HUNT LAW, P.A - Key Persons

Job Titles:

• Attorney and Counselor at Law
• Member of the Real Property Probate and Trust Law Section and Tax Section of the Florida Bar

Ashley Hunt is a Lake County native and is a graduate of Leesburg High School. Ashley attended the University of Cincinnati where he played football on scholarship and earned his Bachelor's degree in finance. He later received his Juris Doctor with high honors from Nova Southeastern University. While attending law school he was selected to be a member of the Nova Law Review and received the honor of publishing an article and being awarded top editor. After graduating law school, he obtained a Masters in Taxation Law from the University of Florida. He was admitted to the Florida Bar on September 17, 2004. Ashley is a member of the Real Property Probate and Trust Law Section and Tax Section of the Florida Bar. He is also a member of the Young Lawyers Division of Lake County and a member of the Lake County Bar Association as well as the Florida Bar Association. He is very active in his community and enjoys volunteering and supporting the Educational Foundation of Lake County as an active Board Member. Ashley stays very busy outside of work helping his wife of fifteen years take care of their four young children. He also enjoys playing basketball with friends, bike riding with his family, renovating his house and making anything into a competition. He is competitive in everything he does. He is always striving to be the best and he brings this trait into the workplace by providing the best possible service and outcomes for his clients.

Cara Courtney Singeltary was born in Saint Louis, Missouri. She moved to Lake County, Florida in 1989. She graduated high school from Trinity Preparatory School in Winter Park, Florida. In 2005, she received her Bachelor of Business Administration with a focus in management from the Cox School of Business at Southern Methodist University. As an undergraduate, she was awarded the Samantha Needam Award from Innovation and was honored as a Panhellenic Outstanding Woman. Cara Singeltary received her Juris Doctorate from Florida Coastal School of Law in 2010. Before graduating law school, she interned with the Consumer Law Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida. Cara Singeltary graduated in the top 25% of her law school class. Cara Singeltary was admitted to the Florida Bar in 2010. She is a member of the Lake County Bar Association. Cara Singeltary sits on the Board of Directors for Lake Sumter State College and the Lake County Bar Association. Cara Singeltary joined the firm in 2013. She practices in the areas of real property, estate planning, estate administration and civil litigation.

Job Titles:

• Member of the Lake and Sumter County Bar Associations and Belongs to the Sumter County Chamber of Commerce

Christi R. Romero was born and raised in Miami, Florida. She graduated from the University of Florida in 1989 with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Criminal Justice and a Certificate in Latin American Studies. Ms. Romero attended law school at Nova Southeastern University and graduated with the Degree of Juris Doctor in June 1996. In October 1996, Ms. Romero was admitted to the Florida Bar and began practicing law. For the first eight years of her career, Ms. Romero gained knowledge, experience and skill as an associate litigation attorney at two different South Florida law firms. In 2004, Ms. Romero opened her own law firm concentrating in the practice areas of Real Estate, Probate, Estate Planning and Business Law. Ms. Romero relocated to Lake County and joined the Hunt Law Firm in April 2017. She practices in the areas of real property, estate planning, probate and estate administration, civil litigation and business planning. Ms. Romero is also admitted to practice in the United States District Court, Southern District of Florida, and the 11th Circuit Court of Appeal. Ms. Romero is a member in good standing of the Florida Bar and belongs to the Real Property, Probate & Trust Law and General Practice, Solo and Small Firm Sections of the Florida Bar. Ms. Romero is a member of the Lake and Sumter County Bar Associations and belongs to the Sumter County Chamber of Commerce. Ms. Romero is also a member of BNI, a professional networking organization, where she has served in numerous leadership positions.

Job Titles:

• Member of the Florida Bar

Joshua E. Bills was born in Burley, Idaho and grew up in Washington state. Joshua is a graduate of Brigham Young University where he received his Bachelor of Arts. He received his Juris Doctorate in 2006 from Gonzaga University School of Law in Spokane, Washington, where he graduated in the top 10% of his law school class. Joshua obtained his Master of Laws (LL.M.) in Taxation from the University of Florida, Levin College of Law, graduating in 2007. He moved to Lake County, Florida with his family in 2007. Joshua is a member of the Florida Bar (2008) and the Washington State Bar Association (2007). He is also admitted in the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida, as well as the United States Tax Court. He joined Hunt Law Firm, P.A. in 2012 and practices in the areas of tax controversy, civil litigation, municipal law, probate and estate administration.