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Four generations of the Rogers family at Rogers, Morris & Ziegler, now RMZ Law. They are (l to r) Dwight Laing Rogers, Dwight L. Rogers, Jr., Romney Rogers and
Romney Campbell “Cam” Rogers Jr. (Photos courtesy RMZ Law)

Two More Generations of Rogers Family his Juris Doctor degree, Cam also obtained an LLM graduate
Join the Firm degree in estate planning. He is a driving force behind the next-
generation positioning of the law firm, recently renamed RMZ
In 1978, attorney Romney Rogers became the third generation Law to reflect its 21st Century direction and focus on the future.
of his family to join the law firm, renamed Rogers, Morris Although there was not a third or fourth generation of Morris
& Ziegler in the mid-1950s when Robert Ziegler became a family members at the law firm, Mark Booth is the third
partner. Following in the footsteps of his grandfather, Romney partner. He has been with RMZ Law for over 35 years and
Rogers graduated from Mercer University Law School in is like family to the Rogers. Mark Booth focuses his practice
Macon, Georgia. in areas of real estate transactions and litigation, business
Romney also carried on his grandfather’s legacy of public litigation and family law.
service, representing the City of Fort Lauderdale’s District Over time, offices of the law firm have occupied multiple office
4, which includes both Rio Vista and Lauderdale Harbors, buildings in and around downtown Fort Lauderdale. The firm
as its City Commissioner from 2009 until 2018. He is a has moved from its original location in the Wheeler Building
past chairman of the Greater Fort Lauderdale Chamber of to the Sweet Building, now a condominium, to the First
Commerce and is currently Managing Partner of the law firm, Federal Savings & Loan Building on the corner of Las Olas
where he concentrates his practice in business and real estate Boulevard and Southeast Third Avenue, to the Cumberland
law, probate and trust administration and estate planning, plus Building and then to its current location at 1401 East Broward
litigation in all those areas. Boulevard, where the partners of the firm, Romney, Cam and
Romney’s son, Romney Campbell “Cam” Rogers Jr. joined Mark Booth, as well as Associate attorneys and other team
the firm after graduating from Mercer University Law School members, manage the legal needs of their clients. Also, Cam’s
in 2012, 102 years after his Great Grandfather graduated wife, Kelly, has been the firm’s Operations Manager since
from Mercer Law. Cam Rogers marks the fourth generation to December of 2023.
practice law with the family at the firm. He and his wife, Kelly, Throughout 2025, team members at RMZ Law plan citywide
are building a home in – where else – Rio Vista, where Cam celebrations of the 100-year anniversary of Fort Lauderdale’s
lived before he married Kelly. They are awaiting final permits oldest law firm. The anniversary celebration kicks off on
and hope to begin construction soon. Saturday, March 29, with RMZ Law as this year’s Pineapple

Cam Rogers serves business and individual clients in estate Jam honoree at the Historic Stranahan House Museum.
planning, probate and trust administration, business contracts, Will there be more generations of the Rogers family in the
mergers and acquisitions, business succession planning, real firm’s future? It’s a bit too early to know for sure, but no one in
estate transactions, condominium law and contested matters Fort Lauderdale will be surprised if it happens.
(litigation) associated with those areas of law. In addition to

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