Cheffy Passidomo

What Cheffy Passidomo does

Cheffy Passidomo is a Florida-based professional law firm organized as a professional association (P.A.) operating from offices in Naples (headquarters, 821 Fifth Avenue South) and Tampa (202 S. Rome Ave., Suite 175). Founded approximately 1993-1994 by Edward K. Cheffy and John M. Passidomo — both former partners and associates of large multi-state firms — the firm was built to combine the quality of a large firm with the personal service of a small firm. The firm centers its practice on four core areas: Litigation, Trial Practice & Dispute Resolution; Real Estate Law; Land Use & Zoning; and Business Law, with sub-services spanning appellate, commercial, construction, HOA/condo, insurance, probate/trust, products liability, and real estate litigation, plus banking & lending, marinas & water rights, residential real estate, Developments of Regional Impact (DRI), mixed-use projects, Rural Land Stewardship Area, commercial leasing, and construction contracts & lien law.

Underlying technology is positioned as standard legal practice infrastructure — case management systems and title search and closing software for real estate transactions — rather than proprietary or AI-enabled platforms. Revenue is generated through professional legal services fees billed on hourly rates, flat fees for specific matters, contingency arrangements for litigation, and fixed fees for transactions; pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed. The go-to-market model is sales-led and reputation-driven, relying on Florida Bar Board Certification, Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent ratings, Best Lawyers in America, Florida Super Lawyers, Florida Trend's Legal Elite, bar association leadership, and referral networks rather than digital marketing. Customer segments are vertically organized and include real estate developers (primary), condominium and homeowner associations (primary), business entities, residential property owners, and the construction industry. The firm is privately held by its attorney principals, with no disclosed venture capital, private equity, or institutional ownership.

Name

Cheffy Passidomo

Legal name

Cheffy Passidomo, P.A.

Website

https://napleslaw.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Cheffy Passidomo is a Florida-based law firm serving real estate developers, condominium and homeowner associations, and business clients with litigation, real estate, land use and zoning, and business law services from offices in Naples and Tampa.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Services

NAICS

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services (541)

SIC

Real Estate Agents & Managers (For Others) (6531)

akta.pro primary industry

Land Brokerage (Raw Land & Development Sites) (FSAEAJAD)

Keywords

• Commercial litigation services
• Real estate law
• Land use zoning
• Business law services
• Construction litigation

Headquarters

HQ city

Naples

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Legal Services Fees: Professional legal services billed through hourly rates, flat fees for specific matters, contingency arrangements for litigation, and fixed fees for transactions. Services span litigation, real estate transactions, land use approvals, and business formation matters.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Cheffy Passidomo is a Florida law firm providing specialized legal representation in litigation, real estate, land use and zoning, and business law matters. The firm represents developers, condominium and homeowner associations, business entities, residential property owners, and construction industry clients in complex civil disputes, real estate transactions, land use entitlements, and business formation matters. Services are delivered through offices in Naples and Tampa, Florida.

Product overview

Cheffy Passidomo is a Florida law firm offering legal services through four core practice areas: Litigation, Trial Practice & Dispute Resolution; Real Estate Law; Land Use & Zoning; and Business Law. The firm operates as a unified legal practice with specialized sub-service offerings including Appellate Law, Business & Commercial Litigation, Construction Litigation, Insurance & Bond Litigation, Probate/Trust Litigation, Products Liability, Real Estate Litigation, Banking & Lending, Condominium & Cluster Housing, Marinas & Water Rights, Residential Real Estate, Developments of Regional Impact, Mixed Use Projects, Rural Land Stewardship Area, Commercial Leasing, and Construction Contracts & Lien Law. The firm has offices in Naples and Tampa, Florida.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Litigation, Trial Practice & Dispute Resolution Handles virtually all types of civil disputes with special interest in challenging, unique and complex cases. Develops creative and effective strategies for dispute resolution through negotiation, arbitration, or trial, serving clients in commercial, construction, real estate, and other complex civil matters.
• Real Estate Law Handles virtually all types and aspects of real estate transactions including commercial and residential sales, leases, loan transactions, submerged land leases, marina development, and condominium development. Serves developers, lenders, buyers, sellers, and property owners associations.
• Land Use & Zoning Provides experience, skill, and expertise in a broad range of zoning and land use matters. Represents developers and landowners in securing land use approvals for mixed-use developments, golf course developments, shopping centers, marinas, office buildings, hotels, resorts, residential planned communities, and industrial and business parks.
• Business Law Represents clients in matters pertaining to the creation and operation of businesses, whether as corporations, partnerships, limited liability companies, or other forms of business entities. Includes commercial leasing and construction contracts.

Quantifiable outcome

• Coached high school mock trial teams to win two state championships
• +2 more outcomes

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Akerman LLP: Florida-headquartered national firm with strong real estate, land use/zoning, and litigation practices. Represents the larger incumbent competitive set from which Cheffy Passidomo's founders previously departed.
• Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC: National firm with a substantial Florida real estate and litigation practice, including Tampa presence. Competes for the same construction, real estate, and commercial litigation matters in the broader Florida market.
• Quarles & Brady LLP: National Am Law firm with significant Florida presence and a real estate and litigation practice. Notable as a prior employer of shareholder Louis D. D'Agostino (1988-1997) and a benchmark for the large-firm-quality positioning of the boutique.
• GrayRobinson, PA: Florida-wide full-service firm with extensive real estate, land use, and litigation capabilities across multiple offices including Naples and Tampa. A larger incumbent competing for similar Southwest Florida clients.
• Roetzel & Andress, PA: Florida-headquartered full-service firm with real estate, construction, and litigation practices across multiple Florida offices. A broader mid-size incumbent competing for similar regional clients.

Direct peers

• Lowndes Drosdick Doster Kantor & Reed, PA: Orlando-based Florida boutique with a long-standing real estate, land use, and commercial litigation practice. Comparable size and practice mix, but operating in central Florida rather than the Southwest Florida market.
• Goede, Adamczyk, DeBoest & Cross, PLLC: Southwest Florida boutique with real estate, business, construction, and litigation practices serving Naples and Fort Myers — a closely comparable regional competitor for mid-market commercial and real estate clients.
• Coleman, Yovanovich & Koester, PA: Naples-headquartered boutique firm with overlapping real estate, land use/zoning, construction, and commercial litigation practices, serving the same Collier County client base as Cheffy Passidomo.
• Henderson Franklin Storch & Detwiler: Fort Myers-based Florida boutique law firm with a comparable mix of real estate, land use, business litigation, and HOA/condominium practice. Closest geographic and practice-area analog serving the same Southwest Florida market.

Regional players

• Stearns Weaver Miller Weissler Alhadeff & Sitterson, PA: Miami-based Florida firm with a strong real estate, land use, and litigation practice. Comparable capability set, but anchored in South Florida and a larger scale than Cheffy Passidomo.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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