Herman Joseph Russomanno

Background

Russomanno, Herman Joseph was born on September 3, 1949 in Newark. Son of Herman J. and Mary (Milano) Russomanno.

Education

Rutgers University (Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, and college wide honors, 1971). Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (Juris Doctor, 1975).

Career

Worked at Russomanno Fiore & Borrello, P.A. Admitted to the bar, 1976, Alabama and United States. District Court, Southern District of Alabama.

1977, Florida and United States. District Court, Southern and Northern Districts of Florida. 1978, United States. District Court, Middle District of Florida.

1979, United States. Supreme Court. 1981, United States. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits. Phi Beta Kappa. Recipient: Young Lawyer Section of The Florida Bar Award As The Most Productive Young Lawyer of The Florida Bar for the year, 1981-1982.

Dade County Bar Association Young Lawyers Section Outstanding Young Lawyer Award, 1981-1982. Outstanding Young Men of America, 1984. Law Clerk: United States.

Federal District Court, Southern District of Alabama, 1975-1976. Supreme Court Justice Alabama Supreme Court, 1976-1977. President, National Alumni Association, Cumberland School of Law, 1989-1991.

Adjunct Professor, St. Thomas School of Law, 1986—. Distinguished Alumnus 1995 Cumberland School of Law. Florida Bar Board of Governors.

Board of Governors, Association of Trial Lawyers of America. House of Delegates, American Bar Association. Treasurer, American Board of Trial Advocates.

Member: Dade County Bar Association (President, 1993—). The Florida Bar (Member, Chairman, Civil Trial Certification Committee, 1989). Dade County Trial Lawyers Association ( President, 1990).

Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers (Board of Directors, 1985—). Fellow: International Academy of Trial Lawyers. International Society of Barristers.

(Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education) (Certified as a Civil Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy).

Achievements

• Bar: Florida, Alabama, Supreme Court of the United States Court, United States Court Appeals (11th, 5th circuits), United States District Court (southern, middle, northern districts) Florida, United States District Court (southern district) Alabama.

Membership

Board trustees, secretary, Palmer Trinity School Board, past president Continental Kendall Boy's & Girl's Baseball Khoury League, member Roscoe Pound Foundation, past director Legal Superior vena cava syndrome of Greater Miami. Fellow American Bar Association. Member Florida Bar. Association (recipient young lawyers section mostproductive lawyer in the state of Florida award, chair civil trial certified committee, executive county trail lawyers section, rules of civil procedures committee, judicial nominating procedures committee, individual rights and responsibilities committee), Academy Florida Trial Lawyers (board directors), Dade CountyBar Association (recipient young lawyers section outstanding lawyer award, president, Executive Committee since 1988, past president young lawyers section), Dade County Trial Lawyers Association (past president), Association Trial Lawyers of America (state delegate, state relations member), Catholic Lawyers Guild of Dade County (past president), Trial Lawyers for Public Justice, Cumberland School Law National Alumni Association (past president), Phi Beta Kappa.

Connections

Married Sally A. Russomanno, July 23, 1972. Children: Herman J. III, Christopher S.

Father:

Herman J. Russomanno

Mother:

Mary (Milano) Russomanno

Spouse:

Sally A. Russomanno

child:

Herman J. III Russomanno

child:

Christopher S. Russomanno