PercePTiON is reality identifying the Hidden Dangers of Bias in our Profession

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3 HillsBOrOugH county Bar association 21sT annual BeNcH Bar conference THe HillsBOrOugH county Bar invites you TO THe 21sT annual BeNcH Bar conference & JuDicial reception PercePTiON is reality identifying the Hidden Dangers of Bias in our Profession HcBa President Gordon Hill executive Director John F. Kynes Wednesday, October 25, :30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Hilton Tampa Downtown cle Director Monique Lawson 8:30 11:20 a.m. communications Director Stacy Williams Noon 1:00 p.m. Bench Bar Conference Morning Sessions HCBA Membership Luncheon 1:30 5:00 p.m. Bench Bar Conference Afternoon Sessions To register for the conference, please go to 5:30 7:30 p.m. Judicial Reception

4 HillsBOrOugH county Bar association 21sT annual BeNcH Bar conference MOrNiNg session agenda 8:30-10:20 a.m. Welcome and Plenary SeSSion n Unconscious Bias and its Potential Negative Effects in the Legal Profession 10:30-11:20 a.m. Plenary SeSSion n Catching Up and Running Ahead: A Review of the U.S. Supreme Court s 2016 Term and an Advanced Look at 2017 Noon - 1:0O p.m. HcBa membership luncheon 2 21st ANNUAL BENCH BAR CONFERENCE

5 afternoon session agenda 1:30-2:20 p.m. n View Towards the Bench: Sharing Your Concerns and Suggestions with the Court - Civil: State and Federal n View Towards the Bench: Sharing Your Concerns and Suggestions with the Court - Unified Family n View Towards the Bench: Sharing Your Concerns and Suggestions with the Court - Criminal: State and Federal n View Towards the Bench: Sharing Your Concerns and Suggestions with the Court - Appellate 2:30-4:00 p.m. n Jurors Say the Darnedest Things: Inside Deliberations n The Art of Negotiation 4:10-5:00 p.m. n Perception of Professionalism is Reality: Dealing with Realities of Unprofessional Behavior n Impeachment for Bias: Practical Pointers 21st ANNUAL BENCH BAR CONFERENCE 3

6 HillsBOrOugH county Bar association 21sT annual BeNcH Bar conference 8:30-10:20 a.m. Plenary SeSSion n Unconscious Bias and its Potential Negative Effects in the Legal Profession objective: This session will cover topics such as what is unconscious bias, potential triggers, and the impact on society and in the workplace. Also covered will be a review of five studies on unconscious bias in the workplace, how to recognize your unconscious bias, and mitigating unconscious bias in the workplace. cle credit applied For: 2.0 including 2.0 ethics SPeaker: German A. Gomez, assistant general counsel at Hogan Lovells, US LLC in Washington D.C. Prior to joining Hogan Lovells, Gomez was employed by the U.S. Department of Justice, where he was a member of the Diversity Committee. He frequently lectures on bias and diversity topics. 4 21st ANNUAL BENCH BAR CONFERENCE

7 10:30-11:20 a.m. Plenary SeSSion n Catching Up and Running Ahead: A Review of the U.S. Supreme Court s 2016 Term and an Advanced Look at 2017 objective: This session will present a scholarly (and colorful) review of this past Supreme Court term, with a focus on constitutional cases, and will address the potential impact of upcoming decisions from the Court in the areas of religious freedom and separation of powers. Other trends of importance to state and federal practitioners also will be discussed. cle credit applied For: 1.0 SPeaker: Professor Louis J. Virelli III is a professor at Stetson University College of Law, teaching courses in Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law I, Federal Courts, and Federal Pretrial Practice. Professor Virelli has received the Dickerson-Brown Award for Excellence in Faculty Scholarship and the Branton Excellence in Teaching Award. He regularly coaches two of Stetson s moot court teams and is the faculty advisor to the Stetson chapter of the American Constitution Society. 21st ANNUAL BENCH BAR CONFERENCE 5

8 HillsBOrOugH county Bar association 21sT annual BeNcH Bar conference Save the Dates October 25, 2017 HCBA Membership Luncheon Hilton Tampa Downtown Featuring Guest Speaker american Bar association President Hilarie Bass Free to HCBA members, $40 non-members RSVP at additional upcoming HcBa events: December 7 HCBA Holiday Open House January 10 HCBA Diversity Membership Luncheon february 10 Diversity Networking Social March 3 Judicial Pig Roast/Food Festival & 5K Pro Bono River Run 6 21st ANNUAL BENCH BAR CONFERENCE

9 1:30-2:20 p.m. View Towards the Bench: Sharing Your Concerns and Suggestions with the Court - 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. cle credit applied For: 1.0 including 1.0 ethics moderators: n Judge Claudia R. Isom, General Civil Division PaneliStS: n Judge Charlene Edwards Honeywell, United States Judge for the United States District Court, Middle District of Florida n Judge Roberta A. Colton, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Middle District of Florida n Thomas B. McCoun, III, United States Magistrate Judge for the United States District Court, Middle District of Florida n Judge E. Lamar Battles, General Civil n Judge Robert A. Foster, Jr., General Civil n Judge Laurel M. Lee, General Civil n Judge Joelle Ann Ober, County Civil * The panelists may be joined by other judges whose schedules enable them to participate. 21st ANNUAL BENCH BAR CONFERENCE 7

10 HillsBOrOugH county Bar association 21sT annual BeNcH Bar conference 1:30-2:20 p.m. View Towards the Bench: Sharing Your Concerns and Suggestions with the Court - 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 the litigants. cle credit applied For: 1.0 including 1.0 ethics PaneliStS: n Judge Lisa D. Campbell, East Circuit, General Civil & Family Law, General Civil & Family Law Administrative Judge n Judge Carl C. Hinson, Unified Family Court: Domestic Relations/ Family Law n Judge Christine A. Marlewski, Unified Family Court: Domestic Relations/Family Law n Judge Anne-Leigh Gaylord Moe, Unified Family Court: Domestic Relations/Family Law n Judge Melissa M. Polo, Unified Family Court: Domestic Relations/Family Law n Judge Ralph C. Stoddard, Domestic Relations/Family Law n Judge Wesley D. Tibbals, Domestic Relations/Family Law * The panelists may be joined by other judges whose schedules enable them to participate. 8 21st ANNUAL BENCH BAR CONFERENCE

11 1:30-2:20 p.m. View Towards the Bench: Sharing Your Concerns and Suggestions with the Court - 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 the litigants. cle credit applied For: 1.0 including 1.0 ethics PaneliStS: n Judge Amanda Arnold Sansone, United States Magistrate Judge for the United States District Court, Middle District of Florida n Judge Tom Barber, Criminal Justice & Trial n Judge Scott A. Farr, County Criminal n Judge Kimberly K. Fernandez, General Civil: Jimmy Ryce Act, Criminal Justice & Trial n Judge Mark D. Kiser, Criminal Justice & Trial n Judge Denise A. Pomponio, Unified Family Court: Juvenile Drug Court n Judge Christopher C. Sabella, Criminal Justice & Trial n Judge Laura E. Ward, Criminal Justice & Trial n Judge Mark R. Wolfe, Circuit Criminal n Judge Miriam Valkenburg, County Criminal * The panelists may be joined by other judges whose schedules enable them to participate. 21st ANNUAL BENCH BAR CONFERENCE 9

12 HillsBOrOugH county Bar association 21sT annual BeNcH Bar conference 1:30-2:20 p.m. View Towards the Bench: Sharing Your Concerns and Suggestions with the Court - Appellate 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. cle credit applied For: 1.0 including 1.0 ethics moderators: n Heather L. Fesnak, partner in the Consumer Financial Services Practice Group at Akerman, LLP n Tom Seider, appellate associate at Brannock & Humphries PaneliStS: Panelists will be listed on conference registration webpage. * The panelists may be joined by other judges whose schedules enable them to participate st ANNUAL BENCH BAR CONFERENCE

13 2:30-4:00 p.m. Jurors Say the Darnedest Things: Inside Deliberations objective: This session will examine juror behavior through viewing deliberations of mock trials in actual cases. Attendees will hear a brief summary of cases and will then view video segments of jurors behavior, attitudes and decision-making processes from their deliberations. The panel also will discuss the best way to identify, pursue and avoid specific problems that arise during jury deliberations. cle credit applied For: 2.0 including 2.0 ethics moderators: n Michael Boucher, Trial Consulting Services SPeakerS: n J. Charles (Chuck) Ingram, director in the Orlando law firm of Estes, Ingram, Foels & Gibbs, P.A., practicing primarily in the defense of healthcare professionals n Fredrick H. L. McClure, partner in the law firm of DLA Piper, resident in its Tampa and Miami offices, is the former group leader of and practices in the firm s Florida Litigation Group n Mindy McLaughlin, with Beytin, McLaughlin, McLaughlin, O Hara, Bocchino & Bolin, P.A., practicing in the areas of professional liability and medical malpractice litigation n Ken Turkel, as a partner at Bajo, Cuva, Cohen, Turkel P.A., Turkel focuses his practice on the prosecution and defense of complex business and civil litigation matters, including intellectual property cases, as well as the representation of clients in the sports and entertainment industries. 21st ANNUAL BENCH BAR CONFERENCE 1 1

14 HillsBOrOugH county Bar association 21sT annual BeNcH Bar conference 2:30-4:00 p.m. The Art of Negotiation objective: To better understand the nuances and ethics of settlement negotiations. cle credit applied For: 2.0 including 2.0 ethics SPeakerS: n Web Brennan, shareholder with the firm of Brennan & Kavouklis, P.A. in Tampa n Gregory A. Hearing, shareholder with the management labor and employment law firm of Thompson, Sizemore, Gonzalez & Hearing, P.A. n Michael A. Tonelli, with the firm of Barr, Murman & Tonelli, has tried numerous jury trials and has participated extensively in mediations as a certified mediator st ANNUAL BENCH BAR CONFERENCE

15 4:10-5:00 p.m. Perception of Professionalism is Reality: Dealing with Realities of Unprofessional Behavior objective: Now that we actually know about Professionalism Expectations and Standards, let s raise our reality to a new level: let s actually use our Professionalism Panels. This session will provide an overview on the process and what happens after the call is made to the local Professionalism Panel. cle credit applied For: 1.0 including 1.0 ethics SPeakerS: n Judge Julie S. Sneed, United States Magistrate Judge for the United States District Court, Middle District of Florida n William Kalish, co-chair of the Thirteenth Circuit's Professionalism Panel. He focuses his practice on representing individuals and businesses on a broad range of tax and business-related issues. Kalish also assists individual clients and their families in accomplishing their short-term and long-term estate planning goals by planning for and creating wills, revocable trusts, irrevocable trusts, charitable trusts, private foundations, and limited partnerships. 21st ANNUAL BENCH BAR CONFERENCE 1 3

16 HillsBOrOugH county Bar association 21sT annual BeNcH Bar conference 4:10-5:00 p.m. Impeachment for Bias: Practical Pointers objective: This session will concentrate on learning to identify and expose witness bias. cle credit applied For: 1.0 including 1.0 ethics SPeakerS: n Judge Virginia M. Hernandez Covington, United States Judge for the United States District Court, Middle District of Florida n Judge Christopher C. Sabella, Criminal Justice & Trial Division, Thirteenth Judicial Circuit Court n Todd Foster, after spending 11 years with the U.S. Department of Justice, first as an FBI agent, and then as an Assistant U.S. Attorney, Foster entered private law practice in His practice mainly involves federal litigation, criminal and civil, and he has tried cases in many districts throughout the United States. n Joseph H. Varner, III, partner with Holland & Knight and a distinguished trial lawyer. Varner is a Fellow in the American College of Trial Lawyers and a Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer, and has tried cases ranging from medical malpractice wrongful death and $100 million shareholder disputes, to patent infringement and $300 million unfair competition claims. 5:30 7:30 p.m. Judicial reception st ANNUAL BENCH BAR CONFERENCE

17 ThankYou The 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 TO THE COMMITTEE CHAIR: Judge Samantha Ward 21st ANNUAL BENCH BAR CONFERENCE 1 5

18 HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION PRESENTS 21sT annual BeNcH Bar conference Perception is reality: identifying the Hidden Dangers of Bias in our Profession Wednesday, October 25, Hilton Tampa Downtown 8:30-11:20... Morning Sessions r e G i S t r a t i o n F o r m 12:00-1:00... HCBA Membership Luncheon* 1:30-2:20... Afternoon View From the Bench Sessions 2:30-5:00... Afternoon Sessions 5:30-7:30... Judicial Reception* Please note: * Separate registrations for Luncheon and Reception are required. Please visit or call PreFerred method of registration is online at SPACE IN EACH SESSION IS LIMITED. SPACE WILL BE FILLED ON A FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE BASIS. PAYMENT MUST BE MADE AT TIME OF REGISTRATION. NAME: FIRM: PHONE: PLEASE CHECK THE APPLICABLE BOX BELOW. HCBA MEMBER NON-MEMBER GOV T ATTORNEY STUDENT MEMBER JUDGE PARALEGAL, JA, LA, LEGAL SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL $85 $135 $40 $40 COMP. $40 (Bench Bar Reg. Only) $85 (HCBA Membership & Bench Bar Reg. Combo) *Note: The cost of the HCBA Luncheon for Non-Members is $40. (check here). P l e a S e i n d i c a t e W H i c H S e S S i o n S y o u W i l l a t t e n d MORNING PLENARY SESSIONS: q 8:30 10:20: Unconscious Bias and its Potential Negative Effects in the Legal Profession q 10:30 11:20: Catching Up and Running Ahead: A Review of the U.S. Supreme Court s 2016 Term and an Advanced Look at 2017 AFTERNOON SESSIONS: 1:30 2:20: Breakout Session: (select one) q View Towards the Bench - Civil: State and Federal q View Towards the Bench - Unified Family q View Towards the Bench - Criminal Law: State and Federal q View Towards the Bench - Appellate 2:30 4:00: Breakout Session A: (select one) q Jurors Say the Darnedest Things: Inside Deliberations q The Art of Negotiation 4:10 5:00: Breakout Session B: (select one) q Perception of Professionalism is Reality: Dealing with Realities of Unprofessional Behavior q Impeachment For Bias: Practical Pointers q 5:30 7:30: Judicial Reception Hillsborough county Bar association, 1610 n. tampa St., tampa Fl 33602,

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