Mark A. Romance

Shareholder
Location: Miami
Direct: 305.373.4048
Email: mromance@richmangreer.com
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Professional Experience

Mark A. Romance maintains a trial and appellate practice with the firm concentrating in commercial and complex litigation with significant experience in non-compete, trade secret, intellectual property, real estate, product defect and estate and trust litigation.

Education

Mr. Romance received a Bachelor of Arts in Literature and English degree from The George Washington University in 1990 and earned his Juris Doctor from St. Thomas University School of Law in 1994. He graduated first in his law school class and was editor-in-chief of The St. Thomas Law Review.

Professional Activities

Mr. Romance currently serves on Florida's Eleventh Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission, which he chaired from 2010-2011. He is a member of The Florida Bar Rules of Judicial Administration Committee. He also serves as a member of the St. Thomas University School of Law Board of Advisors. He previously served as President of The Florida Bar Young Lawyers Division from 2003 to 2004;  on The Florida Bar Board of Governors from 2002 to 2004; as Chair of The Florida Bar Civil Procedure Rules Committee from 2009 to 2010; on the Florida Supreme Court Professionalism Commission from 2001 to 2004; on The Florida Bar Young Lawyers Division Board of Governors from 1998 to 2004; on the Board of Directors of the Dade County Bar Association’s Young Lawyers Section from 1995 to 1997; and was the American Bar Association FEMA representative for the State of Florida for 1996–1997. He also served as President of the St. Thomas Law School Alumni Association from 1996 to 2000. He is also a member of the International Trademark Association. Mr. Romance has argued twice in the Florida Supreme Court on behalf of The Florida Bar in court rule cases.

Admissions

Mr. Romance, who joined the firm in 1994, is admitted to The Florida Bar, the United States District Courts for the Southern and Middle Districts of Florida, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, and the United States Supreme Court.

Honors

Mr. Romance has achieved an AV rating from Martindale Hubbell, which is the highest rating possible regarding legal ability and professional ethics, and Register of Preeminent Attorneys. Mr. Romance received the 2008 Most Effective Lawyer award in the Regulatory Law category by The Daily Business Review. He has also been listed in Best Lawyers in America in the area of commercial litigation and in the "Bet The Company" litigation category for 2010-2012. He was also named to 2011 Florida Trend's Legal Elite as one of Florida's top lawyers, to South Florida Legal Guide’s 2001 through 2011 List of South Florida’s Top Lawyers and to the 2009-2011 Super Lawyers List of top Florida Business litigators.

Publications

2/15/2012
Discovery Involving Electronic Devices Can Be Game-Changer

2/3/2009
Are You Prepared? As ICANN Prepares to Release New Generic Top-Level Domains, Trademark Owners Must Prepare for the Next Wave of Cybersquatters

11/2/1998
Specific Performance of Real Estate Contracts: Legal Blackmail

Languages

English

Representative Cases

Class Actions Commercial and Complex Litigation Employment Law Estate/Trust Litigation Intellectual Property Litigation Product Liability Defense Real Estate Transactions & Litigation

In The News

12/5/2011
Richman Greer and Eight of its Attorneys Honored by the 2012 South Florida Legal Guide

9/6/2011
Ten Richman Greer Attorneys Named "Best Lawyers 2012"

7/14/2011
Richman Greer Attorneys Honored by Florida Trend Magazine

6/7/2011
17 Attorneys Recognized in 2011 "Florida Super Lawyers"

1/6/2011
Richman Greer Attorneys named to 2011 South Florida Legal Guide

9/13/2010
Mark Romance Appointed To Eleventh Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission

5/27/2010
16 Richman Greer Attorneys named 2010 "Florida Super Lawyers"

1/20/2010
Eight Attorneys Honored by the South Florida Legal Guide

1/11/2010
Mark A. Romance has been elected Chair of the Eleventh Judicial Nominating Commission

10/21/2009
Nine Richman Greer Attorneys Named 2010 “Best Lawyers In America”

12/5/2008
Five Richman Greer attorneys named “Most Effective Lawyers 2008”

9/17/2008
Richman Greer obtains summary judgment on claims of cybersquatting & unfair competition

7/19/2008
Richman Greer successfully defends attorney Carlos Loumiet

11/19/2007
Six Shareholders Receive High Honors in 2008 South Florida Legal Guide

7/27/2006
Three Partners Named in 2006 Florida Trend Legal Elite

12/12/2005
Richman Greer Attorneys named Top Up & Comers

3/27/2005
Mark Romance Gets Excellent Result at Trial

11/1/2004
Romance and Garcia-Linares Named to Up and Comers List

6/29/2004
St. Thomas University School of Law Honors Mark Romance at Annual Florida Bar Reception