Rodolfo Sorondo Jr. - Lawyer in Miami, FL

Rodolfo Sorondo, Jr., leader of Holland Knight's appellatepractice group in the Miami office, is a partner in the firm. He focuses hispractice primarily on state and federal appeals and trial support, specializingin all types of litigation. He also serves as a mediator, special master andarbitrator in state and federal courts.

Mr. Sorondo began his career as a trial lawyer and tried numerous jury andbench trials until his appointment to Florida's Judiciary. In 1992, he wasappointed by then Governor Lawton Chiles to the Circuit Court of FloridasEleventh Judicial Circuit in Miami-Dade County. He served that court withdistinction through January of 1997, at which time he was elevated by GovernorChiles to Florida's Third District Court of Appeal where he again served withdistinction through 2002. He joined Holland Knight on October 1,2002.

In addition to his judicial duties, during his tenure on the bench Mr.Sorondo dedicated a considerable amount of time to teaching. He has served as anadjunct professor at the University of Miamis College of Law teachinglitigation skills from 1995 to the present. He has also served as a facultymember for the College of Advanced Judicial Studies, and the Conferences ofCircuit and County Judges where he has lectured on issues related to juryselection, dismissals for fraud on the court, Florida Evidence Code Sections404(2)(a) [the Williams Rule], and 90.803(23) [child hearsay]. Finally, he hasserved as an instructor at the National College of District Attorneys inColumbia, South Carolina on the subject of appellate advocacy, and the NationalInstitute of Trial Advocacy in Boulder, Colorado.

Since his return to private practice, Mr. Sorondo has been invited back toteach at the Conference of Circuit Judges and has also lectured to the DadeCounty Defense Bar Association, the Miami-Dade County State Attorney's Officeand to private law firms.