Our Attorneys at ROSELLI ♦ McNELIS have been extensively recognized during their professional careers for their commitment to excellence, their outstanding  success, their dedication to the law & and  medicine, and  their exemplary efforts to protect  the rights  of the injured  and their families. The greatest Honor  we believe  is  to be selected by our clients to represent and protect their rights,  and the Award that is most satisfying is to be able to change the lives of our clients and their families by obtaining for them extraordinary recoveries and outstanding  success.

We are also extremely proud of  the professional  accomplishments of our Attorneys and  the fact that throughout  their careers they have been  distinguished and commended  by their peers and the media  with  professional recognition,  numerous honors and  prestigious awards.

RICHARD J. ROSELLI

• BOARD CERTIFIED IN CIVIL TRIAL LAW by The Florida Bar (1992)
  • Recertified    (1997, 2002, 2007)

• AV  RATED by MARTINDALE  HUBBELL  LAW DIRECTORY which  is the highest  rating of legal ability and ethics

• Selected and Listed in THE BEST LAWYERS IN AMERICA in Personal Injury Law since 2001

• Elected  PRESIDENT of the FLORIDA JUSTICE ASSOCIATION (1996-1997) (formerly THE ACADEMY OF  FLORIDA TRIAL LAWYERS with over 4000 members)

• Recipient of the CRYSTAL EAGLE AWARD (1995) which is the highest honor by theThe Academy of  Florida Trial Lawyers for leadership and commitment  to supporting the goals of the Academy  in  protecting the legal  rights and  safety of  the injured and Florida’s Families.

• Recipient of the AL J. CONE AWARD (1996)  named  after  the  first  President  of  the  Academy of  Florida Trial Lawyers, and Past President and Founder of  the Association of  Trial Lawyers of America

• Inducted  into the EAGLE HALL OF FAME of The Academy of  Florida Trial Lawyers

• Appointed to THE FLORIDA TORT CLAIMS COMMISSION by the Florida Speaker of the House, Hon. Thomas Gustafson in 1990

• Invited  Speaker at the INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE at the National Academy of  Sciences in Washington,  D.C., for the development of the published book, “TO ERR IS HUMAN” (Richard J. Roselli  represented the family of Ben Kolb, Deceased, whose case was prominently discussed in the text)

• Selected as one of the TOP 100 TRIAL LAWYERS by the American Trial Lawyers Association (2009)
• Selected and  Listed in WHO’S WHO IN THE WORLD (Marquis Who’s Who)

• Selected and Listed in FLORIDA  SUPERLAWYERS, Recognizing the top 5% of the Lawyers in the State of Florida (2005-Present)

• Selected and Listed in LEADING AMERICAN ATTORNEYS

• Selected and Listed in MILLION DOLLAR ADVOCATES

• Selected and  Listed in WHO’S WHO IN AMERICAN LAW (Marquis Who’s Who)

• Selected and  Listed in WHO’S WHO IN AMERICA (Marquis Who’s Who)

• Recipient of the GOLDEN EAGLE AWARD for Exemplary Leadership by the The Academy of  Florida Trial Lawyers in 1989.

• Recipient of the GOLDEN EAGLE AWARD for Exemplary Leadership by the The Academy of  Florida Trial Lawyers in 1996.

• Recipient of the GOLDEN EAGLE AWARD for Exemplary Leadership by the The Academy of  Florida Trial Lawyers in 1998.

• Selected as a Faculty Member of the AL J. CONE  TRIAL ADVOCACY INSTITUTE (2006, 2007)

• Appointed to BOARD OF ADVISORS  of   PHYSICIANS  ASSISTANT  PROGRAM of  NOVA  SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY

• Selected as MEMBER of the PILLARS SOCIETY OF THE ARCHDIOCESE OF PALM  BEACH

• Awarded  title ADJUNCT ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, Physicians Assistant Program, Nova  Southeastern University, Health Sciences Division

• Presented with the ST. JUDE CATHOLIC  CHURCH  BENEFACTOR AWARD (2000)

• Inducted  into the HALL OF FAME of CHAMINADE- MADONNA COLLEGE PREPERATORY  SCHOOL, Hollywood, Florida

LISA A. MCNELIS

• BOARD CERTIFIED IN CIVIL TRIAL LAW by The Florida Bar (1996)
  
  • Recertified (2002, 2007)

• AV RATED  by MARTINDALE HUBBELL LAW DIRECTORY which is the highest rating of  legal ability and ethics

• Elected  PRESIDENT of the BROWARD COUNTY WOMEN LAWYERS ASSOCIATION ( 1994)

• Elected   PRESIDENT of  YOUNG  LAWYERS  DIVISION of  FLORIDA JUSTICE ASSOCIATION (formerly THE ACADEMY OF FLORIDA TRIAL LAWYERS ( 1993 )

• Selected and Listed in FLORIDA  SUPERLAWYERS , Recognizing the top 5% of the Lawyers in the State of Florida (2005, 2006, 2007)

• Awarded title ADJUNCT ASSISTANT PROFESSOR  at  NOVA SOUTHEASTERN  SHEPARD  BROAD LAW SCHOOL

• Elected to BOARD OF DIRECTORS  of  FLORIDA  JUSTICE  ASSOCIATION (formerly THE ACADEMY OF FLORIDA TRIAL LAWYERS)

• APPOINTED BY THE FLORIDA BAR to serve as a member of the FLORIDA BAR GRIEVANCE COMMITTEE - GROUP 17C

• Elected CHAIRPERSON of   FLORIDA  BAR  GRIEVANCE COMMITTEE - GROUP 17C

• Elected to the BOARD OF DIRECTORS of  FAMILY CENTRAL

• Elected to the BOARD OF DIRECTORS of  BROWARD COUNTY LEGAL AID ASSOCIATION

• Elected to the BOARD OF DIRECTORS of  the NOTRE DAME ALUMNI CLUB OF BROWARD COUNTY

• Elected to the BOARD OF DIRECTORS & SECRETARY of the NOTRE DAME ALUMNI CLUB OF PALM  BEACH COUNTY (2008)

• Selected as MEMBER of the PILLARS SOCIETY OF THE ARCHDIOCESE OF PALM BEACH

• Presented   with the ST. JUDE CATHOLIC  CHURCH  BENEFACTOR AWARD (2000)

• APPOINTED BY THE FLORIDA BAR to serve as a member of the FLORIDA BAR GRIEVANCE COMMITTEE - GROUP

 

HARLAN I. WALD, M.D., J.D.

• Awarded M. D.  DEGREE from DUKE UNIVERSITY (1968)

• Awarded MAGNA CUM LAUDE  honors at UNIVERSITY  OF MIAMI LAW SCHOOL (1995)

• Awarded membership in the “ORDER OF THE COIF” at UNIVERSITY  OF MIAMI LAW SCHOOL (1995)

• Awarded BOARD CERTIFICATION in GENERAL SURGERY by the AMERICAN BOARD OF SURGERY (1974)

• Awarded AIRCRAFT PILOTS LICENSE with COMMERCIAL MULTI-ENGINE INSTRUMENT  RATING

• Awarded BOARD CERTIFICATION in PLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY  by the AMERICAN BOARD OF PLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY (1977)

• Selected and Listed as one of the “BEST DOCTORS IN SOUTH FLORIDA” by Miami Metro Magazine (1998)

• Selected and Listed in GUIDE TO TOP  DOCTORS in Plastic Surgery

• Awarded FELLOWSHIP in HAND SURGERY to UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE (1970)

• Awarded FELLOWSHIP in TUMOR SURGERY by the AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY at NEW YORK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER (1974-1975)

• Appointed CLINICAL INSTRUCTOR IN SURGERY at NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE (1972 - 1993)

• Elected PRESIDENT of BROWARD COUNTY PLASTIC SURGERY SOCIETY (1987)

• Selected as PEER REVIEW EXPERT  by STATE OF  FLORIDA AGENCY FOR HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION

• Elected CHIEF OF SURGERY at HOLLYWOOD MEDICAL CENTER, Hollywood, Florida ( 1988-1990)

• Elected CHAIRMAN OF DEPT. OF PLASTIC SURGERY at HOLLYWOOD MEDICAL CENTER, Hollywood, Florida (1986-1999)

• Elected CHAIRMAN OF DEPT. OF PLASTIC SURGERY at MEMORIAL REGIONAL HOSPITAL, Hollywood, Florida ( 1985-2001)

• Elected  to the EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE of  MEMORIAL REGIONAL HOSPITAL, Hollywood, Florida ( 1994-2001)

• Appointed to HONORARY STAFF EMERITUS of MEMORIAL REGIONAL HOSPITAL, Hollywood, Florida (2001- )

• Appointed to HONORARY STAFF of HOLLYWOOD MEDICAL CENTER, Hollywood, Florida ( 2001-)

• Awarded  MEDICAL LICENSE by the State of  FLORIDA ( 1971 ) [Active]

• Awarded  MEDICAL LICENSE by the State of  NORTH CAROLINA (1968 ) [Inactive]

• Awarded  MEDICAL LICENSE by the State of  OHIO ( 1969 ) [Inactive]

• Awarded  MEDICAL LICENSE by the State of  NEW YORK (1970 ) [Inactive]

• Awarded  MEDICAL LICENSE by the State of  CALIFORNIA ( 1973 ) [Inactive]