BIRTHDATE: 1947
BIRTHPLACE: Independence, Louisiana
SPOUSE: Robert W. Wells, Jr.
CHILDREN: Two
DEGREES: University of Florida, BSMT (with high honors), 1969; Florida State University, J.D., 1976 (with honors)
LEGAL OFFICES & POSITIONS: Judge, Third District Court of Appeal 2003-present; Chief District Legal Counsel, District 11, Florida Department of Children & Families, 1999-2002; partner, Russo, Wells & Associates, 1996-99; equity partner, Holland & Knight, LLP, 1994-96; associate, partner, Fine, Jacobson, Schwartz, Nash & Block, 1977-94.
BAR OFFICES & ACTIVITIES: Admitted, The Florida Bar 1977; Certified by The Florida Bar in Appellate Practice 1996; Chair, Membership Committee of the Family Law Section of the Florida Bar, 1985, 1986, 1987; member, Rules Committee of the Family Law Section of the Florida Bar, 1987-1988; member, Appellate Rules Liaison Committee of the Appellate Practice and Advocacy Section of the Florida Bar, 1994, 1995, 1996; United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida; member, American Bar Association 1977-present; Fellow of the American Bar Association, 1998-present; member, Dade County Bar Association 1977; member, Dade County Bar Association, Board of Directors, 1995-98; member, Dade County Bar Association, Executive Committee, 1996-97; member, Dade County Bar Association, Judicial Campaign Practices Commission, 1998-02; member, Dade County Bar Association, Appellate Court Committee, 1995-99; Vice-chair Dade County Bar Association, Appellate Court Committee, 1996-97.
OTHER CIVIC ACTIVITIES: Adjunct professor of law, St. Thomas University Law School, 1991-2003; Chair, Chairman's Counsel, Miami Heart Research Institute, 1991-93; board member, Chairman's Counsel, Miami Heart Institute/Miami Heart Research Institute, 1986-95; volunteer, Head Start, Reading is Fun, 1995-98; volunteer, Informed Families of Dade County; past-member, Miami Museum of Science and Space Transit Planetarium; past-member, Miami Youth Museum, past-member, volunteer Vizcayans, member; past-member, Zoological Society of South Florida.
HONORS & AWARDS: BSMT degree, University of Florida with High Honors; J.D. degree, Florida State University with Honors; Florida State University Law Review Notes and Comments Editor; rated “AV” (highest rating” by Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory.
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