Fort Lauderdale, FL – Fowler White Boggs is very pleased to announce that Terry Russell and John Keller, formerly career partners with Ruden McClosky Smith Schuster Russell, will join our firm in the Fort Lauderdale office effective March 1, 2010.
Terry is a past President of The Florida Bar and is recognized not just in south Florida but statewide as an outstanding business/commercial litigator. His contributions to the legal profession as well as his leadership of The Florida Bar are known and respected by all. Mr. Russell recently received the 2008 Medal of Honor from The Florida Bar Foundation. Mr. Russell received this prestigious award arising out of his securing passage of legislation providing for state funding for civil legal assistance for the poor. In 1999, he was named Outstanding Past Voluntary Bar President by the Florida Council of Bar Association Presidents.
Terry's specialties are civil trial and business litigation and he currently represents Anheuser-Busch, and has represented General Motors, Nissan, BMW, 3M Corporation, Merrill Lynch and other Fortune 500 companies.
Born in Jacksonville, Terry obtained his J.D., from Florida State University in 1968 and his B.A., from the University of Florida, 1966. He began his career as a federal law clerk in Miami.
John Keller concentrates his practice in general and complex commercial litigation at both the trial and appellate levels. John’s litigation profile has included international disputes involving franchises, large commercial foreclosures, and representation of banks in complex lending disputes.
He is a native of Pennsylvania and resides in Fort Lauderdale. He earned his J.D., from the University of Miami, summa cum laude, 1988 and his B.S., from Penn State, 1968.
Their practices complement each other in matters involving RICO, complex business disputes, securities and constitutional litigation and other large litigation matters. The addition of Terry and John continues to advance our plans to strengthen our presence in SE Florida and adds to our presence statewide.
Fowler White Boggs is one of Florida’s oldest and most successful firms. The National Law Journal lists our Firm as one of the nation’s leading law firms and Martindale-Hubbell has given our Firm its highest rating (AV). Today our Firm has offices in Tampa, Fort Myers, Tallahassee, Jacksonville and Fort Lauderdale.
