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David J. Ledermann advises publicly traded companies, closely held businesses and nonprofit employers on complex employee benefits and executive compensation matters under ERISA and the Internal Revenue Code. His practice encompasses tax-qualified retirement plans, nonqualified deferred compensation arrangements, group health plans and employer-sponsored welfare benefit programs. David counsels employers on the design, implementation, operation and termination of retirement plans, including 4...

Mark J. Woodward is the Managing Partner of Woodward, Pires & Lombardo, P.A., serving clients in Naples and Marco Island, Florida. He is double Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Real Estate Law and in Condominium and Planned Development Law. Mark has practiced law in Florida for more than 40 years. He earned his Bachelor of Science in Finance from the University of Florida and his Juris Doctor from Stetson University College of Law. Mark’s practice focuses on Community Associati...

Anthony (Tony) P. Pires, Jr. is a partner at Woodward, Pires & Lombardo, P.A., based in the firm’s Naples, Florida office. His practice focuses on Government Relations Practice, Municipal Law, Land Use and Zoning Law, and related areas of local government and administrative law. He represents public and private clients throughout Collier County, Lee County, and surrounding Southwest Florida communities. Tony has been Board Certified by The Florida Bar in City, County & Local Gov...

Danielle M. Balczon is a partner in the firm’s Ft. Myers office. She obtained her Bachelor of Arts degree from Louisiana State University in Sociology with a concentration in Criminology. She subsequently obtained her Juris Doctor Degree from Samford University’s Cumberland School of Law in Birmingham, Alabama. While in law school, Balczon studied abroad at Cambridge University and served as an intern in Alabama State University’s Athletic Department. Prior to joining Cole, ...

Joel W. Hyatt focuses his practice on commercial, construction, real estate, labor and employment, and community association litigation. Joel works with local and national companies, community associations, and individuals to navigate through complex business and legal issues, including all manner of contract disputes, collections, construction liens, foreclosure, replevin, enforcement of non-competition agreements, interpretation and enforcement of governing documents, and title disputes.

Lenore Brakefield is a partner at Woodward, Pires & Lombardo, P.A., where she focuses her practice on civil and commercial litigation, including construction litigation matters. She also represents clients in local government law, code enforcement proceedings, community association law, real estate matters, and contract and transactional work, providing practical and results-oriented legal guidance across a broad range of issues. A Naples native, Lenore earned her Juris Doctor, cum laude ...

David Pash is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Tax Law and Trusts and Estates. David practices law in Naples, Florida Best Lawyers has recognized David Pash since 2027. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which David Pash is held by other lawyers.

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.

Philip Freidin has been practicing law for 50 years and has devoted his life to representing clients who have been seriously injured by the wrongful acts of others. Phil has represented plaintiffs in some of the most significant personal injury and medical malpractice cases in Florida’s history and has earned his status as a pillar in the South Florida legal community. As one federal judge recently wrote, “he is unquestionably among the upper echelons of lawyers in our district.&r...

S. Dresden Brunner is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Trusts and Estates. S. Dresden practices law in Naples, Florida Best Lawyers has recognized S. Dresden Brunner since 2013. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which S. Dresden Brunner is held by other lawyers.