ELIZABETH K. RUSSO. Senior partner. Attended Wellesley College, received her B.A. magna cum laude from Cornell University in 1975, and her J.D. cum laude from the University of Miami School of Law, where she was an Editor of the Law Review. Ms. Russo has over 30 years of experience as an appellate lawyer. She began her practice concentrating in litigation and admiralty law at the firm of Smathers & Thompson, and then joined Daniels and Hicks, P.A., the first firm in Florida to specialize exclusively in appellate practice. Ms. Russo was a partner at Daniels and Hicks from 1985 through 1990, and then left to form her own firm now known as the Russo Appellate Firm, P.A. Ms. Russo is admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court, the Florida Supreme Court, the five Florida District Courts of Appeal, and the United States First, Second, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Ninth and Eleventh Circuit Courts of Appeals. Ms. Russo is AV rated by Martindale-Hubbell and is a Board Certified Appellate Practice Lawyer. Ms. Russo is a former Chair of the Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education, was the Board’s Liaison to the Florida Appellate Practice Certification Committee, and is a member of the Florida Bar Appellate Practice and Advocacy Section. Ms. Russo appears in the appellate lawyer section of Best Lawyers in America.
