A prominent business lawyer in Florida, and as President & CEO of Shumaker Advisors Florida, Ron is a hard-working and intensely prepared lawyer with a broad practice comprised of both transactions and complex litigation. Colleagues and clients alike describe him as an indispensable part of their team when they want to get a big deal done, prevail in complicated litigation, or solve a complex problem.
Ron has been selected to The Business Journal’s list as one of the Nation’s 100 Most Influential Attorneys and has been recognized as one of the Top 50 Lawyers in Florida and one of the Best Lawyers in America by a variety of associations and magazines. He is also a board certified health lawyer and a State of Florida Licensed Realtor.
A proud community advocate, Ron has held a wide range of leadership positions locally and across Florida, supporting economic development, leadership initiatives, and vital community causes. His history of service includes roles as:
- Chair of the Tampa Economic Development Council
- Chair of Leadership Florida Board of Directors
- Past Chair of the Tampa Bay Chamber
- Past Chair for the Tampa Bay Businesses for Culture and Arts
- Past Chair of the 2018 Leukemia Lymphoma Society Light the Night Walk
Ron’s community work also includes serving a central role in the effort to retain Major League Baseball and the Tampa Bay Rays in the region and helping to connect Tampa Bay with the world with his work in international relations, including maintaining sister city relationships in Ireland and Italy.
Ron enjoys spending time with his three children, who are his world.
Education
J.D., magna cum laude, Florida State University College of Law, 1996
M.A., International Affairs, Florida State University, 1996
B.A., History, New College of Florida, 1993
Professional and Community Affiliations
- Shumaker Advisors Florida, LLC, President/CEO 2017 – Present
- District of Columbia Bar, Member
- Florida Bar, Member and Health Law Certification Committee, 2022
- Ohio Bar, Member
- Hillsborough County Bar Association, Member, past Chair of the Health Law Section
- American Health Lawyers Association, Member
- State of Florida Licensed Realtor, Member
- American Heart Association, Executive Cabinet (2018-2022), Heart Ball Chair (2021)
- Feeding Tampa Bay, Capital Campaign Committee (2021-Present)
- Florida Chamber of Commerce, Lifetime Member
- Florida State University Journal of Land Use & Environmental Law, Advisory Board (1996-Present)
- Friends of the Riverwalk, Board of Directors (2014-2020), Governance Committee (Past-Chair), Executive Committee (2014-2016), Administration Committee Chair (2014-2020)
- Leadership Florida, Chair of the Board of Directors (2024-2025), Board Member (2020-Present), State Program Committee Member (2019-2020), Governance Committee (past), Audit Chair (past), Cornerstone Class XXXVI (2017-2018)
- Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, Chair Emeritus, Executive Leadership Committee (2018), Light the Night Walk, Chair (2018)
- New College of Florida, Board of Trustees (2020-present), Board Vice Chair (2021-present), Finance & Administration Committee (Chair), Presidential Evaluation Committee, Presidential Search Committee (Past Chair)
- Super Bowl LV Host Committee (2020-2021), Member
- Tampa Bay Business Journal Leadership Trust, Founding Member
- Tampa Bay Chamber, Board of Directors, Executive Committee (2010-2016), Past Chair (2015), Vice Chair (2014), Co-Chair Public Policy Committee (2012), Treasurer (2013), General Counsel (2010-2012), Cultural Affairs Committee (2000-2005), Water Policy Task Force (1996-1998)
- Leadership Tampa Alumni (2003 Class)
- Tampa Bay Economic Development Council, Chair (2024-2025), Vice Chair (2023-2024), Secretary/Treasurer (2022-2023), General Counsel (2020-2022), Executive Committee, International Business Development Committee, Relocation Task Force Committee, Prosperity Foundation Capital Campaign Captain (2021-2023), Audit & Finance Committee Member (2017), Economic Recovery Task Force Retention and Business Support Working Group (Past Member)
- Tampa Connection, Class 1998-1999
- Tampa Museum of Art, Vice Chair (2023-present), Board of Trustees (2020-Present), Executive Committee, Governance Committee (Co-Chair)
- USF Contemporary Art Museum & Graphic Studio, Council Member
- Ybor City Development Corporation, Board of Directors (2019-2021)
- Ybor City Lions Club, Member
- Florida Council of 100, (2024-present)
Honors
- Tampa Bay Titan 100, 2025
- Tampa Bay’s Most Admired CEOs, Tampa Bay Business Journal, 2025
- Legal Elite Notable Managing Partners, Florida Trend magazine, 2023
- Tampa Bay Business Journal’s Power 100: Tampa Bay's most influential leaders, 2021-2024
- Tampa Bay Chamber's 2020 Parke Wright III Leadership Award Recipient
- Litigation Counsel of America, Fellow
- The Business Journal’s National List of the 100 Most Influential Attorneys
- AV® Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell
- Best Lawyers in America, 2009-2024
- Florida Super Lawyer by Super Lawyers magazine, 2006, 2008-2016, 2018-2024
- Florida Legal Elite by Florida Trend magazine
- Top 100 Lawyers in Florida by Super Lawyers magazine, 2011-2013
- Top 50 Super Lawyer – Tampa Bay by Super Lawyers magazine, 2013
- Best Lawyers “Tampa Health Care Law Lawyer of the Year,” 2013, 2018
- Tampa Top Lawyers, Government Relations Practice, Tampa Magazine, 2019
- Tampa Bay Business Journal’s “40 Under 40”
- Tampa Bay Businesses for Culture and the Arts Individual Impact Award, 2014
- 2016 Lions World Vision Institute Light of Sight Award