Lee County Bar Association Foundation

Board of Directors

The Directors of the Lee County Bar Association Foundation are dedicated to advancing the mission of the Foundation in Southwest Florida.

Through the generosity of our supporters, the Foundation has been able to provide over $200,000 in grants to area charitable organizations and causes. 

Who We Are

Ryan Downey, Esq.

LCBAF President
Office of the Public Defender

Asma Anwar, Esq.

LCBAF Vice President
Office of the Public Defender

David Seitz

LCBAF Treasurer
David A. Seitz Strategic Consulting, Inc.

Lance Dunford, Esq.

LCBAF Secretary
Law Firm of Scott T. Moorey

Casey Gartland, Esq.

LCBAF Director
Garvin Injury Law

Brenden Shearman, Esq.

LCBAF Director
Henderson Franklin Starnes & Holt P.A.

Raychel Thomas, Esq.

LCBAF Director
Pavese Law Firm

Gary Rhodes, Esq.

LCBAF Director
Hahn Loeser & Parks LLP

Lee County Bar Association
Board Liaisons

Hon. Kathy Smith, Esq.

LCBA Foundation Liaison,
Past LCBA President
Public Defender for the 20th Judicial Circuit

Andrew Koehler, Esq.

LCBA Young Lawyers
Division Liaison
Faegre Drinker Biddle
& Reath LLP


Meet our Past Presidents

John Webb, Esq.

LCBA Past President (2019) &
LCBAF President (2023)
John Webb Legal Group, P.L.

Shannon Puopolo, Esq.

LCBAF Past President (2022)
Henderson, Franklin, Starnes & Holt, P.A.