The Lee County Board of Education decided Wednesday, April 1, 2026, to skip its planned interviews and unanimously move forward with hiring Robert Dodig as the school board’s attorney. Dodig, who’s been filling in as interim attorney since Kathy Dupuy-Bruno stepped down on January 23, was one of three applicants for the permanent position. Dupuy-Bruno left for a similar job in Broward County, Florida’s second-largest school district, leaving Lee County, the eighth largest, to find her replacement.
Dodig previously worked as an assistant school board attorney for human resources. Board member Debbie Jordan expressed dissatisfaction with bypassing the interview process. She pointed out that one-on-one interviews changed minds when they hired last time. Still, she ultimately voted along with the rest to offer Dodig the job.
The board attorney is a contracted position. When the board hired Dupuy-Bruno in April 2020, her base salary was $175,000.
