Attorney Profile

J. Rock Palermo, III

Rock Palermo, III

Veron, Bice, Palermo & Wilson, LLC
721 Kirby Street
Lake Charles, LA 70601-5333
Contact Contact J. Rock Palermo, III
T: 337-310-1600
F: 337-310-1601

Visit: www.veronbice.com
Practice areas: Personal Injury Plaintiff: Products (40%), Personal Injury Plaintiff: Medical Malpractice (30%), Personal Injury Plaintiff: General (30%)

Profile

Rock graduated from LSU Law School in 1992 and from LSU with a bachelor's degree in 1987. While at LSU Law School he was selected to the Moot Court Board. He is a partner in the firm of Bice, Palermo & Veron in Lake Charles. The firm handles serious personal injury and wrongful death cases particularly in the areas of maritime, petrochemical, railroad and automobile negligence. He is a member of the Judge Albert Tate Inn of Court, American Board of Trial Advocates, LSU Law Center Chancellor's Council, and the Louisiana Association for Justice. Rock was named to the 2007, 2008 and 2009 editions of Super Lawyers and to the 2009 edition of The Best Lawyers in America.  He is a certified mediator, licensed airline transport pilot, and master scuba instructor. He is active in the Civil Air Patrol, the United States Air Force Auxiliary, and holds the rank of Colonel.  Rock currently serves as Regional Chair for the Forever LSU Capital Campaign and serves on the Immaculate Conception Cathedral School Building on Tradiion Capital Campaign Committee.  He and his wife, Kim, have three children.

Selected to:

Louisiana Super Lawyers 2009
Louisiana Super Lawyers 2008
Louisiana Super Lawyers 2007

About Rock Palermo, III

Admitted: 1992, Louisiana

Professional Webpage: veronbice.com/bios/J-Rock-Palermo-III

Honors and Awards: Best Lawyers in America, 2009, Super Lawyers, 2007, Distinguished Service Medal, Civil Air Patrol, 2004 Senior Member of the Year, Civil Air Patrol, Louisiana Wing, 2000 Emergency Responder of the Year, Southwest Louisiana Mutual Aid Association, 2001 Public Service Award, Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's Office, 2002 Moot Court Board, LSU Law Center, 1990 - 1991
Special Licenses/Certifications: Mediator, American Arbitration Association, 2004
Bar/Professional Activity: Forever LSU Regional Chair, LSU Capital Campaign, 2008-present; Chancellor's Council, Paul M. Hebert Law Center, Louisiana State University; 2003-Present;  American Board of Trial Advocates, 2009 - present;  Civil Air Patrol, 2003 - 2009, Assistant National Legal Officer Federal Aviation Administration, 2002 - Present, Aviation Safety Counselor Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association, Council of Directors Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association, Board of Governors Lousiana Association for Justice, 1992 - present, member Louisiana Bar Foundation, 1999 - Present, Louis Moreau Lislet Fellow Southwest Louisiana Bar Association Executive Council Sulphur Kiwanis Club, George F. Hixson Fellow Civil Air Patrol, 1999 - 2008, Wing Disaster Preparedness & Homeland Security Professional Association of Diving Instructors, 1989 - Present, Master Instructor Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association, Legal Services Plan Attorney American Trial Lawyers Association, 1992 - Present, memberNational Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians, 1999 - 2001, EMT-B
Educational Background: Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, B.S. Finance, 1987
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