Courses in Florida

The Florida Bar Continuing Legal Education Committee
and the Appellate Practice Section Present:

Practice Before the Fifth District Court of Appeal

Friday March 5, 2010, 8:30 a.m.-4:40 p.m.
Embassy Suites Orlando North

Course Classification: Advanced Level
Course Number 1058R
General CLE Max Credits 8.0 hours, Ethics 1.0 Hours
Certification Program: Appellate Practice 8.0 hours, Criminal Appellate 8 hours

The Florida Bar Appellate Practice Section presents Practice Before the Fifth District Court of Appeal. This course is designed to examine appellate practice before Florida's Fifth District Court of Appeal. An impressive panel of judges from the Fifth District, the Fifth District's Clerk of Court, and highly skilled appellate practitioners are serving as the faculty for this seminar. Topics include:

• Meet the Fifth District — Nuts & Bolts of Fifth District Practice
• Meet the Clerk — Clerk's Office Fundamentals
• Motion Practice in the Fifth District Panel Discussion
• Luncheon Professionalism Presentation & Panel Discussion
• Oral Arguments in the Fifth District Panel Discussion
• Brief Writing in the Fifth District Panel Discussion
• Important Lessons For Practitioners To Learn Panel Discussion

Please join the Honorable Jay P. Cohen, Honorable Kerry I. Evander, Honorable C. Alan Lawson, Honorable Richard B. Orfinger, Honorable William D. Palmer, Honorable Thomas D. Sawaya, and Honorable Susan Wright, Clerk of Court, Kimberly A. Ashby, Matthew J. Conigliaro, Barbara A. Eagan, Angela C. Flowers, Michael M. Giel, Steven Guardiano, John R. Hamilton, Marcia K. Lippincott, Sharon M. Serra, Nicholas A. Shannin, and Elizabeth C. Wheeler for this seminar. The program is designed to be highly informative for both the trial lawyer who occasionally handles an appeal and dedicated appellate practitioners.

Please click HERE for the registration form or click HERE to register online on The Florida Bar's website.

The Florida Bar Appellate Practice Section proudly presents:
Tallahassee Outreach Lunches
1-hour CLE Luncheon Seminars

As it did last year, the Section is sponsoring three, one hour CLE luncheon seminars in Tallahassee. The cost of each luncheon is $20.00, and each seminar provides attendees with one hour general CLE and Appellate Certification credits. The topic, schedule, and location for the last of the three seminars taking place in March 2010 are as follows:

Friday, March, 19, 2010:
"Florida Supreme Court Jurisdiction"
Presented by Tom Hall, Clerk of Court, Florida Supreme Court
The Florida Bar's Annex, 651 East Jefferson Street, 11:45 a.m.—1:00 p.m.

The Florida Bar Continuing Legal Education Committee and the Appellate Practice Section present
The Art of Objecting: A Trial Lawyer's Guide to Preserving Error for Appeal

Course Classification: Intermediate Level
Live Presentation: Friday, May 14, 2010
Hilton Fort Lauderdale Airport
1870 Griffin Road Fort Lauderdale Florida 33004
Call (954) 920-3300 for more information
Course No. 1006R

Click HERE for more information.

Past Appellate Practice Section CLE Seminars Available

The Section alerts and reminds members that past Section CLE seminars are available for purchase and CLE credit, with some availability for immediate download, 24 hours a day/7 days a week through The Florida Bar LegalSpan link. Click HERE for the complete list and online purchase options.