Judicial kingmaker Hector Lombana and Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr defector Mary Hoelle are forming Lombana Hoelle Trial Law to focus on complex litigation and commercial disputes.

Lombana is leaving Gamba Lombana & Herrera in Coral Gables effective May 1 after 18 years as a co-founder and serving as managing partner. He is a former president of the Cuban American Bar Association and former chair of the Third District Court of Appeal Judicial Nominating Commission.