Areas of Practice:
Bar Admissions:
Florida, 1997
U.S. District Court Middle District of Florida, 2000
Education:
South Texas College of Law, Houston, Texas, 1996, J.D.
Honors: Vice President - Florida Law Students Association
Honors: Moot Court and Mock Trial Advocacy Participation
Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, USA, 1992, B.S.
Honors: President - Economic Honor Society
Major: Economics
University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA, 1990, A.A.
CV/Bio:
Chris E Ragano, P.A., Tampa, Florida
Chris Ragano practices exclusively in the areas of matrimonial and family law. Mr. Ragano received his Doctorate of Jurisprudence from South Texas College of Law and his Bachelor of Science from Florida State University. He is admitted to practice in the state of Florida and before the United States District Court, Middle District of Florida.
Mr. Ragano is a member of the Florida Bar (Family Law Section) and the Hillsborough County Bar Association (Family Law Section). He is the past Chair for the Family Law Section (Hillsborough County Bar Association) and serves on the Executive Counsel Committee. He is also the former chair on the Executive Committee for the Family Law Inns of Court.
Mr. Ragano is a frequent speaker and lecturer on advanced family law litigation. He has previously lectured for the Florida Bar, National Business Institute, the Hillsborough County Bar Association, and Bay Area Legal Services.
As a testament to his craft, Mr. Ragano is the only attorney in the Hillsborough County area to speak at yearly seminars geared towards training other family law attorneys and psychologists on prosecuting and defending of all forms of Domestic Violence Injunctions and Restraining Orders.
As a former Public Defender in the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit, and for Hillsborough County, Mr. Ragano has handled thousands of jury and non-jury trials. Mr. Ragano headed up the domestic violence unit and trained other attorneys on all aspects of defending false allegations of domestic violence, child abuse and sexual abuse.
Mr. Ragano has appeared on both the History Channel and A&E’s Biography channel as a research consultant.
Mr. Ragano is also the current legal analyst for the Ron & Ian Show, that appears on Channel 620 WDAE, the Sports Channel. He appears weekly on the Ron & Ian Show and discusses current headlines and topics as it relates to all aspects of family law and criminal law.
Mr. Ragano is BV rated by Martindale Hubbell, the leading lawyer rating service.
