Throughout the year, additional CLE Courses are offered. Please check the Event Calendar for a detailed listing.
Staying in the Game: Resilient Leadership
The Florida Bar Appellate Practice Section is pleased to sponsor Part Two of Staying in the Game: Resilient Leadership, a program coordinated by the Tampa Bay Chapter of the Federal Bar Association and offered to our members free of charge. In this part, Magistrate Judge Anthony Porcelli of the Middle District of Florida will moderate a diverse panel of esteemed speakers. This part will focus on the importance of resilient leadership in sponsoring diversity within the legal profession.
Panelists include:
- The Honorable Anuraag Singhal, United States District Judge, Southern District of Florida
- Kevin D. Johnson, Shareholder, Johnson Jackson PLLC
- Michele Alexandre, Dean, Stetson University College of Law
- Stephen Liverpool, Senior VP & General Counsel, Raymond James Bank
CLE APPROVAL: Both parts of the program combined are approved for 3.5 general credits, including 2.0 bias elimination credits. This second part will run from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. (1.5 hours) on October 21, 2020. Please adjust your submission for credit accordingly if you plan to only attend part 2.
Again, registration is free for all APS members. If you registered for Part I with Hilarie Bass, there is no need to register again.
WANT TO LEARN MORE? The Florida Bar Appellate Practice Section is proud to support and develop initiatives like this throughout Florida through its Diversity & Inclusion Committee. To find out more about the committee, suggest an idea, or learn how you can get involved, please contact Committee Co-Chair Jared M. Krukar at jkrukar@kmf-law.com. All input is welcome!
When Your Client Needs More Than Their Word: Appellate Bonds From the Agency and Practitioner Perspective
Originally aired on Tuesday, September 1, 2020 from 12:10 pm to 1:10 pm EDT
Your client wants to appeal the money judgment against them … now what? In this informative CLE, you’ll hear the details on how to post a bond to prevent proceedings to execute on the judgment. Appeal Bond Specialist Dan Huckabay from Court Surety Bond Agency will provide insight from the surety’s perspective. Board Certified Appellate Specialist Julissa Rodriguez will provide a practitioner’s perspective to calculating and securing a bond, including pitfalls to avoid.
Dan Huckabay, Court Surety Bond Agency, Orange, CA
Julissa Rodriguez, Shutts & Bowen, Miami
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Post-Seminar Q&A
CLE Credits:
- CLER Program:
- 1.0 General
- Certification Program:
- 1.0 Appellate Practice
- 1.0 Criminal Appellate Law
Course Level: Intermediate
Course No: 4137
*The accreditation period for this course expires on 03/31/22. CLE credit cannot be obtained for this course following the expiration date.
Judicial Panel: Ethical Pitfalls in Appeals and How to Avoid Them
Want to learn more about our newest Florida Supreme Court Justice, Jamie Grosshans? Earlier this year, as part of a joint APS/Guardian ad Litem training, Judge Grosshans shared her knowledge and experience with pro bono attorneys interested in taking appeals by providing best practice tips on how to avoid ethical pitfalls when handling appeals. Participants got an inside perspective, helping them be more effective practitioners.
The presentation provides insight into ethical issues in appeals based on the experience of the judicial panelists. The judges share tools to identify possible ethical issues and best practices for how to avoid them.
You can watch and listen to Justice Grosshans’s advice by watching Judicial Panel: Ethical Pitfalls in Appeals and How to Avoid Them.
Moderator:
- Nicholas Shannin, Shannin Law Firm, P.A.
Judicial Panel:
- Justice Jamie R. Grosshans, Florida Supreme Court
- Judge Meredith L. Sasso, Fifth District Court of Appeal
- Judge Dan Traver, Fifth District Court of Appeal
Check out the Guardian ad Litem’s YouTube channel:
Free Florida CLE: LeGAL Support for Your Pro Bono Practice.
Click here to learn more about the Guardian Ad Litem Program
Preservation of Error in the Zoom Era
Originally aired on Friday, August 14, 2020 from 12:10 pm to 1:10 pm EDT
Sarah Lahlou-Amine and Nick Shannin are both Board Certified Appellate Attorneys and Past-Chairs of The Florida Bar Appellate Practice Section. This one-hour Zoom CLE focuses on the “new normal” and how trial attorneys can best preserve error via Zoom and other socially-distanced hearings. Objections, getting your evidence before the Court, and best practices are just a few of the subjects that will be covered.
Sarah Lahlou-Amine, Banker Lopez Gassler, Tampa
Nicholas Shannin, Shannin Law Firm, P.A., Orlando
CLE Credits:
- CLER Program:
- 1.0 General
- 1.0 Technology
- Certification Program:
- 1.0 Appellate Practice
- 1.0 Criminal Appellate Law
- 1.0 Criminal Trial Law
- 1.0 Civil Trial
- 1.0 Juvenile Law
Course Level: Intermediate
Course No: 4087
*The accreditation period for this course expires on 02/27/22. CLE credit cannot be obtained for this course following the expiration date.