Linda Holly Fried

Linda Holly Fried is a Board Certified Marital and Family Law Attorney in Fort Myers who handles complex matrimonial litigation, divorce, and high-net-worth family law matters. Her practice includes equitable distribution of marital estates, alimony, child custody, and child support. She also serves as a certified family law mediator, helping parties address disputes through mediation when appropriate. Her work combines extensive litigation experience with focused representation in financially and personally significant family law matters.

Linda earned a J.D. from Florida State University College of Law. Her legal education provided the foundation for a career that has included both criminal prosecution and decades of marital and family law practice. That background supports her ability to analyze complicated financial issues, evaluate contested family matters, and address disputes involving property, support, and parenting concerns with careful legal judgment and a strong understanding of courtroom procedure.

Linda began her legal career as an Assistant State Attorney with Florida’s Twentieth Judicial Circuit, where she prosecuted and tried misdemeanor and felony cases in Lee County. She entered private practice in 1982 and has since concentrated on marital and family law. Her experience includes complex divorce cases involving marital estates, high-net-worth issues, equitable distribution, alimony, custody, and support, along with mediation of family law disputes.

Linda Holly Fried is admitted to practice in Florida and before the US District Court for the Middle District of Florida. She is a member of the Association of Family Law Professionals and has served on the boards of the Lee County Legal Aid Society, Children’s Home Society, and Jewish Federation of Lee County, Florida. She has also served as past president of Temple Judea, reflecting professional and community involvement alongside her family law practice.

Law Office Affiliations

• Managing Partner, Fried and Fried, P.A.
• Member, The Florida Bar
• Board Member, Lee County Legal Aid Society
• Member, Association of Family Law Professionals
• Member, Lee County Bar Association (1995-1998)
• Board Member, Jewish Federation of Lee County, Florida
• Board Member, Children’s Home Society
• Past President, Temple Judea

Licensed State

• Florida

Education

• Florida State University College of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)

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