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In this Update:
Don't Miss Our Section's Annual Meeting at the Miami Hyatt Regency Downtown!
The Record Continues Online
Appellate Practice Pro Se Handbook in its Final Stages
Hot CLE Information
What Else Is Happening?
Get Involved
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The Florida Bar Appellate Practice Section
Mid-Year Meeting
Miami Hyatt Regency Downtown, Miami, Florida
January 18, 2007
| New Volunteer Reception |
9:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. |
| Section Committee Meetings |
9:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. |
| Luncheon |
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. |
| Executive Council and Annual Membership Meeting |
2:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. |
More news can be found on our Website and in the Florida Bar News. Also for more information, contact Austin Newberry, Section Administrator, Phone: 850-561-5624.
All Section Members are welcome to attend all meetings. You do not have to be a committee or executive council member to attend. These meetings are a great opportunity for you to get involved, voice your ideas and stay informed of the Section's events and issues.
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The Record Continues Online
The Record is now on the Section Website, via email PDF and hard copy. The Record is actively welcoming your articles and suggestions. The deadline for The Record Winter Issue is January 30, 2007. The deadline for The Record Spring Issue is March 30, 2007.
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Appellate Practice Pro Se Handbook
in its Final Stages
The Appellate Practice Pro Se Handbook is in its final stages of editing. The Handbook will assist self-represented litigants with the appellate process. The Florida Bar Foundation is expected to fund publication within the next year. For additional information or to see how you can help, contact Dorothy F. Easley, Esq., Committee Chair, Falk Waas Hernandez Cortina Solomon and Bonner, P.A., 113 Almeria Ave., Coral Gables, FL, 33134, ph: 305-447-6500; fax: 305-447-1777; or e-mail: deasley@falkwaas.com.
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| The Section hosted the 2006 Hot Topics in Appellate Practice CLE this past November. The CLE covered topics such as Access to Court Records, Judicial Independence, Appellate Mediation, Proposals for Settlement, and Federal and Civil Law updates. Audiotapes of the seminar are available for order at www.floridabar.org or by calling (850) 561-5816. |
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The monthly lunchtime telephone seminars continue to be well-received and will be continued. Check the Section’s website for the schedule for the upcoming lunchtime telephone seminars and the directions for signing up for the entire series. They are held the third Tuesday of every month, starting at 12:10 p.m., for 50 minutes, ending at 1:00 p.m. These CLEs are conducted once each month, except for June and December. The next telephonic CLE will be held on January 16, 2007.
The 2007 Appellate Certification Review Seminar will be held on February 23, 2007, in Miami, Florida. Check the Section’s website for more information. Additionally, if you are interested in board certification, please check the Florida Bar’s website for details regarding the requirements.
Look for more news on upcoming CLE seminars on our website and in the Florida Bar News. Betsy E. Gallagher, the CLE Chair, welcomes your suggestions and ideas, and may be contacted at: Betsy E. Gallagher, Esq., Kubick and Draper, P.A., 201 N. Franklin St., Ste. 2550, Tampa, FL 33602-5893; ph: (813) 204-9776; fax: (813) 204-9660; e-mail: bg@kubickidraper.com
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Wow! What Else Is Happening?
The Section's website continues to undergo improvements. Updates of Section events and news will continue to be posted. All non-current editions of The Record are posted to the website. A searchable index will be added within the next year. Photographs of Section Events are also now posted on the website. To see the latest on the website, go to flabarappellate.org.
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Get Involved! The Section Is
Always Looking for Good People.
Getting involved in the Appellate Practice Section is a great opportunity for you to voice your ideas and stay informed of the Section's events and issues. The Section is always looking for articles for publication in The Record or the Florida Bar Journal.
Submissions for The Record may be made to Jack R. Reiter, Editor of The Record, Adorno & Yoss, LLP, 2525 Ponce De Leon Blvd., Ste. 400, Miami, FL 33134-6012; ph. (305) 460-1450; fax: (305)356-5541; e-mail: jrr@adorno.com.
Submissions for the Florida Bar Journal may be made to Tracy Raffles Gunn, Fowler White Boggs Banker, P.A., P.O. Box 1438, Tampa, FL 33601-1438, ph: (813) 222-1158; fax: (813) 229-8313.
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Prepared by Henry Gyden, the Section’s Quarterly Update Cyber-Communications Director, of Carlton Fields, P.A. in Tampa; email address: hgyden@carltonfields.com
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