Background
Wasson, Roy D. was born on December 4, 1950 in Kingsville, Texas, United States. Son of Virgil Dale and Magdalina Isabella (Flowers) Wasson.
Wasson, Roy D. was born on December 4, 1950 in Kingsville, Texas, United States. Son of Virgil Dale and Magdalina Isabella (Flowers) Wasson.
Eastern Kentucky University (Bachelor of Arts, 1975). University of Kentucky (Juris Doctor, with distinction, 1981).
Admitted to the bar, 1981, Florida and United States. District Court, Southern District of Florida. 1982, United States. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.
1983, United States. District Court, Middle District of Florida. 1987, United States. Supreme Court. Order of the Coif. Managing Editor, Kentucky Law Journal, 1980-1981.
Author: "Inside the District Court of Appeal(Five-Part Series)," The Record, Volume II, Nos. 1,2,3 & 4, 1994, Volume III, No. 1, 1995; "Board Certification in Appellate PracticeAn Overview," The Record, Volume I, No.
1, 1993; "Amendments to the Rules of Appellate Procedure: Some Answers to the Problems of Premature Appeals," 367 A.F.T.L.J. 25, 1993. Member: Dade County and American Bar Associations. The Florida Bar (Member: Appellate Practice and Advocacy Section.
Executive Council, 1993-1995. Treasurer, 1995-1996. Vice Chairman, 1996-1997.
Member, 1988-1994, 1995-1997 and Chair, 1994-1995, Appellate Court Rules Committee). Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers (Member, Board of Directors, 1992-1997. Chair, Appellate Practice Section, 1991-1992.
Former Chairman, Amicus Curiae Committee). The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Dade County Trial Lawyers Association (Director, 1992-1997).
Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. (Board Certified Appellate Practice Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education).
Member: Dade County and American Bar Associations. The Florida Bar (Member: Appellate Practice and Advocacy Section. Executive Council, 1993-1995.
Treasurer, 1995-1996. Vice Chairman, 1996-1997. Member, 1988-1994, 1995-1997 and Chair, 1994-1995, Appellate Court Rules Committee).
Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers (Member, Board of Directors, 1992-1997. Chair, Appellate Practice Section, 1991-1992. Former Chairman, Amicus Curiae Committee).
The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Dade County Trial Lawyers Association (Director, 1992-1997). Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.
(Board Certified Appellate Practice Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education).
Married Carol Ann Fenello, May 23, 1987.