Seminar Speaker John Romano Belongs to the Trial Lawyer Hall of Fame

One of the nation’s top trial lawyers and Trial Lawyer Hall of Fame member John F. Romano, will be speaking at this year’s “Winning Truck Wreck Cases” Seminar, hosted by David W. Craig and Scott A. Faultless of Craig, Kelley & Faultless.

Romano has practiced law for 50 years, is a veteran of the United States Marine Corps and is board certified in both Civil Trial Law and Civil Practice Advocacy.

Craig, Kelley & Faultless is proud to announce Romano as a seminar speaker. The Winning Truck Wreck Cases Seminar will be held August 4, 2025, and is presented by Indiana Trial Lawyers Association.

 

Seminar Speaker John F. Romano

Romano’s seminar presentation is titled “Storytelling in Truck Wreck Cases with a Special Emphasis on Opening Statements”. In his career, Romano has successfully tried over 200 cases and knows what it takes to fight for clients in jury trials. His presentation will be in the afternoon on August 4.

David Craig, managing partner of Craig, Kelley & Faultless and co-chair of the seminar, spoke with Romano earlier this year during an episode of his podcast, After the Crash. In the episode, titled “Choosing the Right Lawyer,” Romano and Craig discussed the traits that successful truck accident lawyers must possess.

Romano has represented the victims and families of victims of commercial motor vehicle wrecks. He believes the best lawyers are organized, empathetic and, most of all, focused.

“When we are in trial, I want everybody on my team to have the mindset of this,” John Romano told David in episode 53. “We are invincible in the moment of this case.”

How a Football Player Became a Leading Trial Lawyer

Romano grew up in Florida, where he lives today. He graduated from Cardinal Newman High School in West Palm Beach, Florida, then accepted a football scholarship from Florida State University.

A few years later, he moved away from his home state to attend South Texas College of Law in Houston. He graduated with his Juris Doctor degree in 1973. Romano also served as a Captain and an Officer with the Judge Advocate General’s Corps in the U.S. Marine Corps.

He has worked as a trial attorney since his acceptance to the Florida Bar in 1974. He formed a law firm based out of West Palm Beach that is known today as Romano Law Group.

Romano “lectures across America on trial advocacy and tort and criminal law, has authored three textbooks, and has published more than 100 articles in national publications or papers for national presentation,” the Romano Law Group website reports.

Romano’s Qualifications, Awards and Professional Associations

When he was inducted into the Trial Lawyer Hall of Fame in 2016, Romano joined the likes of John Adams, Thurgood Marshall and Clarence Darrow.

The Trial Lawyer Hall of Fame, which has fewer than 90 inductees, honors attorneys “who have left an indelible mark on the American legal tradition through a lifetime of service to the American public, the Constitution, and the American trial bar.”

The nonprofit organization, established by the National Trial Lawyers Association, welcomes past and present attorneys each year based on certain criteria. An eligible trial lawyer:

• Has 30+ years of practice in civil and/or criminal defense trial law and is at least 60 years old.
• Represents the best of their profession and has exceeded the public and peers’ expectations.
• Is a true champion and crusader for American justice with superior qualifications of leadership, reputation, influence, etc. as a trial lawyer.
• Has achieved a substantial number of favorable results in significant cases.
• Continues to conduct themselves in a legal and ethical manner in accordance with the highest legal and professional standards.

Romano has served as president of the Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers, The National Trial Lawyers, the Florida Justice Association, the Southeast Florida Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates, Civil Justice Foundation, Gold Coast Chapter of the Federal Bar Association, Palm Beach Chapter of the Federal Bar Association, and the Melvin M. Belli Society.

About Craig, Kelley & Faultless and the Trucking Seminar

The “Winning Truck Wreck Cases” Seminar will be held on August 4, 2025, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Embassy Suites Noblesville Indianapolis Conference Center. Register for the seminar today at the Indiana Trial Lawyers Association website.

Craig, Kelley & Faultless is a personal injury law firm headquartered in Indianapolis with offices throughout Indiana and in St. Louis. The firm has 10 attorneys, some of whom are licensed to practice in various states in addition to Indiana, including Ohio, Kentucky, Missouri, Illinois, Iowa and Tennessee. They handle commercial motor vehicle wrecks throughout the country.

David W. Craig and Scott A. Faultless are board-certified in truck accident law and serve on the Board of Regents of the Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys. They have been named Top 100 Indiana Trial Lawyers by The National Trial Lawyers.