Attorney J. Christopher (“Chris”) Lombardo has four decades of experience practicing law in Florida. He is a top-rated Family Law attorney in Collier County and surrounding areas. Additionally, Chris provides legal services in civil litigation, commercial litigation, contracts, appellate law, and personal injury law. Chris received his Juris Doctorate from Florida State University.

Chris has handled hundreds of trials and appeals, including complex, high conflict, high net worth dissolution of marriage actions; child custody disputes; contested guardianship and probate disputes; real estate contract disputes; complex commercial foreclosures; banking operational disputes; high rise construction defect matters; contested corporate dissolutions; personal injury; product liability; wrongful death; medical malpractice; legal malpractice; eminent domain (including one of the largest business damage jury verdicts in Southwest Florida); securities; condominium disputes; fire and hurricane claims; and three criminal jury trials. He has guided countless matters through arbitration (including FINRA) and mediation.

Chris is a Certified Financial Litigator (CFL™) and a Founding Member of the American Academy for Certified Financial Litigators (AACFL), an individual whom the AACFL recognizes as a leader in its mission of enhancing the family law community through advanced financial education. Chris holds the AV Preeminent™ Peer Review rating by Martindale-Hubbell and a 10.0 Superb Rating on Avvo, where he has also received a Client’s Choice Award.

He was recently profiled as one of the Top 10 Most Inspiring People in Legal Services by CIO Views magazine. Chris’ peers have recognized him as one of the Best Lawyers in America in Family Law and Family Law Mediation in Best Lawyers®; he has been voted a “Top Lawyer in Family Law” by Naples Illustrated magazine, and for the tenth consecutive year, named to Florida Super Lawyers®.

In addition to his legal practice, Chris has served on the Board of Fire Commissioners of the North Collier Fire Control & Rescue District since 1999 and is the current Vice Chairman. He is active in the community, having served on the boards of directors of Shy Wolf Sanctuary and Golisano Children’s Museum of Naples.

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    • Represents clients in marital and family laws matters through all aspects of a case, including negotiation, mediation, litigation and appeal of such issues as divorce, paternity, child support, financial support issues and relocation
    • Drafts and defends prenuptial, post-nuptial and marital settlement agreements
    • Negotiates and litigates alimony, child custody and child support matters
    • Represents clients in enforcement and modification of agreements
    • Personal Injury Law
    • Commercial and Civil Litigation
    • Appeals
    • City of Naples v. Int’l Charter Servs., Inc., 2016 WL 2609814 (Fla. 2d DCA 2016) (per curiam)
    • Zepeda v. Zepeda, 32 So. 3d 679 (Fla. 2d DCA 2010) More
    • Cecemski v. Cecemski, 954 So. 2d 1227 (Fla. 2d DCA 2007) More
    • Baron v. Baron, 941 So. 2d 1233 (Fla. 2d DCA 2006) More
    • Certified Financial Litigator (CFL™)
    • Founding Member, American Academy for Certified Financial Litigators (AACFL)
      • A Founding Member is an individual whom the AACFL recognizes as a leader in their mission of enhancing the family law community through advanced financial education. These individuals have been carefully selected by local Advisory Board members due to their exemplary reputation, integrity and dedication to being leaders in the education of the financial aspects of divorce.
    • Florida State University College of Law, Juris Doctor, 1983
      • Law Review, 1981 – 1983
    • University of Central Florida, Bachelor of Arts, Political Science, cum laude, 1980
      • Alumni of Distinction, University of Central Florida, 2019
    • Florida, 1983
    • U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida
    • Collier County Bar Association
      • Family Law Section
    • The Florida Bar
      • Family Law Section, Former Committee on Rules of Procedure
      • Appellate Practice Section
      • Trial Lawyers Section
      • Chairman, The Florida Bar Annual Meeting and 50th Anniversary, 1997
      • Former Member, Board of Governors
      • Former Member, Board of Governors, Young Lawyers Division
    • American Bar Association
    • The Florida Justice Association (FJA), formerly the Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers (AFTL)
    • Founding Member, The American Academy for Certified Financial Litigators
    • Dean’s Advisory Board, College of Sciences, University of Central Florida
    • Former City Attorney, City of Everglades City, 1985 – 2005; 2017 – 2023
    • Co-Presenter, “The Good, The Bad & The Ugly: The Intersection of Estate Planning and Family Law,” Collier County Bar Association Joint Luncheon: Trusts & Estates and Family Law, 2023
    • Presenter, Family Law Zoominar, “Evidence and the Pitfalls of Virtual Trials,” Collier County Bar Association, February, 2021
    • Presenter, March Trial Law Section, “The Closing Argument,” Collier County Bar Association, 2018
    • Speaker, Family Law Forum, “Evidence,” Collier County Bar Association, 2016
    • Chairman, The Florida Bar Annual Meeting and 50th Anniversary, 1997
    • AV Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
    • Top Lawyer 2023, Family Law, Naples Illustrated Magazine
    • The Best Lawyers in America, Family Law and Family Law Mediation, Best Lawyers, 2023 – 2024
    • Avvo Clients’ Choice Award, 2018; 2022
    • Avvo Rating 10.0 (Superb)
    • Top 10 Most Inspiring People in Legal Services, CIO Views, 2022
    • Nominee, Citizen of the Year Award, SWFL, Inc., 2022
    • Top Lawyer 2019 – 2022, Family Law, Naples Illustrated Magazine
    • Top Lawyer 2021, Appellate Practice, Naples Illustrated Magazine
    • Selected to Florida Super Lawyers®, Top Rated in Family Law, Appellate, General Litigation, 2015 – 2024
    • Selected to Best Divorce Lawyers in Naples, by Expertise.com, 2020 – present
    • Alumni of Distinction, University of Central Florida, 2019
    • Co-Emcee, Crazy Pantz, benefiting Pace Center for Girls, Collier at Immokalee, April 17, 2024
    • Auctioneer and Co-Emcee, Mulligans and Martinis, The Ann Children’s Fund, February 22, 2024
    • Auctioneer, Backyard Bash, benefitting Golisano Children’s Museum of Naples, October 21, 2023
    • Celebrity Startender, Startender Series at Dorona, benefitting Golisano Children’s Museum of Naples, February 15, 2023
    • Emcee and Auctioneer, Night at the Museum: Saturday Night Fever, Golisano Children’s Museum of Naples, 2023
    • Emcee and Auctioneer, Naples Hope Gala, Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF), Elite Jets, March 19, 2022
    • Emcee, Everglades City Seafood Festival, 2022
    • Auctioneer, First Annual ‘Team Up for Kids’ Event, The Ann Children’s Fund, Naples, February 4, 2022
    • Board of Directors, Shy Wolf Sanctuary, 2021 – present
    • Board of Directors, Golisano Children’s Museum of Naples (C’MON)
    • Auctioneer, Rookery Bay Batfish Bash Fundraiser, 2016
    • Auctioneer, Wet Paint Live, Marco Island Historical Museum, 2016
    • Board of Commissioners, North Collier Fire Control & Rescue District, 1998 – Present; Vice Chairman, 2020 – present
    • President, Friends of the Collier County Museum, 1989 – 1997
    • Chairman, 50th Anniversary Celebration of Everglades National Park, 1997
    • Scoutmaster, Boy Scouts of America, 2000 – present
    • Former Chairman, Scouting for Collier County
    • Graduate, Leadership Collier

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