Rodney Romano, Esquire (founder/owner)
Florida Supreme Court Certified Circuit Civil Mediator 2000 – present
State and Federal cases
Supreme Court/DRC Qualified Arbitrator
Mediator CM 12628 R
Florida Bar - Admitted 1986 - FBN# 559482
Mediator Qualifications Board, Supreme Court of FL 2009 - 2012
Master at the Bench, Craig S. Barnard American Inn of Court 2012 – 2015
Super Lawyers – Top Rated Dispute Resolution Attorney 2014-2022
HARVARD LAW SCHOOL PROGRAM ON NEGOTIATION
Executive Education - Mediating Disputes, December 2012
Member of the Palm Beach County Bar Association
Member of the Palm Beach County Bar Association ADR Committee
Member of the South County Bar Association
Member of the Martin County Bar Association
Areas Of Expertise
Complex, multiple party, catastrophic and highly emotional matters
Personal Injury and Wrongful Death
Medical, Legal and other Professional Negligence
Premises Negligence, including Negligent Security
Auto and Trucking Negligence, UMC/Uninsured Motorist Claims
Civil Rights claims
Global Mediation, Pre-Suit Mediation, Hybrid Mediation
Construction Defects – personal injury and 1st party claims
Contract matters
Nursing Home Negligence/Chapter 400 cases
Products Liability , including Food, Drug and Toxic Exposure
Insurance Claims and Coverage Disputes of all types, including Health and Life, Hurricane, Homeowner, Arson, Fraud
Extra Contractual Liability Claims (Bad Faith)
ADA, Employment disputes
Contract Claims
Condominium and Home Owner Association Disputes
Governmental Issues, including Eminent Domain, Code Enforcement and Zoning
Private Trials pursuant to F.S.Ch.40
Probate and Trust Disputes
Subrogation Claims
Umpire - Appraisal cases
Professional/Civic
Member, Florida Association of Professional Mediators - 2007 - present
o President-Elect 2015 - 2017Member, Mediator Qualifications Board (MQB) DRC/ Florida Supreme Court - 2009 - present
Faculty, National College of Advocacy - 1987 - 1999
Mayor, City of Lake Worth FL - 1993-1997 and 2001 -2005
Licensed Florida Nursing Home Administrator – 1976 – 1985
Licensed Florida Certified General Contractor – 1982 - 1985
The Palm Beach County Bar Association
The Martin County Bar Association
Education
Nova University Center for the Study of Law (JD)- 1983-1986
Emory University, Atlanta GA (BA)- 1971-1974
Cardinal Newman High School - 1967 - 1971
Sacred Heart School, Lake Worth, Florida - 1960 -1967
Certified Circuit Civil Mediation Course - 1999
Mr. Romano has given seminar presentations on trial advocacy and Alternative Dispute Resolution
since 1986 to attendees of the following:
Annual Dispute Resolution Conference
Florida Association of Professional Mediators
PESI-Annual Worker’s Compensation Convention
American Trial Lawyers Association
Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers
Florida Defense Lawyers Association
Florida Risk Managers Association