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Salem, Richard Joseph was born on March 31, 1947 in New Bern, North Carolina, United States. Son of Albert McCall Senior and Vivian (Zaytoun) Salem.
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Richard Joseph Salem, American Lawyer. Bar: Florida United States District Court (middle district) Florida, United States Tax Court, United States Court Appeals (5th and 11th circuits), Supreme Court of the United States Court. Named one of Outstanding Young Men of America, 1975; named one of The Best of the New Generation, Men and Women Under Forty Who Are Changing American, Esquire magazine, 1984.
Education
Belmont Abbey (Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, 1969). Duke University (Juris Doctor, with distinction, 1972).
Career
Worked at Salem, Saxon & Nielsen, Professional Association (Tampa, Florida) specializing in Business Law, International Law, Government Law. Admitted to the bar, 1972, Florida. 1973, United States. District Court, Middle District of Florida and United States.
Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. 1975, United States. Tax Court. 1976, United States. Supreme Court.
1981, United States. Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit. Phi Alpha Delta. Editor, Duke Legal Research Program, 1971-1972. President, Duke University Law Alumni (1996-1997).
Commissioner, Florida International Affairs Commission. Member, Florida International Trade and Investment Council. Advisory Board Member, Florida/Costa Rica Institute.
Member, Economic Development Advisory Council for the State of Florida. Member: Hillsborough County, American (Member, Sections on: Business Law. International Law and Practice.
Governor, Law Student Division, 1971-1972) and International (Member, Business Law Section. Chairman, Standing Committee on Lawyers with Disabilities) Bar Associations. The Florida Bar (Member, Sections on: Administrative and Governmental Law.
Corporation and Business Law. International Law); American Blind Lawyers Association.
Achievements
Membership
Member Tampa Urban League, 1976-1982, citizens advisory council Hillsborough County Board Commissioners, Mayor's Ybor City Development Advisory Committee. Candidate Democratic nomination United States House of Representatives, 1978. Executive committeman, advisory councilGulf Coast Scouting United States of America, 1974-1984.
Chairman First Florida Regional Scoutingfor Handicapped Program, 1974. Member 1st Hillsborough County Democratic Convention. Chairman of the board of trustees Florida School Deaf and Blind, St. Augustine, 1978-1987.
Board directors Playmakers, 1981-1987, Tampa Lighthouse for Blind, 1978-1988. General counsel, board directors Tampa Economics Development Corporation. Member American Bar Association (board of Governors law student division), Florida Bar Association, American Blind Lawyers Association, Hillsborough County Bar Association, International Bar Association, British-American Chamber of Commerce, Ybor City Chamber of Commerce (board directors 1977-1983), Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce (committee of 100 1979-1987), Town N Country Junior Chamber of Commerce (Outstanding Young Man of Year award 1974), Brandon Junior Chamber of Commerce (District Service award 1976), Phi Alpha Delta (Distinguished Alumni award 1988), Delta Epsilon Sigma, Phi Kappa Theta.
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Married Eileen Monley, November 23, 1977. Children: Susan M., Elizabeth B.
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Religion
Roman Catholic
Awards
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Named one of Outstanding Young Men of America, 1975. Named one of The Best of the New Generation, Men and Women Under Forty Who Are Changing American, Esquire magazine, 1984.Named one of Outstanding Young Men of America, 1975. Named one of The Best of the New Generation, Men and Women Under Forty Who Are Changing American, Esquire magazine, 1984.