Members of Firm

Suzanne D. Lanier
(Member) born New Orleans, Louisiana, December 30, 1959; admitted to bar, 1984, Florida; U.S. District Court, Middle and Southern Districts of Florida.

Education: Brandeis University (B.A., 1981); University of Florida (J.D., 1983). Assistant State Attorney, Twentieth Judicial Circuit, 1984-1986. Trustee, Collier County Law Library, 1994-1995.

Member: Florida Bar Grievance Committee, 2002-2005; Twentieth Judicial Circuit Peer Committee, 2002-2004. Member: Collier County Bar Association (Director, 1989-1993; Member, Family Law Section; Treasurer, 1995-1997; President, 1997-1998; Director, Trial Lawyers Section, 1999-2004; President, 2004); The Florida Bar (Member, Sections on: Family Law). (Board Certified Marital and Family Law Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education). Member, Brandeis University Admissions Council.

Practice Areas: Marital and Family Law.

Celia Ellen Deifik
(Member) born Trenton, New Jersey, March 8, 1953; admitted to bar, 1978, Florida.

Education: University of Florida (B.S.B.A., cum laude, in Finance, 1974; J.D., 1977). Member, 1975-1977 and Chairman, International Division, 1976, Moot Court.

Member: Collier County Bar Association (Past Member, Board of Directors). (Board Certified Real Estate Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education). Past Member, Twentieth Judicial Circuit Grievance Committee. Past Member, Collier County Code Enforcement Board. Recipient, Pro Bono Service Award, the Florida Supreme Court.

Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation: Real Estate, Business, Condominiums, Home Owner Associations and Landlord Tenant

Donald K. Ross, Jr.
(Member) born South Weymouth, Massachusetts, January 26, 1956; admitted to bar, 1983, Florida; 1985, U.S. District Court, Southern and Middle Districts of Florida and U.S. Tax Court.

Education: Boston College (B.A., 1978; M.A., 1979); University of Miami (J.D., 1982; LL.M., 1983).

Practice Areas: Real Estate; Corporate Law; International Taxation.



Ross Lanier & Deifik, P.A. practices in the following areas of law:

Civil Trial practice

Commercial litigation—examples:
  • Contract disputes, including purchase and sale of business (damages for breach or specific performance)
  • Non- Compete Agreements, Restraint of Trade; Trade Secrets
  • Tortious Interference with Business Relationships
  • Fraud
  • Civil Theft
Real Estate Litigation – examples:
  • Purchase and Sale Contract Disputes
  • Specific Performance
  • Forgeries
  • Community Association Litigation (Community Associations includes Condominiums, Home Owner Associations and Recreational Park Associations)
  • Representing Community Associations in Alternative Dispute Resolution/Mediation
  • Partition of Real and/or Personal Property (includes House disputes)
  • Boundary Disputes
  • Real Estate Broker/Commission disputes
  • Foreclosures
  • Equitable Liens
  • Landlord-Tenant disputes (commercial and residential)
  • Leases
  • Ejectment
  • Adverse Possession
  • Prescriptive Rights (driveways, easements, fences, etc.)
  • Quiet Title
Family Law includes:
  • Divorce
  • Child Custody
  • Child Support
  • Visitation
  • Dissolution of marriage
Buying and selling Homes, Real Property, Businesses

Leases