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Top-Ranked Bankruptcy Lawyers in Naples, Florida

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Summary

As of November 1, 2026, the top-ranked bankruptcy lawyers in Naples, Florida are Laurie Hannan-Anton (LexRank 80.00), Alfred F Gal Jr. (80.00) and Jonathan Irbing Tolentino (80.00).

This ranking lists 14 bankruptcy lawyers in Naples, Florida, in order of their LexRank score, calculated from their Florida Bar records and other cited sources. Their experience ranges from 3 to 48 years in practice. 2 of the 14 list Spanish on their Florida Bar profile.

Lawyers ranked
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The ranking

Ordered by organic LexRank score; paid placements are labelled and never affect a position. How we rank

  1. No change

    Laurie Hannan-Anton

    Independent practice · Naples, FL

    Verified
    • 37 years experience
    • Bankruptcy
    • Bar status verified
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    Why #1?

    Ranks #1 with 80.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Data quality (10/10).

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 20.9)
    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.6)
  2. No change

    Alfred F Gal Jr.

    Independent practice · Naples, FL

    Verified
    • 28 years experience
    • Bankruptcy
    • Bar status verified
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    Why #2?

    Ranks #2 with 80.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Data quality (10/10).

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 20.9)
    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.6)
  3. No change

    Jonathan Irbing Tolentino

    Independent practice · Naples, FL

    Verified
    • 26 years experience
    • Bankruptcy
    • Bar status verified
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    Why #3?

    Ranks #3 with 80.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Data quality (10/10).

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 20.9)
    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.6)
  4. No change

    Monika J Machen

    Independent practice · Naples, FL

    Verified
    • 24 years experience
    • Bankruptcy
    • Bar status verified
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    Why #4?

    Ranks #4 with 78.80: strongest in Experience (28.8/30) and Data quality (10/10). 1.20 points behind #3, mostly experience.

    Strongest

    • Experience 28.8/30 (ranking avg 20.9)
    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.6)

    1.20 points behind #3 (Jonathan Irbing Tolentino): Experience −1.2.

  5. No change

    Gregory Allen Champeau

    Independent practice · Naples, FL

    Verified
    • 24 years experience
    • Bankruptcy
    • Bar status verified
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    Why #5?

    Ranks #5 with 78.80: strongest in Experience (28.8/30) and Data quality (10/10).

    Strongest

    • Experience 28.8/30 (ranking avg 20.9)
    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.6)
  6. No change

    Mark Joseph Alderuccio

    Independent practice · Naples, FL

    Verified
    • 31 years experience
    • Bankruptcy
    • Bar status verified
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    Why #6?

    Ranks #6 with 78.60: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Local relevance (5/5). 0.20 points behind #5, mostly data quality.

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 20.9)
    • Local relevance 5/5 (ranking avg 5)

    0.20 points behind #5 (Gregory Allen Champeau): Data quality −1.4.

    Not on record (scores 0, never estimated): website.

  7. No change

    Patrick H Neale

    Independent practice · Naples, FL

    Verified
    • 48 years experience
    • Bankruptcy
    • Bar status verified
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    Why #7?

    Ranks #7 with 78.60: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Local relevance (5/5).

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 20.9)
    • Local relevance 5/5 (ranking avg 5)

    Not on record (scores 0, never estimated): website.

  8. No change

    Charles R Hayes

    Independent practice · Naples, FL

    Verified
    • 18 years experience
    • Bankruptcy
    • Bar status verified
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    Why #8?

    Ranks #8 with 70.20: strongest in Experience (21.6/30) and Local relevance (5/5). 8.40 points behind #7, mostly experience.

    Strongest

    • Experience 21.6/30 (ranking avg 20.9)
    • Local relevance 5/5 (ranking avg 5)

    8.40 points behind #7 (Patrick H Neale): Experience −8.4.

    Not on record (scores 0, never estimated): website.

  9. No change

    Alan F Hamisch

    Independent practice · Naples, FL

    Verified
    • 15 years experience
    • Bankruptcy
    • Bar status verified
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    Why #9?

    Ranks #9 with 68.00: strongest in Data quality (10/10) and Local relevance (5/5); held back by Experience (18/30). 2.20 points behind #8, mostly experience.

    Strongest

    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.6)
    • Local relevance 5/5 (ranking avg 5)

    Held back by

    • Experience 18/30 (ranking avg 20.9)

    2.20 points behind #8 (Charles R Hayes): Experience −3.6.

  10. No change

    Melissa Hollander Jeda

    Independent practice · Naples, FL

    Verified
    • 13 years experience
    • Bankruptcy
    • Bar status verified
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    Why #10?

    Ranks #10 with 65.60: strongest in Data quality (10/10) and Local relevance (5/5); held back by Experience (15.6/30). 2.40 points behind #9, mostly experience.

    Strongest

    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.6)
    • Local relevance 5/5 (ranking avg 5)

    Held back by

    • Experience 15.6/30 (ranking avg 20.9)

    2.40 points behind #9 (Alan F Hamisch): Experience −2.4.

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    Danielle Marie Simmons

    Independent practice · Naples, FL

    Verified
    • 10 years experience
    • Bankruptcy
    • Bar status verified
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    Why #11?

    Ranks #11 with 62.00: strongest in Data quality (10/10) and Local relevance (5/5); held back by Experience (12/30). 3.60 points behind #10, mostly experience.

    Strongest

    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.6)
    • Local relevance 5/5 (ranking avg 5)

    Held back by

    • Experience 12/30 (ranking avg 20.9)

    3.60 points behind #10 (Melissa Hollander Jeda): Experience −3.6.

  12. No change

    Christian Garrett Haman

    Independent practice · Naples, FL

    Verified
    • 7 years experience
    • Bankruptcy
    • Bar status verified
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    Why #12?

    Ranks #12 with 58.40: strongest in Data quality (10/10) and Local relevance (5/5); held back by Experience (8.4/30). 3.60 points behind #11, mostly experience.

    Strongest

    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.6)
    • Local relevance 5/5 (ranking avg 5)

    Held back by

    • Experience 8.4/30 (ranking avg 20.9)

    3.60 points behind #11 (Danielle Marie Simmons): Experience −3.6.

  13. No change

    Jennifer Mary Duffy

    Independent practice · Naples, FL

    Verified
    • 5 years experience
    • Bankruptcy
    • Bar status verified
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    Why #13?

    Ranks #13 with 56.00: strongest in Data quality (10/10) and Local relevance (5/5); held back by Experience (6/30). 2.40 points behind #12, mostly experience.

    Strongest

    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.6)
    • Local relevance 5/5 (ranking avg 5)

    Held back by

    • Experience 6/30 (ranking avg 20.9)

    2.40 points behind #12 (Christian Garrett Haman): Experience −2.4.

  14. No change

    Angelica Kramarenko Jones

    Independent practice · Naples, FL

    Verified
    • 3 years experience
    • Bankruptcy
    • Bar status verified
    View profile
    Why #14?

    Ranks #14 with 52.20: strongest in Local relevance (5/5) and Practice-area relevance (20/20); held back by Experience (3.6/30). 3.80 points behind #13, mostly experience.

    Strongest

    • Local relevance 5/5 (ranking avg 5)
    • Practice-area relevance 20/20 (ranking avg 20)

    Held back by

    • Experience 3.6/30 (ranking avg 20.9)

    3.80 points behind #13 (Jennifer Mary Duffy): Experience −2.4, Data quality −1.4.

    Not on record (scores 0, never estimated): website.

Data sources behind the scores

Every score on this page is calculated from facts backed by these sources. Each profile shows which source supports which fact and when it was last checked.

  • floridabar.org · Official / regulatory · 14 profile pages140 facts for 14 lawyers

Bankruptcy market in Naples

LexRanked tracks 14 lawyers in bankruptcy law in Naples, Florida. 14 of the lawyers have verified professional data. Data verified October 22, 2026.

Lawyers
14
Law firms
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Verified professional data
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Average rating
Withheldtoo few sourced ratings
Median review count
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Median experience
21 years14 lawyers

Calculated by LexRanked from its own records on ; data verified . Ratings and review counts count only when backed by a source; figures from fewer than three profiles are withheld. All lawyers in Naples

What sets these Naples lawyers apart

Every lawyer in this ranking has a The Florida Bar license verified as eligible to practice, and every fact shown links to its source. The figures below come from each lawyer's Florida Bar profile.

Fact about the 14 ranked lawyers Figure
Years in practice 3 to 48 (median 21)
Languages besides English Spanish (2), Hindi (1), Ukrainian (1)
License status with The Florida Bar Eligible to practice, verified for every lawyer
Most common law school Ave Maria School of Law (4 lawyers)

Who is included in this ranking?

Lawyers eligible to practice in Florida, with a Naples office address and bankruptcy as a practice area on record. It compares 14 bankruptcy lawyers, using only facts with a cited source. The Florida Bar does not board-certify lawyers in bankruptcy, so the practice area is the one each lawyer lists on their Florida Bar profile, which The Florida Bar does not review. How we rank.

Florida rules to know

Bankruptcy is federal law, but Florida decides what property a debtor keeps: filing stops most collection at once, and Florida protects a homestead and a vehicle worth up to $5,000.

Rule What it means
Automatic stay Filing a bankruptcy petition stops most collection actions and lawsuits against the debtor (11 U.S.C. § 362(a))
Credit counseling An individual must take a budget and credit counseling briefing from an approved agency within the 180 days before filing (11 U.S.C. § 109(h))
Repeat Chapter 7 No Chapter 7 discharge if the debtor received one in a case filed within the previous 8 years (11 U.S.C. § 727(a)(8))
Chapter 13 plan A repayment plan runs for at most 5 years (11 U.S.C. § 1322(d))
Meeting of creditors The U.S. trustee holds a meeting of creditors in every case (11 U.S.C. § 341)
Florida homestead A home is protected up to one-half acre inside a city or 160 acres outside one (Fla. Const. art. X, § 4)
Florida vehicle and property A vehicle up to $5,000, and other personal property up to $4,000 if no homestead exemption is claimed (Fla. Stat. § 222.25)
Court Where cases are heard
State court circuit Collier County is in Florida's Twentieth Judicial Circuit

How to choose among these lawyers

Confirm the license, ask who will handle your matter, and get the fee terms in writing before you sign.

  1. Look up the lawyer in The Florida Bar's directory and check the bar number shown on their LexRanked profile.
  2. Ask whether the lawyer you meet will handle your matter personally, and how many matters like yours they have handled recently.
  3. Ask how they charge and what costs are extra, and get the agreement in writing.
  4. If you prefer to work in another language, check the languages listed on each profile.

Further reading

Sources for the rules above

Frequently asked questions

Does filing bankruptcy stop collection calls and lawsuits?

Yes, in most cases. Under 11 U.S.C. § 362(a), filing the petition stops most collection actions and lawsuits against the debtor at once, with the exceptions the statute lists.

Do I need credit counseling before filing bankruptcy?

Yes. An individual must receive a budget and credit counseling briefing from an approved nonprofit agency within the 180 days before filing, under 11 U.S.C. § 109(h), unless an exception applies.

Can I keep my house if I file bankruptcy in Florida?

Florida protects a homestead from forced sale up to one-half acre inside a city or 160 acres outside one (Fla. Const. art. X, § 4). In bankruptcy, federal law caps the protection for home equity acquired in the 1,215 days before filing (11 U.S.C. § 522(p)), so ask a lawyer about your dates.

How often can I file Chapter 7?

A Chapter 7 discharge is denied if you received one in a case filed within the previous 8 years (11 U.S.C. § 727(a)(8)).

How long does a Chapter 13 plan last?

At most 5 years. A debtor whose income is below the Florida median usually has a 3-year plan, which the court may extend to 5 years for cause (11 U.S.C. § 1322(d)).

Which court handles cases in Naples?

State court cases in Collier County are heard in Florida's Twentieth Judicial Circuit. Bankruptcy cases are filed in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the federal district that includes the county instead.

Are there Spanish-speaking bankruptcy lawyers in Naples?

Yes. 2 of the 14 ranked lawyers list Spanish on their Florida Bar profile. Each LexRanked profile shows the languages on record.

How is this ranking ordered?

By the LexRank score, calculated only from facts with a cited source: experience, practice-area relevance, awards on record such as board certification, professional credentials, data quality and location. Client reviews do not affect the LexRank score: neither star ratings nor the number of reviews is scored. Payment never changes a position.

Do client reviews affect the LexRank score?

Client reviews do not affect the LexRank score: neither star ratings nor the number of reviews is scored. Reviews are shown on profiles for information only, and Reputation counts only awards on record, such as board certification. How we rank

Which lawyers are verified?

14 of the 14 ranked lawyers have fully verified profiles: Laurie Hannan-Anton, Alfred F Gal Jr., Jonathan Irbing Tolentino, Monika J Machen and Gregory Allen Champeau and others.

About this ranking

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