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WO M A N & M I N O R I T Y B U S I N E S S C E RT I F I E D

23rd Annual Bench Bar Conference | 1

HCBA President: Grace H. YangExecutive Director: John F. KynesCLE Director: Monique LawsonCommunications Director: Stacy Williams

TO THE MOON AND BACK:EXPLORATIONS IN

LAW & ADVOCACY

ThuRsDAy, OctobEr 3, 20198:00 A.m. to 7:30 p.m.

hilton TampA Downtown

8:00 – 8:30 a.m.Breakfast and Registration

8:30 – 11:40 a.m.Morning Sessions

Noon – 1:00 p.m.Membership Luncheon

1:30 – 5:00 p.m.Afternoon Sessions

5:30 – 7:30 p.m.Judicial Reception

2 | 23rd Annual Bench Bar Conference

MORNING SESSION AGENDA

8:30 – 9:20 a.m.

BREAKOUT SESSIONS

n Pre-Trial Negotiations: Practice and Strategies in Criminal Cases

n Civil Offers of Judgment

9:30 – 10:45 a.m.

PLENARY SESSION

n Welcome Back Daubert

10:50 – 11:40 a.m.

PLENARY SESSION

n Supreme Court Update

Total Available CLE Credit from Conference Sessions:

7.0 GENERALincluding 4.0 Ethics and 1.0 Technology (applied for)


AFTERNOON SESSION AGENDA

1:30 – 2:20 p.m.

BREAKOUT SESSIONS

n View To and From the Bench: Building Better Bench-Bar Foundations – Civil: State and Federal

n View To and From the Bench: Building Better Bench-Bar Foundations – Unified Family

n View To and From the Bench: Building Better Bench-Bar Foundations – Criminal: State and Federal

2:30 – 4:00 p.m.

BREAKOUT SESSIONS

n View from the Box: What Does the Jury Really Think of You

n Preparing Your Clients for Mediation

4:10 – 5:00 p.m.

PLENARY SESSION

n Smethics: Social Media, Technology and Ethics


Time: 8:30 – 9:20 a.m.

BREAKOUT SESSIONPre-Trial Negotiations: Practice and Strategies in Criminal Cases

Objective: Get going, before the going gets tough! Pre-filing & pre-trial negotiation strategies in state and federal criminal cases to assist practitioners with new approaches for best outcomes.

CLE Credit Applied For: 1.0

MODERATOR:n Todd Foster, Barnett Bolt Kirkwood Long Koche & Foster, P.A.

PANELISTS:n Kim Hindman, State Attorney’s Officen Lily McCarty Gonzalez, McCarty Gonzalez Pavlidis & Whidden, LLCn Mike Peacock, Office of the Public Defendern Jay Trezevant, United States Attorney’s Office

Time: 8:30 – 9:20 a.m.

BREAKOUT SESSIONCivil Offers of Judgment

Objective: An open and practical discussion, from key practitioners, on the legal and strategic considerations regarding offers of judgment.

CLE Credit Applied For: 1.0 including 1.0 Ethics

MODERATOR:n Judge Rex Barbas, General Civil, General Civil Administrative Judge

SPEAKERS:n Web Brennan, Brennan, Holden & Kavouklis, P.A.n Ellen Lyons, Carlton Fields


Time: 9:30 – 10:45 a.m.

PLENARY SESSIONWelcome Back Daubert

Objective: This session will take some of the mystery out of applying Florida’s newly adopted Daubert criteria as codified in s. 90.702, Florida Statutes, as well as the non-exhaustive factors when considering the reliability of methodology used by an expert.


SPEAKERS:n Judge Catherine Peek McEwen,

U.S. Bankruptcy Court Middle District of Floridan Judge Susan H. Rothstein-Youakim,

Second District Court of Appealn Judge Thomas N. Palermo,

Unified Family Court: Juvenile Dependency

*The panelists may be subject to change

Time: 10:50 – 11:40 a.m.

PLENARY SESSIONSupreme Court Update

Objective:This session will present a review of this past Supreme Court term, with a focus on constitutional cases, and will preview some of the more high-profile decisions in the coming term, including in employment discrimination and immigration law. Other trends of importance to state and federal practitioners will also be discussed, along with the newest justices on the Supreme Court of Florida.


SPEAKER:n Professor Louis J. Virelli III, Stetson University College of Law


SAVEDATE

the

October 3, 2019HCBA Membership LuncheonHilton Tampa Downtown

Featuring Guest Speaker Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody

Free to HCBA members, $40 for non-members

RSVP at www.hillsbar.com.

Additional Upcoming HCBA Events:

n October 11 YLD Golf Tournament

n December 5 HCBA Holiday Open House

n January 8 HCBA Diversity Membership Luncheon

n February 29 Judicial Pig Roast/Food Festival & 5K Pro Bono River Run

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Time: 1:30 – 2:20 p.m.

BREAKOUT SESSIONView To and From the Bench: Building Better Bench-Bar Foundations – Civil: State and Federal

Objective: This session will enable attorneys to share their suggestions and concerns with the judiciary and vice versa, providing the opportunity to talk candidly in discussion format in an attempt to improve communication and professionalism between the judiciary and the litigants.


MODERATOR: Judge Rex Barbas, General Civil, General Civil Administrative Judge

PANELISTS:n Judge Caryl E. Delano, Chief Judge (effective 10/1/2019) for the

U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of Floridan Judge E. Lamar Battles, General Civiln Judge Martha J. Cook, General Civiln Judge Gregory P. Holder, Circuit Civiln Judge Richard A. Nielsen, General Civil

* The panelists may be joined by other judges whose schedules enable them to participate.


Time: 1:30 – 2:20 p.m.

BREAKOUT SESSIONView To and From the Bench: Building Better Bench-Bar Foundations – Unified Family

Objective: This session will enable attorneys to share their suggestions and concerns with the judiciary and vice versa, providing the opportunity to talk candidly in discussion format in an attempt to improve communication and professionalism between the judiciary and litigants.


MODERATOR:n Judge Wesley D. Tibbals, Domestic Relations/Family Law

PANELISTS:n Judge Darren D. Farfante, Domestic Relations/Familyn Judge Anne-Leigh Gaylord Moe, Unified Family Court:

Domestic Relations/Family Lawn Judge Carl C. Hinson, United Family Court: Domestic

Relations/Family Law*The panelists may be joined by other judges whose schedules enable them to participate.


Time: 1:30 – 2:20 p.m.

BREAKOUT SESSIONView To and From the Bench: Building Better Bench-Bar Foundations – Criminal: State and Federal

Objective: This session will enable attorneys to share their suggestions and concerns with the judiciary and vice versa, providing the opportunity to talk candidly in discussion format in an attempt to improve communication and professionalism between the judiciary and litigants.


MODERATOR: Judge Mark D. Kiser, Criminal Justice & Trial

PANELISTS:n Judge Sean Flynn, United States Magistrate Judge for the United

States District Court, Middle District of Floridan Judge William Jung, United States Judge for the United States

District Court, Middle District of Floridan Judge John N. Conrad, County Criminaln Judge Jack Gutman, County Criminaln Judge Christopher C. Nash, Circuit Criminaln Judge Melissa M. Polo, Criminal Justice & Trialn Jared E. Smith, Unified Family Court: Domestic Violencen Judge Laura E. Ward, Criminal Justice & Trial

*The panelists may be joined by other judges whose schedules enable them to participate.


Time: 2:30 – 4:00 p.m.

BREAKOUT SESSIONView from the Box: What Does the Jury Really Think of You

Objective: This panel will afford practitioners the rare opportunity to hear from former jurors about their experiences and provide insight and perspective on persuasion, professionalism and feedback on the criminal and civil jury experience.


MODERATOR: n Gloria Gomez, FOX 13 News team

Time: 2:30 – 4:00 p.m.

BREAKOUT SESSIONPreparing your Clients for Mediation

Objective: This seminar will provide perspectives and tips on preparing clients for mediation conference, with insight from a panel consisting of mediators, plaintiff’s counsel, defendant’s counsel and corporate counsel.


MODERATOR: n Manuel Menendez Jr., Menendez Mediation & More

PANELISTS: n Jeff Caglianone, Caglianone, & Miller, P.A.n Hilary High, Hilary High P.A.n Anthony T. Martino, Clark & Martino, P.A.n Deborah Pond, Coca-Cola Beverages Florida, LLC


Time: 4:10 – 5:00 p.m.

PLENARY SESSIONSmethics: Social Media, Technology and Ethics

Objective: Ethics? Smethics! A thoughtful review of current social media, technology and ethics issues in law and advocacy so that there are, in fact, “No Problems, Houston.”

CLE Credit Applied For: 1.0 including 1.0 Technology & 1.0 Ethics

SPEAKERS: n Michael Boucher, Trial Consulting Servicesn Don Smith, Smith, Tozian, Daniel & Davis, P.A.n Ken Turkel, Bajo | Cuva | Cohen | Turkel P.A.

A popular event for the HCBA, the Judicial

Reception offers members, sponsors and

Conference attendees from the Bench and Bar

a chance to mingle and continue their discussions.

JUDICIAL RECEPTION5:30 – 7:30 p.m.


Thank YouThe Hillsborough County Bar Association would like to thank the Bench Bar Committee for all the effort and planning that goes into putting on such a great event!

SPECIAL THANKS ALSO TO THE COMMITTEE CO-CHAIRS:Judge Caroline Tesche Arkin, Judge Thomas Palermo, Judge Emily Peacock & Judge Samantha Ward

Not going to make it to the Bench Bar Conference? Need CLE Credits?

NEW THIS YEAR! You can now order a selection of more than 60

previous CLEs in mp3 downloadable format from HCBA!

Download the file and listen at your convenience in the comfort of your office or home. CLEs on CD also

are still available for order if you prefer that format.

For more information, visit www.hillsbar.com.


Registration for the Bench Bar Conference is online at www.hillsbar.com. Space in each session is limited, and will be filled on a first-come, first-serve basis. Payment must be made at time of registration.

Bench Bar Conference Registration Fees:

n HCBA Member - $85

n Non-Member - $135

n HCBA Member Government Attorney - $40

n Non-Member Government Attorney - call 813-221-7777 to register

n Student Member - $40

n Judge - Complimentary

n Paralegal, JA, Legal Assistant, Legal Support Professional - n $40 - Bench Bar Conference Registration Only

n $85 - HCBA Membership & Bench Bar Conference Registration Combo

Membership Luncheon:

n HCBA Members - Free

n Non-Members - $50

Judicial Reception:

n HCBA Members, Conference Attendees and Sponsors - Free

Registration for the Membership Luncheon and Judicial Reception is separate from the Bench Bar Conference.

You must register for each event separately at www.hillsbar.com.

Deadline to Register: September 30, 2019

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