THE FLORIDA BAR APPELLATE PRACTICE SECTION
proudly presents:
THREE (3) TALLAHASSEE OUTREACH CLE LUNCHEON SEMINARS
The Appellate Practice Section’s Outreach Committee invites you to attend three CLE seminars on pertinent appellate practice topics. These luncheon CLEs will be held at either The Florida Bar’s Annex, 651 E. Jefferson Street, or the First District Court of Appeal’s Multipurpose Conference Room, 2000 Drayton Drive. For the March 8 and 23 CLEs at the Bar’s Annex, parking is available in the Bar’s parking lot near the Annex and across the street from the Bar. For the February 25 CLE at the First DCA, parking is available in the lots in front of the court. Please be sure to note the location for each CLE for which you register.
All three CLEs programs will be held from 11:45 a.m. until 1:00 pm. Brown-bag lunch is included in the registration fee.
- THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2016: “WHO’S NEW & WHAT’S NEW AT THE FIRST DCA” (2206)
A panel discussion featuring:
The Hon. L. Clayton Roberts, Chief Judge, First District Court of Appeal
The Hon. Ross L. Bilbrey, Judge, First District Court of Appeal
The Hon. Susan L. Kelsey, Judge, First District Court of Appeal
The Hon. Thomas D. Winokur, Judge, First District Court of Appeal
Todd D. Sanders, Director, Workers’ Compensation Unit, First District Court of Appeal
TBA: The two new judges who will be appointed soon to the First DCA
COURSE DESCRIPTION: This panel will discuss new policies and procedures adopted by the court and allow the First DCA’s newest judges and Director of the Workers’ Compensation Unit to provide helpful insights to their work and how practitioners can improve their work product and assist the judges in deciding their cases. Note: This CLE will be held at the First DCA’s Multipurpose Conference Room.
CLE Information:
- TUESDAY, MARCH 8, 2016: “REPLY BRIEFS” (2207)
A panel discussion featuring:
Barbara Busharis, Assistant Public Defender, Appellate Division, Second Judicial Circuit
Richard W. Ervin, III, Fox & Loquasto, P.A.
Andrew D. Manko, The Mills Firm
Rachel E. Nordby, Deputy Solicitor General, Office of the Solicitor General
COURSE DESCRIPTION: This panel will provide their personal insight about how they write reply briefs. Are they necessary to file in every case? How do you decide what arguments to address in the reply brief? How do you make a short and concise reply brief? Note: This CLE will be held at the Bar’s Annex.
CLE Information:
- WEDNESDAY, MARCH 23, 2016: “RULES POTPOURRI” (2208)
Featuring:
The Hon. T. Kent Wetherell, Judge, First District Court of Appeal
Thomas D. Hall, The Mills Firm
Heather Savage Telfer, Attorney Liaison – Rules, The Florida Bar
COURSE DESCRIPTION: The Appellate Court Rules Committee and Rules of Judicial Administration Committee will be filing their three-year cycle reports with their proposed rule amendments to the Florida Supreme Court in February 2017. Judge Wetherell, ACRC Chair, will provide information about pending proposals to the Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure, and Tom Hall will do the same for the Rules of Judicial Administration. There were several out-of-cycle rules amendments approved by the Florida Supreme Court recently and those will also be discussed. Other items open for discussion will include tips and updates on electronic filing in Florida. Note: This CLE will be held at the Bar’s Annex.
CLE Information:
THE FLORIDA BAR APPELLATE PRACTICE SECTION
proudly presents:
THREE (3) TALLAHASSEE OUTREACH CLE SEMINARS
REGISTRATION FORM
Please enroll me in the Appellate Practice Section -- $40 – and receive the $20 member
price for the CLEs
Please sign me up for the following date(s):
_____ THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2016, at the First DCA (2206)
_____ TUESDAY, MARCH 8, 2016, at The Florida Bar Annex(2207)
_____ WEDNESDAY, MARCH 23, 2016, at The Florida Bar Annex(2208)
The CLE Seminars will be held at the locations and times listed above.
The cost for each seminar is $20 for members of the Appellate Practice Section and $25 per person for nonmembers of the APS.
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Please print this form and mail with a check payable to The Florida Bar to:
JoAnn Shearer, Program Administrator
The Florida Bar Appellate Practice Section
651 E. Jefferson Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2300
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Please complete the form and email to or fax to 850-561-9413 or mail to The Florida Bar Appellate Practice Section, Attn: JoAnn Shearer
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For more information, contact JoAnn Shearer at or 561-5630
or Wendy Loquasto at or 425-1333