Lenore Brakefield is a Naples native and graduated cum laude from the University of Florida Levin College of Law. She focuses her law practice in civil and commercial litigation and is experienced in construction litigation matters. Lenore also handles local government law, code enforcement violations, community association law, real estate law and transactional matters. Lenore is a Certified Financial Litigator (CFL™) by the The American Academy for Certified Financial Litigators.
Practice Areas
Practice Focus
- Represents clients regarding contract disputes, foreclosures, landlord-tenant disputes, business disputes, breach of fiduciary duty, and probate litigation
- Handles pre-suit negotiations, mediations, litigation, and settlements
- Assist clients with entity formation, contract revisions, negotiations, and partnership agreements
- Represents governmental entities
- Handles issues pertaining to the Sunshine Law, and public records requests
- Drafting, negotiations, review, and execution of leases, partnership agreements, and employment agreements
- Draft and review mortgages, promissory notes, and guarantees, short sale documents, and deed in lieu of transactions
- Condominium Law
- Banking Law
- Commercial Litigation
- Trial
Certification
- Certified Financial Litigator (CFL™), The American Academy for Certified Financial Litigators (AACFL)
Education and Honors
- University of Florida, Levin College of Law, with honors, Juris Doctor, cum laude, 2004
- University of Florida, Master of Arts, Education, 1997
- University of Florida, Bachelor of Arts, Education, with honors, 1996
Bar Admission
- Florida, 2005
Court Admissions
- United States District Court, Western District of Michigan
- United States District Court, Middle District of Florida, 2007
- United States District Court, Southern District of Florida, 2012
Professional Associations
- The Florida Bar
- Collier County Bar Association
- Trial Law Section
- Collier County Women’s Bar Association
- Florida Association of Women Lawyers
- The American Academy for Certified Financial Litigators
Professional Recognition
- Honored in Top Lawyers, Commercial Litigation & Business Litigation, Naples Illustrated, 2021
- Florida Legal Elite®, Commercial Litigation, Florida Trend, 2020
- “Women to Watch,” eBella Magazine, August, 2020
Community Activities
- Past Chair, Champions For Learning™, Grant Review Committee, 2010 – 2011
News and Articles
Participating in Local Government
You Received a Notice of Violation from Code Enforcement. What’s Next?
Woodward, Pires & Lombardo, P.A. Partner Recognized as a 2020 Florida Trend’s Legal Elite Honoree
Woodward, Pires & Lombardo, P.A. Partner Earns Certified Financial Litigator Designation
Getting ‘Lien’ in the New Year! The Skinny on Liens
Woodward, Pires & Lombardo, P.A. Announces That Lenore Brakefield Has Become a Partner With The Firm
