John was born in Framingham, Massachusetts. His family moved to Florida when he was five years old. He was raised and schooled in West Palm Beach, Florida. While in high school he was the drummer in a rock band while being very active in sports having been named to two high school All America football teams as a running back. John then signed a football scholarship to play for Florida State University which was followed by law school and then active duty in the US Marine Corps, where he served as a Captain in the JAG Corps.
John and his wife, Nancy, have been married for 53 years and have four sons, each of whom played college football for Florida State University, University of Iowa, Kansas State University and Clemson University. Their family also includes four daughters-in-law and eleven grandchildren. John has handled virtually every type of tort and criminal case including those involving wrongful death, product liability, medical malpractice, murder, armed robbery, negligent security, trucking and auto, dramshop litigation, defamation of character, fraud and more. John is a former president of the Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers (now called FJA), the Southern Trial Lawyers Association and the National Trial Lawyers. John loves traveling with his wife, Nancy, his family and friends. When time allows he loves watching good movies, good series, snow skiing, college football, Olympic Sports, and being with others.
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Joseph CamerlengoGetting to Amazon, FedEx, and Other Large EntitiesCoffee & Snacks
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Dan Ambrose · Dirk Vandever · John RomanoBring Your Case to Life with Performance SkillsCoffee & Snacks
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Kurt Zaner · Sarah McEahern Writing a Story – Win your case in a page and a halfBreakfast
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Ben B. Rubinowitz · Michael Kelly Jury SelectionCoffee & Snacks
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Edward Ciarimboli · Phillip Miller Creating and Using Visuals in Depositions and Trials to Bulletproof Your CaseCoffee & Snacks
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