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Craig R. Woodward

Craig R Woodward Partner

CRAIG R. WOODWARD
Senior Counsel

(239) 394-5161

CWoodward@wpl-legal.com

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Craig Woodward has been Partner in charge of the Firm’s Marco Island, Florida office since 1986 and is now Senior Counsel, after having originally joined his father, Arthur V. Woodward, Esq. in 1980. Craig handles real estate, estate planning, probate, business law and local government law. He is Board Certified in Real Estate Law by The Florida Bar. Craig is also Vice President of First Title & Abstract, Inc. and President of North Marco Utility Co., Inc.

Practice Areas

  • Real Estate Law
  • Business Law
  • Wills, Trust, Estates & Probate
  • Government Relations

Practice Focus

  • Commercial and residential real estate closings
  • Business entities, formation, acquisition, sales
  • Will and Trust preparation
  • Probate Administration
  • Estate Planning
  • Local Government

Certification

  • Board Certified in Real Estate Law, The Florida Bar, 1993 – present

Education

  • University of Florida, Juris Doctor, 1980
  • University of Florida, Bachelor of Science, Business Administration, Finance, 1977

Bar Admission

  • Florida, 1980

Professional Associations

  • The Florida Bar
  • Collier County Bar Association

Professional Recognition

  • AV Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
  • Honoree, The Naples Top 100, Collier County’s Most Influential Business Leaders, Naples Illustrated, 2021
  • Top Southwest Florida Lawyers, Gulfshore Business, 2012
  • Legal Elite, Florida Trend Magazine, 2011 – 2012
  • Florida Super Lawyers®, Top Rated Real Estate Lawyer in Marco Island, FL, 2009 – 2010, 2020, 2021
  • 2017 Class of 25 over 50, Naples Daily News

Honors & Community Activities

  • Sponsor and Keynote Speaker, Marco’s 50th Anniversary, 2015
  • Lee County Electric Cooperative (LCEC), Nominating Committee, 2013 – 2016
  • President, Marco Island Historical Society, 2010
  • Chairman, Collier County Historic/Archaeological Preservation Board, 2011 – 2012; 2015
  • Chairman, Exhibits Committee, Marco Island Museum, 2010 – 2015
  • Key to the City of Marco Island, 2010
  • Marco Island Citizen of the Year, 2007
  • President, Marco Island Utilities, 1997
  • President, Marco YMCA, 1994
  • President, Marco Island Sunrise Rotary, 1990

News

  • Woodward, Pires & Lombardo. P.A. Attorneys Named Among Naples Illustrated’s Top 100 for 2021
  • Woodward, Pires & Lombardo, P.A. Attorneys Selected To 2020 Florida Super Lawyers, 2020
  • Marco Island Attorney, Craig Woodward of Woodward, Pires & Lombardo, P.A. Named One of Naples Illustrated’s Top Lawyers, 2019
  • Attorney Craig Woodward To Be Honored at Marco Island Historical Society’s 25th Anniversary Gala, 2019
  • Woodward, Pires & Lombardo, P.A. Partner, Craig Woodward Named to The Naples Daily News 2017 Class of 25 of Over 50, 2017

Articles & Presentations

  • “Are You a Marco Old Timer?,” Coastal Breeze News, 2011
  • Co-Presenter, Wind Across The Everglades, Rose History Auditorium, Marco Island Historical Society, 2016
  • Biking the Fakahatchee and Picayune Strands, Coastal Breeze News, 2016
  • The Daring Kidnapping of Barbara Mackle Part 1 of 3, Coastal Breeze News, 2010
  • The Nerve-Wracking Rescue of Kidnapped Heiress Barbara Mackle – Part 2 of 3, Coastal Breeze News, 2010
  • Who Dunnit: Anatomy of an Egomaniacal Con Artist – Part 3 of 3, Coastal Breeze News, 2010

 

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