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 Mr.
Bonamo received his Juris Doctor degree from Stetson
University College of law in St. Petersburg, Florida in
1995. While in law school, Mr. Bonamo was extensively
involved in Stetson’s trial practice and clinic programs.
Prior to attending Stetson University, he received his
Bachelor of Arts degree, with honors, from the University of
Florida in 1992. Due to Mr. Bonamo’s academic achievement
while at the University of Florida he was selected for
membership in Phi Beta Kappa national academic honor
society.
Prior to joining Rice & Rose, Mr. Bonamo was a federal
prosecutor for the United States Attorney’s Office, Middle
District of Florida. He also worked as a state prosecutor,
serving eight and one half years as an Assistant State
Attorney for the State Attorney’s Office, Seventh Judicial
Circuit. During his tenure with the State Attorney’s Office,
Mr. Bonamo handled and tried all types of criminal matters,
including homicides, career criminal prosecution and complex
white-collar/fraud cases. He served as a Supervising
Attorney in the Felony Trial Division for several years.
While a state prosecutor, he was also an Adjunct Professor
at Daytona Beach Community College teaching in the areas of
criminal and constitutional law.
Mr. Bonamo is Board Certified as a Criminal Trial Lawyer by
the Florida Bar. He is admitted to practice in all Florida
courts and in 2000 was admitted to the United States
District Court, Middle District of Florida. He has obtained
membership to practice before the Eleventh Circuit Court of
Appeals, seated in Atlanta, Georgia. He is a former member
of the Florida Bar’s Code and Rules of Evidence Committee,
2004-2007.
He is a member of the Florida Association of Criminal
Defense Lawyers and the National Association of Criminal
Defense Lawyers. Mr. Bonamo previously served as a mentor for law
school students in Florida through The Florida Bar’s
E-Mentor Program. He is a former board member for the
Volusia County Bar Association from 2004-2007. From
2007-2008, he was Treasurer of the Volusia County Bar
Association and currently is
President Elect. He is a former Barrister Member of
the Dunn-Blount Inns of Court. He is a graduate of the 2005
Leadership Class for the Southeast Volusia Chamber of
Commerce as well as a member of their Board of Directors.
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