8:00 - 8:45 am
Homeroom: Coffee and Virtual NetworkingGrab a cup of coffee and join fellow conference attendees for a morning of networking. The Remo platformallows you to scan the room and make strategic connections by joining various "table discussions." Make sure to visit with our sponsors throughout the day to be entered to win a variety of raffle prizes at the end of day happy hour!
8:45 - 8:55 am
Morning Announcements: LaShawnda K. Jackson, OCBA PresidentOCBA President LaShawnda K. Jackson kicks off the 2020 Bench Bar Virtual Conference with tips on how to navigate the virtual conference.
PI / Insurance Defense
Business & Tax Estate, Probate,
GuardianshipPractice
ManagementAppellate Criminal Family Evidence
Inside the Courtroom
Session 1 9:00 - 9:50 am
Technology & Demonstrative
Exhibits
Business Court Update
SNTs vs ABLE Accounts
Practicing Professionalism in Federal and State
Courts
Writs & MotionsCase Law Update in
Criminal Court
The Family Law Attorney’s Evidence
Tool Bag: Part 1
Admitting Evidence 101
Jury Selection
Brian Murry, Mark Nation
Mod: Fermin Lopez
Hon. John Jordan, Hon. Donald Myers,
Hon. Frederick Lauten
Mod: Patricia McConnell
Hon. Kevin Weiss
Mod: Catherine Davey
Hon. Luis Calderon, Hon. Paul Byron, Hon.
Daniel Irick
Mod: Thomas Sommerville
Hon. Sandra Williams, Sharon Serra,
Kristopher Warburton
Mod: Jennifer Dixon
Hon. Wayne Wooten, Hon. Tom Young
Mod: Lisbeth Fryer
Hon. Diana Tennis, Hon. Vincent Chiu, Hon. Laura Shaffer
Mod: Hon. Diana Tennis
Hon. John Beamer, Hon. Amy Carter, Hon.
Gabrielle Sanders-Morency
Mod: Michael Barber
Hon. Steve Jewett, Hon. Greg Tynan
Mod: David Bigney
Session 2 10:00 - 10:50
am
Healthcare Liens with an Emphasis on
Medicare
Summary Judgment: A New Era?
DNRs in Guardianships Opening a PracticeAnatomy of An Oral
Argument
Think Before You Speak/Tweet (Ethics in Communications)
Evidence Tool Bag: Part 2
Admitting Evidence 201
Judicial Biases & Recusals
Brian Murry, Jason Lazarus
Mod: Deborah Mitchell
Hon. Chad Alvaro, Ronny Edwards
Mod: Joshua Grosshans
Hon. Alan Apte
Mod: Linda Solash-Reed
Stephanie Vollrath, Mercedes Wechsler,
Richard Hornsby
Mod: Tad Yates
Hon. Paetra Brownlee, Eric Netcher, William
Ponnal
Mod: TBD
Hon. Robert Egan, Keshara Cowans, Patti
Savitz, Hon. Elaine Barbour
Mod: Patti Savitz, Keshara Cowans
Hon. Diego Madrigal, Hon. Greg Tynan
Mod: Hon. Diana Tennis
Hon. Luis Calderon, Hon. Jessica
Recksiedler, Hon. Tanya Davis Wilson
Mod: Tiffany Faddis
Hon. Elizabeth Starr, Hon. Bob LeBlanc,
Hon. Gisela Laurent
Mod: Eric Reed
Session 3 11:10 - 12:00
pm
Jury Selection in Injury & Wrongful
Death Cases
Staying Ahead of the COVID Curve:
Employment Law Do’s and Don’ts
Electronic Wills and Notary
Marketing Your Practice
Newly-Discovered Evidence and Appeals
in Postconviction Motions
Crimmigration: Navigating
Immigration and Criminal
Consequences Today
Business Valuations Digital EvidencePersuasive Arguments
Melvin B. Wright, Brian Murry
Mod: Fermin Lopez
Justin McConnell, Hon. Keith White,
Anthony Hall, Amanda Simpson, Bertha
Burruezo
Mod: Hon. Keith White
Hon. Margaret Hudson
Mod: Catherine Hanna
Matt Olszewski, Bill Umansky, Jordan
Ostroff
Mod: Lyle Mazin
Hon. Jeffrey Kuntz, Hon. Jamie Grosshans,
Hon. Eric Eisnaugle
Mod: Lisabeth Fryer
John Gihon, Hon. Gisela Laurent, Hon.
Carlos Mendoza
Mod: Alena Baker
Hon. Julie O’Kane, Richard West, Tom
Gillmore (CPA)
Mod: Hon. Donald Myers
Hon. Lisa Munyon, Hon. Jessica
Recksiedler, Hon. Greg Tynan
Mod: James Smith
Hon. John Beamer, Hon. Bob LeBlanc,
Hon. Jeanette Bigney
Mod: Heather Trick
12:00 - 12:30 pm
Cafeteria Break / Sponsor Showcase / NetworkingGrab your lunch and visit with our sponsors and socialize with colleagues.
Program: 12:30 - 1:30 pm
Getting Sent to the Principal’s Office: A Word from The Florida Supreme Court Chief Justice and Florida’s Chief Judges
The Hon. Charles T. Canady, Chief Justice, The Supreme Court of Florida; The Hon. Lisa Davidson, Chief Judge Eighteenth Judicial Circuit; The Hon. Donald Myers, Chief Judge Ninth Judicial Circuit
Mod: Tony Sos
Session 4 1:40 - 2:30 pm
Case Law Update in Personal Injury
Chapter 607: The New and Improved Florida Business Corporation
Act
Balancing Your Law Practice with Your
Personal Life
Judicial Philosophy on the Appellate Bench
State of CannabisThe Judicial Perspective
on Evaluations for Custody Litigation
Ethics & DiscoveryBench Trial/ Complex Evidentiary Hearing
William Tonelli, Brian Murry, Jason Breslin
Mod: Fermin Lopez
Hon. Lisa Munyon, Stefan Rubin
Mod: Eric Reed
Hon. Carly Wish, Hon. Jeanette Bigney, Hon.
Wayne Wooten
Mod: Sheena Thakrar
Hon. Alan Lawson, Hon. James Edwards, Hon. Meredith Sasso, Hon.
Matthew Lucas
Mod: William Ponall
Hon. Steve Jewett, Dr. Charlene Cooper
Mod: Joel Leppard
Hon. Alan Apte, Dr. Kyle J. Goodwin, Hon. Heather Higbee
Mod: Hon. Diana Tennis
Hon. Heather Rodriguez, Hon. John Kest, Hon. Faye Allen
Mod: Nick Shannin
Hon. Eric DuBois, Hon. Kevin Weiss
2:30 - 3:30 pm Break / Sponsor Showcase / NetworkingBreak time! Visit with our sponsors and socialize with colleagues.
Session 5 3:30 - 4:20 pm
Courtroom Policies & Procedures
Force Majeure in Business and Employment
Contracts
OCBA Health and Wellness Committee Presents: Wellness Warrior – How to Survive the Legal
Profession
Melissa Byers
Mod: Nicolette Kramer
Partners, Associates and Staff
Marcy's LawThe Crossover Issues in Family Law Cases
Strategic Use of Lay vs. Expert Witness
Professionalism: How to Handle Disputes
Jon Gilbert, Brian Murry, Hon. John Kest
Mod: Fermin Lopez
Hon. Vincent Falcone
Mod: Robyn Kramer
Hon. Amy Carter, Hon. John Jordan, Jim
Vickaryous
Mod: ZeaMcDonnough
Hon. Leticia Marques, Jared Brooks, Kamilah
Perry
Mod: Jessica Travis
Hon. Jeff Ashton, Frank Symphorien-
Saavedra, Lori Patton
Mod: Mark O’Mara
Hon. Chad Alvaro, Hon. Kevin Weiss, Hon. Vincent Chiu
Mod: Mark Nation
Hon. Heather Higbee, Hon. Heather
Rodriguez, Hon. Luis Calderon
Mod: Ani Rodriguez-Newbern
Session 6 4:30 - 5:20 pm
Daubert and Predicate Expert
Opinions
Foreign Taxation with Associated Asset
Protection and the Impact of
Cryptocurrencies
Elder BiasClient
CommunicationBrief Writing
A Judicial Perspective on DUI’s
Case Law Update in Family Court
Evidence Legal Update
57.105 Sanctions AV
Alex Gillen, Brian Murry, David
Simmons
Mod: Tony Sos
Gary A. Forster, Eric C. Boughman, J. Brian
Page
Mod: Kathryn Huynh
Hon. Jose Rodriguez
Mod: Tracey Zanco
Hon. Tom Young, Lyle Mazin, Tom Sommerville
Mod: Hon. Amy Carter
Hon. John Harris, Hon. Brian Lambert, Hon. Matthew Lucas
Mod: TBD
Hon. Jeanette Bigney, Hon. Brian
Duckworth, Hon. Elizabeth Gibson,
Judge Adam McGinnis
Mod: Jeff Lotter
Nick Shannin
Mod: France Lopez
Hon. Leticia Marques, Hon. Julie O’Kane,
Hon. Frederick Lauten
Mod: Lisa Gong-Guerrero
Hon. Diana Tennis, Hon. Chad Alvaro,
Hon. John Kest
5:30 - 6:30 pm
Happy Hour / Sponsor Raffle Prize Drawings
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