Philip Bonamo

Mr. Bonamo has been a licensed attorney with the Florida Bar for 31 years. He is an AV-rated

attorney by Martindale-Hubbell. He is Partner at the Rice Law Firm, located in Daytona Beach,

Florida. His practice areas are concentrated to Marital & Family Law and Criminal Defense.

Mr. Bonamo is considered a Specialist in the area of Marital & Family Law, and he has been a

Board Certified Attorney by the Florida Bar in the area of Criminal Trial Law for 25 years.

Mr. Bonamo received his Juris Doctor degree from Stetson University College of Law. Prior to

attending Stetson University, he received his Bachelor of Arts degree, with honors, from the

University of Florida.

Mr. Bonamo was a prosecutor for a total of nine years, having worked as an Assistant State

Attorney for the 7th Judicial Circuit of Florida, and was also an Assistant United States Attorney

for the United States Attorney’s Office, Middle District of Florida.

Mr. Bonamo is the elected Board of Governor Representative to The Florida Bar for the 7th

Judicial Circuit of Florida, having been on the Board for 6 years. He is the current chair of the

Board of Governor’s Disciplinary Procedural Rules Committee and is the Chair-elect for the

Board of Governor's Disciplinary Review Committee. Mr. Bonamo is also an “Advisor” attorney

for the Florida Bar’s Lawyers Advising Lawyers Program (LAL).