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

Gary Rhodes, Jr., Esq.

LCBAF President
Hahn Loeser & Parks LLP

Raychel Thomas, Esq.

LCBAF Vice President
Pavese Law Firm

David Seitz

LCBAF Treasurer
David A. Seitz Strategic Consulting, Inc.

Asma Anwar, Esq.

LCBAF Secretary
Office of the Public Defender

G. Travis Cary, Esq.

LCBAF Director
City of Fort Myers

Lance Dunford, Esq.

LCBAF Director
Law Firm of Scott T. Moorey

Andre Eaton, Esq.

LCBAF Director

Pavese Law Firm

Casey Gartland, Esq.

LCBAF Director
Kogan & DiSalvo

John "JT" McGee III, Esq.

LCBAF Director

Dorcey Law Firm

Brendan Shearman, Esq.

LCBAF Director
Henderson Franklin Starnes & Holt P.A.

Lee County Bar Association
Board Liaisons

John Miller III, Esq.

LCBA Foundation Liaison,
Past LCBA President

Andrew Koehler, Esq.

LCBA Young Lawyers
Division Liaison
Faegre Drinker


Meet our Past Presidents

Ryan Downey, Esq.

LCBAF President (2024 & 2025)
Office of the Public Defender

John Webb, Esq.

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

Shannon Puopolo, Esq.

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