COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT/VOLUNTEER WORK

• American Cancer Society, Freeport Relay For Life - Advocacy Chair (2008-present) (West Ritchie, Esq.) 

  Pleat & Perry Team volunteering for the Destin Seafood Festival

• Benevolent & Protective Order of Elks - Officer (Mark Nichols, Esq.)
• Past President for Citizens for Good Leadership (CGL) (2006-2007) David Pleat, Esq.)
• Coastal Area Council - Chairman (2009) (West Ritchie, Esq.)   
• Destin Area Chamber of Commerce - Board of Directors (2008-present) (Amy Perry, Esq.)
• Destin Area Chamber of Commerce - Member (2001-present) (David Pleat, Esq.)
• Destin Area Chamber of Commerce - Chairman (2007) (David Pleat, Esq.)
• Destin Area Chamber of Commerce - Seafood Festival Volunteer (2006-present) (Kellyanne Bartleson, Director of Operations)
• Destin Area Sports Commission (2009-Present)(David Pleat, Esq.)
• Destin Kiwanis Club - Member (2008-present) (David Pleat, Esq.)
• Destin Middle School - School Advisory Council - Member (2008-2011) (Kellyanne Bartleson, Director of Operations)
• Destin Rotary Club (J. Jerome Miller)
• Emerald Coast Emerging Leaders - Member (2007-present) (Kellyanne Bartleson, Director of Operations)
• Emerald Coast Emerging Leaders - Member (2007-present) (Winter Spires, Esq.)
• Estate Planning Council of Northwest Florida (President 1982) (J. Jerome Miller)
• Feline Friends of Destin, Inc. - Board Member (2003-2008) (Amy Perry, Esq.)
• The Florida Bar Attorney Grievance Committee - Vice Chairman (2008-2010) (David Pleat, Esq.)
• The Florida Bar Attorney Grievance Committee (Past Member/Chairman) (J. Jerome Miller)
• Freeport Area Council - (2009) (West Ritchie, Esq.) 
• Freeport Little League Board of Directors/Member (2009) (Ryan Garrity, Esq.) 
• Freeport Relay For Life - Advocacy Chair (2009) (West Ritchie, Esq.)
• Freeport Rotary - Member (2007-present) (West Ritchie, Esq.)
• Green Hill Center for North Carolina Art, Board of Directors (2006-2008) (Elizabeth V. LaFollette, Esq.)
• The Greensboro Montessori School - Board of Trustees (Secretary, 2003-05; Member, 2002-03 & 2006-2008) (Elizabeth V. LaFollette, Esq.)
• Habitat for Humanity in Okaloosa County, Inc. - Chairman (2007) Board Member (2003-present) (Amy Perry, Esq.)
• Habitat For Humanity in Walton County - Board Member (2009) (West Ritchie, Esq.)
• Kiwanis Club of Destin, 2009-Present (Elizabeth V. LaFollette, Esq.)
• Panhandle Animal Welfare Society (PAWS) - Board of Directors (2009-present) (Drew Wood, Esq.)
• Ronald McDonald House - Volunteer of the Year Award (2008) (Kellyanne Bartleson, Director of Operations)
• Ronald McDonald House - Volunteer (2007-present) (Kellyanne Bartleson, Director of Operations)
• Ronald McDonald House - Volunteer (2007-present) (Winter Spires, Esq.)
• Sacred Heart Foundation - Volunteer (2009) (West Ritchie, Esq.)
• Seaside Neighborhood School - Race Volunteer (2007-present) (Kellyanne Bartleson, Director of Operations)
• Solimar Homeowners Association, Inc. - Board of Directors / Vice President (2009 - present) (Drew Wood, Esq.)
• Sons of the American Legion - Commander (Mark Nichols, Esq.)
• University of West Florida – Probate & Estate Planning (Past Adjunct Instructor) (J. Jerome Miller)
• Walton County Chamber, Building You in Leadership Development Mentor (2008-Present) (David Pleat, Esq.)
• Walton County Chamber of Commerce, Coastal Area Council (2006-present) (West Ritchie, Esq.) 
• Walton County Chamber of Commerce, Freeport Area Council (2006-present) (West Ritchie, Esq.) 
• Walton County Chamber of Commerce, Celebrity Waiter Dinner Committee (2006-present) (West Ritchie, Esq.) 
• Wave Futbol Club - Founder/Former Board Member (David Pleat, Esq.)
• Women’s Resource Center (Volunteer, 1999-2008) (Elizabeth V. LaFollette, Esq.)

FIRM SPONSORSHIPS

Pleat & Perry Team volunteers to help Destin Harvest

• Destin Cattle Barons' Ball: American Cancer Society (2010)
• Destin Family YMCA Founding Donor (2007)
• Destin Harvest (2009)
• Destin Middle School Band (2008-2010)
• Destin Middle School Classroom Sponsor (various years)
• Destin Seafood Festival (2001-present)
• Emerald Coast Children's Advocacy Center (2010)
• Florida Elks Youth Camp, Inc. (2007-2008)
• Give Big Destin (2009)
• Mattie Kelly Arts Foundation (2007-present)
• Ronald McDonald House Black Tie Bowling Event (2007)
• Various Youth Team Sponsorships (1999-present)