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Attorney Skelly is a midwestern transplant from Iowa. She has been in Florida for the past 11 years. While attending school full time for her Master’s degree, Attorney Skelly also worked full time in social services helping children and their families who were involved in the child welfare/dependency system.. Attorney Skelly has an extensive professional background in child welfare and social services having worked for 18 years in the field. She has substantial knowledge and training in this area. After deciding to go to law school, Attorney Skelly attended Western Michigan University Thomas M. Cooley Law School at their Riverview campus. She completed their accelerated program and finished law school in just over two years. She graduated magna cum laude with honors. Attorney Skelly received several honors and awards while in law school such as receiving the certificate of merit awards for Research and Writing, Family Violence Practice, and Secured Transactions. This means she earned the highest grade in her class. She also received the Alumni Distinguished Student Award which is awarded based on academic accomplishment, demonstrated leadership, meaningful extracurricular activities, and post-graduate plans.. In her free time, Attorney Skelly enjoys spending time with friends and family, going to the beach, and exploring the beautiful state she has called home for the past 11 years.. In her legal career, Attorney Skelly started out at the State Attorney’s Office in Fort Myers, FL. She helped prosecute several cases and has done both jury and bench trials. Attorney Skelly has also worked for a family law firm under a board certified marital and family law practitioner where she gained tremendous knowledge in the area of family law which includes divorce, paternity, child custody/parenting plans, alimony and child support as well as domestic relations issues such as domestic violence injunctions. Attorney Skelly is also certified as a Guardian ad Litem and can serve as a Guardian ad Litem in family court cases.. Attorney Skelly is a proud member of the Florida Bar, the Lee County Bar Association, the Stann Givens Family Law Inn, the Calusa Chapter of the American Inns of Court, and the American Bar Association.

Scott J. Lantry is a Certified Specialist in the field of Family Law and is a Partner with the law firm Whiting, Ross, Abel & Campbell, LLP. Mr. Lantry exclusively practices family law and is committed to empowering his clients to resolve disputed issues on terms most favorable to the client and his/her children, either by mutual agreement or by focused and efficient family court litigation.. Continuously since 2017, Mr. Lantry has been selected for inclusion in the Northern California Super Lawyers® Rising Stars List. Less than 2.5% of attorneys in Northern California are named to Rising Stars.. Mr. Lantry acted as lead trial counsel in Superior Court proceedings that led to the published appellate decision In re Marriage of MacIlwaine, a case that made new law in California regarding the treatment of extraordinary income from stock option compensation that may exceed the needs of the minor children. (In re Marriage of MacIlwaine (2018) 26 514.) Mr. Lantry has since gone on to represent and advise both support payors and support recipients in cases where the payor’s income arguably exceeds the children’s needs under section 4057(b)(3), and where the support obligation is based on income from all forms of equity compensation.. Mr. Lantry has been qualified to testify as an expert in the field of California Family Law.. Mr. Lantry joined Whiting, Ross, Abel & Campbell, LLP in 2004, working as a File Room Clerk. When he passed the California Bar in 2008, he became a member of the team of family law attorneys at the firm. Mr. Lantry took a two-year hiatus from the firm during which time he represented airlines and aerospace companies in civil litigation primarily in the United States District Courts of California. Since his return to the firm, he represents clients through all phases of family law litigation including filing of initial court documents, complying with all discovery and disclosure requirements, settlement proceedings, and trial.

Andrew Ross is a partner of the law firm of Whiting, Ross, Abel & Campbell, LLP. He is a Certified Family Law Specialist, certified by The State Bar of California, Board of Legal Specialization, since 1994. Andy is a hardworking, seasoned professional, with a compassionate perspective and has a unique ability to assist clients in navigating through the many challenges of California divorce, including those with complex property issues, valuable business interests, complicated separate property issues, emotional custody disputes, establishment and modification of child and spousal support, and other aspects of CA family law. He is a quick study, able to define issues and options for settlement resulting in a reduced negative impact, wherever possible. In high conflict cases, where litigation is required, Andy has significant trial experience and is a knowledgeable litigator.