton

Partner / 
Joined Firm - 1969
Stephen E. Dalton
Office: 
Fort Myers
1833 Hendry Street
Fort Myers, FL 33901
Phone: 
(239) 336-6250
Fax: 
(239) 332-2243
Practice Areas 

Banking and Finance
Business Law and Tax Planning
Eminent Domain
General Civil Litigation
Real Estate

Admitted to Practice 

Florida Bar (1968)
Eminent Domain Committee (1994)
U.S. District Court of the Southern District of Florida (1968)
U.S. District Court of the Middle District of Florida (1971)
U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit, and U.S. Supreme Court (1971)

Education 

University of Florida (B.A., 1965)
University of Florida (J.D., 1967) Phi Alpha Delta

Bar and Professional Association Memberships 

The Florida Bar
Lee County Bar Association

Biography 

Stephen E. Dalton joined Pavese Law Firm in 1969 and became a partner in the firm in 1974. His practice is concentrated in areas of real estate finance and eminent domain.

Mr. Dalton has practiced eminent domain law for more than 40 years, handling regionally significant cases, including the property that became Daniels Parkway and Regional Southwest Airport. He is a member and past president of the Lee County Bar Association.  

He is the co-author of an article for the University of Florida Law Review entitled “Allocation of Property Interest in Air Space.”

In 2007 through 2010, Mr. Dalton was named to the list of Florida Super Lawyers®, a consumers’ guide that recognizes the top 5 percent of attorneys in each of 31 states as selected by their peers and through the independent study of Law & Politics magazine.