Best Lawyers in Naples, Florida

Juan D. Bendeck is certified by the Florida Bar as a Board Certified Specialist in Wills, Trusts and Estates. Board certification recognizes attorneys’ special knowledge, skills and proficiency in various areas of law and professionalism and ethics in practice. Juan focuses his practice in estate planning, estate administration and asset protection planning. He formulates and drafts tax-efficient estate plans for his clients, including more advanced and novel estate planning techniques ...

Todd L. Bradley is a Principal in Cummings & Lockwood's Private Clients Group and is based in the Naples office. He provides estate planning, business succession and family advice to high net worth individuals.

Lenore Brakefield is a Naples native and graduated cum laude from the University of Florida Levin College of Law. She focuses her law practice on civil and commercial litigation, including construction litigation matters. Lenore also handles local government law, code enforcement violations, community association law, real estate law, and contract and transactional matters. Additionally, Lenore is a Certified Financial Litigator (CFL™) by the American Academy for Certified Financial Lit...

Daniel K. Capes is a shareholder of Dunwody White & Landon, P.A.. Mr. Capes focuses his practice in the areas of estate planning and estate and trust administration, with an emphasis on estate, gift and generation-skipping transfer (GST) tax planning. He received his LL.M. in Taxation and J.D., with honors, from the University of Florida and a Bachelor of Science degree from Toccoa Falls College. Mr. Capes has been recognized for his trusts and estates expertise in “The Best Lawyers...

Curtis B. Cassner is Board Certified by the Florida Bar as a Specialist in Wills, Trusts and Estates as well as a Specialist in Tax. He focuses his practice on helping his clients meet their estate planning goals. As a partner in the firm’s Trusts & Estates Group, Curtis represents clients in trusts and estate planning matters by crafting tailored plans to address each beneficiary’s needs and maximize available tax benefits. He leverages his background as a Certified Public Ac...

Ms. Cazobon is a shareholder of Dunwody White & Landon, P.A. and is board certified by The Florida Bar in Wills, Trusts and Estates. Ms. Cazobon focuses her practice on estate and tax planning, estate settlement, and probate and trust administration. She represents individuals in designing estate plans to meet their financial and personal goals of wealth preservation, asset protection, charitable planning and minimization of estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes. She also r...

Allison Christensen concentrates her practice in litigation, focusing on Southwest Florida (Collier and Lee Counties) but also throughout the State of Florida. She embraces the opportunities that litigation presents to resolve disputes among people who are unable to do so themselves. Patient, dedicated and resourceful, Allison works to give a voice to people whose interests are not being considered and, especially in the probate litigation area, often allows her to ensure that decedents' plan...

Mike Dal Lago, the founder of Dal Lago Law , has more than 22 years of experience providing customized, comprehensive legal business solutions for national, regional and local businesses in Florida, New York and New Jersey. He has consistently been recognized in SuperLawyers® Florida, Florida Trend’s prestigious Legal Elite list, and is an AV Preeminent ® Peer Review Rated attorney by Martindale-Hubbell ®, the highest rating an attorney can receive for their professional eth...

Alison K. Douglas is a Principal in Cummings & Lockwood's Private Clients Group and is based in the Naples office. She focuses her practice on estate planning, family business succession planning, charitable planning and estate and trust administration.

Jeffrey M. Folkman is experienced in all phases of estate and charitable planning for individuals and families, including those where family-owned businesses are involved. Plans range from the modest in size to the very large and sophisticated. He works extensively with corporate trustees, financial planners, insurance agents, accountants and consultants. Jeffrey is also experienced in the administration of trusts and estates. Jeffrey is knowledgeable with stock and asset acquisitions, dispos...

Jeffrey R. Garvin is a Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer who has litigated catastrophic injury and death cases throughout the country for over 30 years. During that time period he has tried before juries: cases involving aviation, automobile and boat accidents, medical and legal malpractice, defective products and has achieved multiple verdicts in excess of $1 Million. Mr. Garvin has been a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum® since 2004. Beginning in law school Mr. Garvin demon...

John D. Gast has decades of experience working with families as they plan their estates. John has lived in Southwest Florida for over 30 years and concentrates his practice on estate planning, charitable gift planning, life insurance, domicile planning, probate litigation, trust and estate settlement and taxation. John knows each family is different and works with them to craft a custom plan that fits their individual needs.

Jonathan Gopman is a partner in Akerman’s Naples office and also spends substantial time in the Fort Lauderdale office. Jonathan’s practice focuses on sophisticated wealth accumulation and preservation planning strategies for entrepreneurs. He assists entrepreneurs with their personal and business planning needs at all phases of the wealth accumulation and preservation cycle. In his practice Jonathan takes a four part approach to wealth preservation planning by assisting individua...

James L. Holloway, a Partner in the firm’s Fort Myers office, practices in the areas of litigation and local government law. He represents municipalities, local governments, and private clients in matters relating to land use, permitting, code enforcement, and eminent domain. James also handles litigation matters throughout all phases, including drafting pleadings, directing discovery, and researching and drafting dispositive motions. James frequently appears before Florida courts, the ...

As Partner-in-Charge of Hahn Loeser’s Naples, Florida office, Mark R. Klym focuses his practice in estate planning. Mark assists clients in developing succession plans, drafting limited liability companies and start-ups, administration of trusts and guardianships as well as the administration of estates. Mark offers clients a wealth of experience in the preparation and implementation of all segments of estate plans, including durable powers of attorney, health care directives, revocable...

Kenneth D. Krier is a Principal in Cummings & Lockwood's Private Clients Group and is based in the Naples office. Since 1975, he has focused his practice on estate and tax planning, charitable giving and estate and trust administration. Ken moved to Naples from Fairfield, Connecticut in 1984. His wife, Beth Krier, is a Circuit Judge for the Twentieth Judicial Circuit of Florida (Collier, Lee, Charlotte, Hendry and Glades Counties). They have four children between them.

Robert L. Lancaster is a Principal in Cummings & Lockwood's Private Clients Group and is based in the Naples office. Rob focuses his practice on the areas of wealth preservation planning, estate planning and business succession planning. Today’s litigious environment compels individuals to proactively engage in strategies to preserve their wealth. Just as physicians are all too familiar with the inherent risks of practicing medicine, so too should entrepreneurs, executives and other...

Laird A. Lile has been recognized as a Best Lawyer for 27 years and was named a Top 10 Florida Super Lawyer seven times. He was named to Florida Trend's inaugural list of the Top 500 Most Influential Business Leaders in Florida in 2018 and has remained on that list for each subsequent edition. Laird has practiced law in Florida since 1984, specializing in estate and trust matters. Laird is certified by The Florida Bar as a Wills, Trusts and Estates lawyer (since 1989), is a Fellow in the Amer...

Jeanette focuses her practice in estate and gift tax planning, and the administration of trusts and estates in Florida. Jeanette has nearly three decades of experience, and a recipient of the Medal of Honor - Attorney of the Year Award from the Collier County Bar Association. Jeanette’s team approach, incorporating clients’ accountants, financial planners and corporate trustees makes her a valued and trusted advisor in the preservation of wealth and legacies. Her experience includ...

Attorney Chris Lombardo has almost four decades of experience practicing law in Florida. He serves clients in marital and family law matters in Collier County and surrounding areas. Additionally, he provides legal services in civil litigation, commercial litigation, contracts, appellate law and personal injury law. Chris received his Juris Doctorate from Florida State University. Chis is a Certified Financial Litigator (CFL™) and a Founding Member of the American Academy for Certified F...

Kevin R. Lottes is a Florida Bar board certified real estate attorney and practices in the areas of real property and business law, including substantial experience in complex real estate transactions, real estate development, mortgage lending, construction law and commercial transactions. In this regard, he assists developers, entrepreneurs, contractors, lenders, businesses, institutions and individuals concerning all aspects of complex real property, commercial and business transactions.

Lorna focuses her practice in estate planning, probate law, estate and gift taxation, individual retirement accounts, and family business planning. She advises clients on a wide range of tax, asset protection, and estate planning matters, as well as estate and trust administration issues. She assists high net worth individuals and families to develop appropriate estate plans to maximize and protect the transfer of wealth to future generations. Lorna is experienced in implementing advanced est...

Anthony (Tony) P. Pires, Jr. is a partner at Woodward, Pires & Lombardo, P.A. in the Naples office. He serves clients throughout Collier and Lee Counties in Local Government Law, Municipal Law, Land Use and Zoning Law and Administrative Law. Tony has been a Board Certified Specialist (B.C.S.) in City, County & Local Government by The Florida Bar since 1998. Previously, Tony was Assistant County Attorney, 1979-1981; Assistant State Attorney, Twentieth Judicial Circuit, 1975-1979 & ...

Jeanne Seewald serves as a member of Hahn Loeser’s Board of Directors and focuses her practice on intellectual property, general business, and mergers and acquisitions. Jeanne works with clients ranging from startups to established companies. As an intellectual property and business attorney, she provides advice in the areas of trademark and copyright registration, trademark portfolio management, trademark and domain name dispute resolution, trademark and patent licensing, software lice...

Alfred J. Stashis, Jr. is a shareholder of Dunwody White & Landon, P.A. and is board certified by the Florida Bar in Wills, Trusts and Estates. A Fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC), he serves clients in the firm’s Naples, Palm Beach and Miami offices. He focuses his practice in the areas of estate planning, estate and trust administration; federal income, estate, gift and generation skipping transfer (GST) taxation; planning for Florida domicile; plan...

Beth T. Vogelsang handles family law matters in a confidential, compassionate and professional manner. Beth represents clients in complex divorces, including matters involving international and interstate child custody disputes, intricate business valuations, and identification and tracing of marital assets and income. She also drafts and litigates matters involving prenuptial and postnuptial agreements. Beth has been Board Certified in Marital and Family Law since 1992. Beth also handles tor...

Doug Waldorf is a shareholder of Grant Fridkin Pearson, P.A. and has practiced law in Southwest Florida since 1987, including more than a decade as in-house counsel for SunTrust Bank. He is board certified in real estate by The Florida Bar since 2002 and listed in The Best Lawyers in America© in both Banking and Finance Law (2016-2017) and Real Estate Law (2016-2017), as well as in Super Lawyers©. Mr. Waldorf represents institutional and private equity lenders in structuring, docume...

Phoebe S. Wise has a track record of successfully litigating cases in both the private and public sector. She represents clients in civil matters including breach of contract, insurance disputes and products liability. Phoebe’s extensive experience drafting pleadings, arguing motions, conducting depositions, and attending mediations and arbitrations position her as a valuable resource for clients from the start of litigation through settlement negotiations, and even trial and appeal. Be...

Mark J. Woodward is the Managing Partner of Woodward, Pires & Lombardo, P.A. in Naples and Marco Island, Florida. He is double Board Certified in Real Estate Law as well as in Condominium and Planned Development Law by The Florida Bar. Mark has over 40 years of experience in practicing law in the State of Florida. Mark received his Bachelor of Science degree in Finance from the University of Florida and his Juris Doctorate from Stetson College of Law. Mark assists clients with his extensi...

Marcie Charles is a shareholder of Grant Fridkin Pearson, P.A. and has practiced law in Southwest Florida since 2014. She has a Master of Laws degree in Taxation. Marcie focuses her practice in the areas of estate planning, estate and trust administration, business succession planning, and tax planning, and has represented clients before the IRS. Marcie also has extensive experience in corporate tax planning having served as an attorney advisor with the IRS Office of Associate Chief Counsel (...

Zach Lombardo is an associate attorney at Woodward, Pires & Lombardo, P.A. He is a Board Certified Specialist in City, County & Local Government Law by The Florida Bar. Zach’s primary focus is helping public and private clients in a wide variety of land use and local government matters, including strategizing both advocacy for as well as opposition to: comprehensive plan amendments, re-zonings, variances, conditional uses, non-conforming uses, and right-of-way permits. He freque...

Kyle T. Mordew is an Associate in Hahn Loeser’s Naples office and serves as the firm’s Ohio and Florida liaison for the Trust and Estates Practice Group. Kyle focuses his practice in estate planning, estate administration, and asset protection planning. Kyle drafts and implements tax-efficient estate plans for his clients, including basic estate planning documents like wills and revocable trusts to more nuanced estate planning documents like SLATs, GRATs, and IDGTs. Kyle’s p...

Ken Mundy is an associate attorney with the law firm of Woodward, Pires & Lombardo, P.A. He graduated summa cum laude from Ave Maria School of Law in 2016. Originally from New Jersey, Ken moved to Naples, Florida with his family in 1997 and continues to happily reside here with his wife, Taylor. Ken is a Certified Financial Litigator specializing in family and marital law, including but not limited to, complex divorces, child custody disputes, child support and alimony issues, relocation,...