Christopher B. Lunny has achieved the highest ranking from Martindale-Hubbell rating organization (AV) and been named to Florida Trend’s Legal Elite list of outstanding Florida lawyers for more than ten consecutive years. Since 2009, Mr. Lunny has also been named to the Florida Super Lawyers list, which is a peer-reviewed list of lawyers representing no more than 2% of Florida lawyers. In 2022 and 2024, Mr. Lunny was recognized by Best Lawyers as “Lawyer of the Year” in employment law. Less than 5% of all practicing lawyers are named to the Best Lawyers list and only one is recognized as “Lawyer of the Year” by specialty and location.
Mr. Lunny practices labor and employment law, litigation and government affairs. In his labor and employment practice, Mr. Lunny represents management and has extensive experience assisting clients in the resolution of issues that arise in all phases of the employment relationship including hiring, wage and hour, discipline, severance and termination concerns. Mr. Lunny represents employers in all forms of employment related litigation, including breach of non-competition agreements, trade secret concerns, Fair Labor Standards Act litigation and the defense of race, age, disability, pregnancy, gender discrimination/sexual harassment and whistleblower claims.
Mr. Lunny handles general commercial litigation in state and federal courts. He has tried cases in federal court, state court and a variety of alternative dispute resolution forums. He has also served as primary appellate counsel on numerous reported opinions for both public and private sector clients. Mr. Lunny has frequently been engaged in the high profile defense of elected officials.
Finally, Mr. Lunny practices government affairs and represents clients before state and federal regulators. In that capacity, Mr. Lunny has represented clients before the Florida Division of Administrative Hearings (DOAH), Florida Department of Transportation, Florida Housing Finance Corporation, Office of Insurance Regulation, Florida Attorney General and many other regulatory bodies. He has defended government investigations from the Attorney General, as well as other regulators.
Professional Experiences
• Radey Law Firm, Shareholder, 2003 – Present
• Katz, Kutter, Alderman, Bryant & Yon, P.A., Associate and Shareholder, 1994 – 2003
Representative Cases
• J. Doe v. Governor Ron DeSantis and the Executive Office of the Governor, ___ So.3d ___, 2024 WL 2947763 (Fla. 1st DCA 2024)
• Zen Group, Inc. v. Agency for Health Care Administration, 80 F.4th 1310 (11th Cir. 2023)
• Nancy Wright v. Agency for Health Care Administration, 362 So.3d 333 (Fla. 1st DCA 2023)
• Cabrera v. Kablelink Communications, 354 So.3d 561 (Fla. 1st DCA 2023)
• Meisman v. Hernandez, 353 So.3d 669 (Fla. 2nd DCA 2022)
• Cabrera v. Kablelink Communications, LLC, Sedgwick, et. al., 328 So.3d 1011 (Fla. 1st DCA 2021)
• Beck Auto Sales, Inc. v. Asbury Jax Ford, LLC, 249 So.3d 765 (Fla. 1st DCA 2018)
• Agency for Health Care Administration v. Zuckerman Spaeder, LLP, 221 So.3d 1260 (Fla. 1st DCA 2017)
• Highlands-In-The-Woods, LLC v. Polk County, 217 So.3d 1175 (Fla. 2nd DCA 2017)
• Matthews v. Steinberg, 153 So.3d 295 (Fla. 1st DCA 2014)
• Black v. Advanced Neuromodulation Systems, Inc. (St. Jude Medical), 2014 WL 1303656 (N.D. Fla. 2014)
• Inoue v. Board of Trustees, Florida A&M University, 111 So.3d 884 (Fla. 1st DCA 2013)
• Adu v. Apalachee Center, 90 So.3d 274 (Fla. 1st DCA 2012)
• Randolph v. Family Network on Disabilities of Florida, Inc., 2012 WL 71719 (N.D. Fla. 2012)
• Virginia Frenette v. Shenandoah Dairy, Inc., 56 So.3d 1 (Fla. 1st DCA 2011)
• Rick Scott v. Dawn Roberts and Bill McCollum, 612 F.3d 1279 (11th Cir. 2010)
• Bradley Tunnell v. Jeb Bush, et. al, 657 F.Supp.2d 1263 (N.D. Fla. 2009)
• Thomas Chalifoux v. Kurt Browning, Neri Sanchez, et al., 991 So.2d 432 (Fla. 1st DCA 2008)
• Spencer Slate v. David Rice, et. al., 936 So.2d 757 (Fla. 1st DCA 2007)
• Charter Warranty v. Warranty Acceptance Corporation, 918 So.2d 392 (Fla. 1st DCA 2006)
• David Labat v. Board of Trustees, Florida A & M University, 2005 WL 3693945 (N.D. Fla. 2005)
• American Home Assurance Co. v. Phineas Corp., 347 F.Supp.2d 1231 (M.D. Fla. 2004)
• Department of State, Division of Elections v. Martin, 885 So.2d 453 (Fla. 1st DCA 2004)
• State of Florida, Department of Transporation v. Plummer, 774 So.2d 945 (Fla. 1st DCA 2001)
• Shneidre Neal v. Manpower International, Inc., 2001 WL 1923127 (N.D. Fla. 2001)
Professional Associations and Memberships
• The Florida Bar Member
• The Florida Bar, Labor and Employment Section Member
• American Bar Association, Labor and Employment Law Section Member
• U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida
• U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida
• U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida
• U.S. Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit
• United States Supreme Court
• President and Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Tallahassee Museum of History and Natural Science, 2005 – 2007
• Board Member, Tallahassee Museum of History and Natural Science, 2002 – 2009
• Member and Master Trial Lawyer, Tallahassee American Inns of Court, 2005 – 2011
