Background
Theus, Roma W. was born on March 23, 1948 in Macon, Georgia, United States.
Theus, Roma W. was born on March 23, 1948 in Macon, Georgia, United States.
Muhlenberg College (Bachelor of Arts, 1969). Harvard University (Juris Doctor, 1972).
Worked at Holland & Knight Limited Liability Partnership (Fort Lauderdale, Florida) specializing in General Practice including Administrative Law, Admiralty, Agribusiness, Antitrust, Bankruptcy, Civil and White Collar Criminal Litigation, Computer Law, Construction Law, Environmental and Land Use, Energy, Financial Institutions, General Corporate, Health Care, Immigration, Intellectual Property, International Business, Labor/Employment/Employee Retirement Income Security Act, Legislation, Media Law, Probate and Estate Planning, Public Finance, Real Property, Securities and Corporate Finance, Taxation (State, Federal and International) and Workers" Compensation. Admitted to the bar, 1972, New Jersey. 1979, United States. Supreme Court.
1983, Florida.
Phi Beta Kappa.
Assistant United States. Attorney for District of New Jersey, 1974-1977.
Special Attorney, United States. Department of Justice Organized Crime and Racketeering Section, Miami Strike Force, 1977-1984.
Assistant Attorney-in-Charge, 1980-1984.
Recipient, Special Commendation Awards from United States. Department of Justice, 1981 and 1984. Lecturer at Federal Bureau of Investigation Academy on White Collar Crime Matters, 1987.
Trustee, Muhlenberg College (1995).
Member: American Bar Association (Member: Committee on White Collar Crime, 1986). Fellow, American Bar Foundation (1995).
Holland & Knight is the largest law firm in Florida, with offices throughout Florida (Boca Raton, Fort Lauderdale, Jacksonville, Lakeland, Miami, Orlando, Saint St. Petersburg, Tallahassee, Tampa and West Palm Beach), in Atlanta, Georgia and in Washington, District of Columbia The firm traces its origins to two separate firms, one which dates from the 1880"s and the other from the early 1900"son Spessard L. Holland, former Florida Governor and United States Senator, founded one of the firms.
Peter O. Knight, one of the organizers of Tampa Electric Company and The Exchange National Bank of Tampa (the predecessor of NationsBank of Florida), founded the other.
The two firms merged to form Holland & Knight in July 1968. The firm comprises approximately 500 lawyers, including Chesterfield Smith, a former president of the American Bar Association, a former president of the State Bar of Georgia, two past presidents of The Florida Bar and many other lawyers who have distinguished themselves in public and professional service on local, state, national and international levels.
Member: American Bar Association (Member: Committee on White Collar Crime, 1986). Fellow, American Bar Foundation (1995). Fellow, American Bar Foundation (1995).