Boatman Ricci

Attorney Victoria Wonson

Bar Admissions:

• Tennessee
• Florida

Education:

• Liberty University School of Law, J.D., 2022
• Pensacola Christian College, B.S. in Accounting, magna cum laude, 2019

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• Associate attorney in the firm’s Naples office
• Member of the Law Review
• Served on the Law Review board as Business Manager
• Competed on Moot Court
• Competed on the Alternative Dispute Resolution Board

Attorney James A. Boatman, Jr.

Bar Admissions:

• Florida Bar, 1997
• Federal District Courts of Florida
• Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals

Education:

• Florida State University College of Law, J.D., cum laude, 1997
• University of Central Florida, B.A. in Political Science – Pre-Law, 1994

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• Member, Florida State University Law Review
• Member, Florida State University Moot Court
• Member, Collier County Bar Association
• Member, Inns of Court, Collier County
• Young Life Board Member

Attorney Ernest A. Ricci

Bar Admissions:

• Florida Bar, 2012
• Pennsylvania Bar, 2014
• United States District Court, Middle District of Florida, 2016
• United States District Court, Southern District of Florida, 2016

Education:

• Ave Maria School of Law, Naples, FL, J.D., 2012
• Dickinson College, Carlisle, PA, B.A., 2009

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• AV Preeminent–rated attorney by Martindale-Hubbell
• Member, Collier County Bar Association
• Member, Inns of Court, Collier County
• Member, Naples Chamber of Commerce Growing Associates in Naples (GAIN), Class of 2018
• Member, Young Professionals of Naples
• Member, Naples Jaycees
• Member, Legatus of Naples

Attorney Stephen C. Schahrer

Bar Admissions:

• Florida Bar
• Federal District Courts of Florida
• Northern, Middle and Southern

Education:

• Liberty University School of Law, J.D., magna cum laude
• Florida Gulf Coast University, M.P.A.
• Florida Gulf Coast University, B.A. in Political Science, summa cum laude

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• Received Florida Law Board Certification in Business Litigation
• Liberty University Law Review Senior Staff Member
• Liberty University Trial Team Member
• Member, Inns of Court, Collier County
• Board Member, Parkinson’s Association of Southwest Florida

Attorney Mark Stephen Bowers II

Bar Admissions:

• Florida, 2023

Education:

• Ave Maria School of Law, 2023
• Washington & Jefferson College, Major in Political Science, Minor in Conflict and Resolution Studies

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• Attorney
• Received the CALI Award for Trial Advocacy
• Competed in multiple moot court competitions
• Joined Boatman Ricci Law Firm in 2026

Attorney Daniel E. Buley

Bar Admissions:

• Florida, 2025
• Connecticut, 2013

Education:

• University of New Haven, dual Bachelor’s Degree in Legal Studies: Dispute Resolution and Criminal Justice: Law Enforcement, Minor in Psychology, 2010
• Roger Williams University School of Law, Juris Doctor, 2013

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• Partner
• Practices commercial litigation, foreclosure defense, construction litigation, real estate disputes, small business corporate counsel, appellate advocacy, trust and probate, business, debtor creditor, and estate planning
• Active member of the Trial Team at the University of New Haven
• Recipient of the David Maxwell Law Award in Criminal Justice
• Recipient of the Dean’s Award
• Recipient of the Bridge Award
• Recipient of the Public Service Award
• Recipient of a Jurisprudence Scholarship
• Joined a private firm specializing in criminal law, juvenile delinquency, child protection, family law, and habeas corpus after graduation
• Worked as a certified Special Public Defender and habeas attorney
• Became a trial attorney for Liberty Mutual handling complex automobile and premises liability matters
• Sat first chair on over forty trials
• Conducted over eight hundred depositions
• Defended over one hundred arbitrations
• Regularly argued discovery and evidentiary motions in court
• Worked as a Complex Bodily Injury Adjuster in Florida
• Joined Boatman Ricci in July 2025
• Assists the firm with all aspects of civil litigation and personal injury

Languages Spoken:

• English

Attorney Phil Gendro

Bar Admissions:

• The Florida Bar, 2025

Education:

• University of Florida Levin College of Law, J.D., cum laude
• University of Washington, B.A. in History, 2021

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• Associate Attorney
• Contributes to the firm’s commercial litigation matters
• Worked as a legal assistant at a Washington State firm during college
• Advanced into a leadership role at a Washington State firm
• Recipient of the Ethos of Excellence Full-Tuition and Stipend Scholarship
• Interned with a Washington State judge while at UF Law
• Served as a Research Assistant while at UF Law
• Contributed to the publication of an article on Default-Use Noncompetes
• Active in the Christian Legal Society
• Active in the Federalist Society
• Served as Research Editor for the Journal of Law & Public Policy

Attorney Alex Benjamin Rabinowitz

Bar Admissions:

• Florida, 2024

Education:

• University of Florida, Bachelor of Arts in International Studies and Spanish
• Ave Maria School of Law, Juris Doctorate

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• Associate Attorney
• Contributes to the firm in its commercial litigation matters
• Worked in an account executive role for a software sales company in Miami
• Worked in various litigation capacities at several local firms while in law school
• Gained transactional experience as a law clerk assisting the general counsel of Jersey Mike’s
• Senior Editor of the Law Review
• Business Law Institute Fellow
• Research Assistant to the Dean
• Had his Note selected for publication
• Wrote about the correlation between traumatic brain injuries and ineffective return-to-play policies among youth athletes
• Contributed to the publication of two novels and several scholarly articles relating to Fourth and Fifth Amendment constitutional rights

Languages Spoken:

• Spanish

Attorney Tylan Thomas Ricketts

Bar Admissions:

• Florida Bar

Education:

• Ave Maria School of Law, Naples, FL, J.D., magna cum laude, 2018
• Benedictine College, Atchison, KS, B.A. in Philosophy
• Benedictine College, Atchison, KS, B.A. in Theology

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• Associate Attorney
• Attained the rank of Eagle Scout in the Boy Scouts of America
• Member of the Student Government Association at Benedictine College
• Played an active role in the Knights of Columbus, becoming a member of the Fourth Degree
• Served as Chairman of the Residence Life Committee
• Served as Junior Class Vice President
• Entered seminary for the Catholic Diocese of Dodge City, Kansas
• Attended St. John Vianney Seminary in Denver, Colorado for four years
• Managing Editor, Ave Maria Law Review
• Participated in multiple moot court competitions in New York and Boston
• Interned for the Honorable Carol Mirando of the Middle District of Florida
• Recipient of the St. Ives Award
• Worked for a boutique law firm in Fort Myers practicing real estate, contract, and HOA litigation
• Added probate, estate planning, and business formation to his litigation experience in 2019
• Member, Federalist Society
• Founding Member and President, Catholic Lawyer’s Association
• Member, Collier County Bar Association
• Board of Directors, Villas of St. Vincent

Attorney Ryan D. Shapot

Bar Admissions:

• Florida, 2023

Education:

• Ave Maria School of Law, J.D., 2022

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• Trial-focused litigation attorney and firm partner
• Practices litigation, 100%
• Primarily handles real estate, trust & probate, business, personal injury, and general commercial litigation
• Represents individuals and businesses in complex, high-stakes disputes
• Concentrates his practice on civil litigation, with a concentration on personal injury and catastrophic injury cases, as well as commercial and liability disputes
• Handles select criminal defense matters, including defending against injunctions for protection
• Represents businesses in contractual disputes, partnership and shareholder conflicts, tort claims, construction and property-related litigation, and other commercial controversies
• Serves as General Counsel for various local businesses in southwest Florida
• Previously worked as an insurance defense attorney
• Has experience as both a prosecutor and a public defender
• Served nearly a decade in the United States Army during the Global War on Terrorism Campaign in military law enforcement
• Recipient, Client's Choice Award, 2026

Languages Spoken:

• English

Attorney Jonathan R. Huffman

Bar Admissions:

• Florida Bar
• Indiana Bar (currently inactive)
• Admitted to all federal courts in Florida and Indiana

Education:

• Indiana University School of Law (Bloomington), Juris Doctorate
• University of Miami, M.B.A.
• Valparaiso University, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• Senior Partner
• Heads Boatman Ricci’s Fort Myers office
• Experienced complex commercial litigation attorney
• Successfully represented clients in business, employment, real estate, and investment disputes in Florida’s state and federal courts and in administrative proceedings
• Began his legal career in 2005 at a renowned insurance defense firm in Fort Wayne, Indiana
• Spent nine years at two prominent Jacksonville firms handling commercial litigation matters
• Served as a partner and practice group leader of his firm’s business law group
• Joined a national firm in 2017 to serve as its lead attorney for business litigation in southwest Florida
• Later joined Boatman Ricci
• Member, Inns of Court – Chester Bedell chapter
• Member, Inns of Court – Benjamin Harris chapter