Chris E. Ragano Tampa, Florida
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Chris E. Ragano is a founding partner of the Law Offices of Kuske & Ragano, P.A. He 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 current Chair-Elect for the Family Law Section (Hillsborough County Bar Association) and serves of 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 National Business Institute, the Hillsborough County Bar Association (Family Law Section) 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 practicing attorneys and psychologists on prosecuting and defending of all forms of domestic violence injunctions.
As a former Public Defender in the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit, as 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 been a research consultant for the History Channel and has appeared on documentaries titled Mouthpiece: Voice of the Accused and Declassified: Godfathers of Havana.
Mr. Ragano is also the current legal consultant 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.
- 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.
- Classes/Seminars Taught:
- Speaker, Financial Settlement Strategies for Divorce Clients, National Business Institute - Tampa, Florida, June 8, 2007
- Speaker, Child Custody and Shared Parenting, National Business Institute - Tampa, Florida, February 23, 2007
- The Florida Bar, Admissibility of Computer Generated Documents, Family Law Section of The Florida Bar, 2006
- Declassified: Godfathers of Havana, History Channel, 2006
- Divorce 101: Obtaining The Best Settlement For Your Client In Florida, National Business Institute, 2006
- Domestic Violence : An Informative Guide To The Family Law Practitioner, Hillsborough County Bar Association, 2005
- The Good, The Bad and The Ugly - An Informative Guide to Defending and Prosecuting Domestic Violence Injunctions, Hillsborough County Bar Association, 2004
- A Roadmap Through Florida Divorce Proceedings, National Business Institute, 2004
- Prosecuting and Defending Domestic Violence Injunctions, Hillsborough County Bar Association, 2003
- Mouthpiece: Voice of the Accused - Frank Ragano, History Channel, 2003
- Dale Carnegie Course, Classes
- Prosecuting the Respondent in Domestic Violence Cases, A Petitioner's Perscpective: Hillsborough County Bar Association - September 15, 2006 - Speaker
- Professional Associations and Memberships:
- Florida Bar, Family Law Section
- Hillsborough County Bar Association, Family Law Section
- Secretary/Treasurer
- Tampa Family Law Inns of Court
- Former Executive Committee Chair, Member
- American Inns of Court
- Member
- Past Employment Positions:
- The Law Offices of Kuske & Ragano, Trial Attorney, 2006 - Present
- The Law Firm of Kevin A. Moore, P.A., Senior Associate Attorney, 2005 - 2006
- Escobar, Ramirez & Associates, P.A., Senior Associate Attorney, 2004 - 2005
- The Law Offices of Nancy Hutcheson Harris & Associates, P.A., Senior Associate Attorney, 2001 - 2004
- The Law Offices of Knox & Givens, P.A., Associate Attorney, 2000 - 2001
- Julianne M. Holt, Public Defender - Thirteenth Judicial Circuit, Assistant Public Defender, 1996 - 2000
- Roland E. Dahlin II, Federal Public Defender for the Southern District of Texas, Certified Legal Intern, 1995 - 1996
- Ancillary Businesses:
- Legal Analyst for 620 WDAE, Sports Animal the Ron & Ian Show
