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Free Wednesday Wisdom Zoom webinar for Solo & Small Firm Section members* by Brandon Sapp, Brandon Sapp Law PLLC, Orlando, (Plaintiff’s Perspective); Charise Morgan, Zurich North America, Miami, (Defense Perspective); and Jamie Billotte Moses, Holland & Knight LLP, Orlando, (Appellate Perspective). Moderator: Rebekah Taylor, RT Mediation and Consulting, LLC, Lake Mary. Host: Judge Jennifer Kuyrkendall Griffin, 3rd Judicial Circuit. View the presenter and moderator bios here. Course number 8342 is approved for 1 CLE. REGISTER

*Registration will be approved when section membership is confirmed.

DESCRIPTION: This program is a panel discussion that will be educational and practical. The panelists will discuss the new law changes and how attorneys have adapted. The panelists will share real-life insights and examples of how attorneys have worked cases differently based on tort reform changes. The panelists will address statute of limitations, bad faith, boarding medical bills, and fault, among other topics. Jamie Moses will discuss appellate challenges that are forming and their implications that are developing in the legal community.

Brandon Sapp, Brandon Sapp Law PLLC, Orlando, (Plaintiff’s Perspective); Charise Morgan, Zurich North America, Miami, (Defense Perspective); and Jamie Billotte Moses, Holland & Knight LLP, Orlando, (Appellate Perspective). Moderator: Rebekah Taylor, RT Mediation and Consulting, LLC, Lake Mary.

Free Wednesday Wisdom Zoom CLE for Solo & Small Firm Section members* by Masimba Mutamba, West Palm Beach, and Ashley Sybesma, Key West. Moderator: Jennifer Kuyrkendall Griffin, Suwannee County Judge. Course number 8343 is approved for 1 CLE; and 1 Immigration and Nationality Law certification credit.

*Registration will be approved when section membership is confirmed. REGISTER

This webinar will provide a brief overview of immigration laws helpful in your everyday practice while dispelling some of the common myths.  Ashley and Masimba will also review the various types of immigration assistance needs that readily can be provided by pro bono counsel, before discussing available resources on how to take and be guided in handling a pro bono immigration case.

Masimba M. Mutamba is a seasoned civil rights and immigration attorney with over a decade’s worth of experience handling complex issues for individuals and businesses alike.

Prior to being a Founding Partner with the firm, Masimba was the Human Rights Defense Center (“HRDC”)’s inaugural William A. Trine Fellow. In that role, he litigated civil rights cases all over the country, including filing petitions with the U.S. Supreme Court. Masimba advanced the civil rights of media organizations, individuals, and classes of individuals imprisoned in the nation’s jails, prisons, and federal immigration detention centers. He filed First Amendment lawsuits around the country challenging censorship policies that greatly curtailed the rights of book and newspaper publishers and family members to contact people in custody. He also brought federal and state consumer class action claims, and appealed lower court decisions, to fight against the predatory schemes of some private companies targeting prisoners or the families who sought to maintain contact with them. Furthermore, Masimba litigated Eighth Amendment lawsuits against corrections and medical staff who subjected prisoners to cruel and unusual punishment that resulted in their catastrophic injury or death. Masimba now employs his extensive expertise on these issues as a civil rights consultant around the country.

Masimba has also represented clients across the country and beyond U.S. borders in obtaining a wide array of non-immigrant and immigrant visas, including but not limited to: student (F) visas; cultural exchange (J) visas; religious worker (R) visas; crewmember (D) visas; exceptional talent (O) visas; performing athlete, artist, entertainer (P) visas; specialty occupation (H-1B) visas; intracompany transferee (L) visas; and treaty trader/treaty investor (E) visas.

In addition to assisting clients with visa applications, Mr. Mutamba has also filed administrative appeals with the Administrative Appeals Office (AAO) of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) and, when necessary, filed federal district court lawsuits and Circuit Courts of Appeals Petitions for Review against the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and its subordinate agencies, including the USCIS and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). He is also experienced in advancing Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests and lawsuits in furtherance of his client’s immigration cases.

Mr. Mutamba is currently a representative of the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit on the Florida Bar Young Lawyers Division’s Board of Governors, and is member of the Florida Bar’s standing Committee on Media & Communications Law. In his local community, Masimba is actively involved in the F. Malcolm Cunningham, Sr. Bar Association, the Palm Beach County Bar Association’s standing Committee for Diversity and Inclusion, and that Bar Association’s Young Lawyers Section.

Free Wednesday Wisdom live Zoom webinar for Solo & Small Firm Section members* by Kate Bell, Clio Affinity Partnerships Manager. Moderator:  Nick Shannin, Orlando. Course number 8413 is approved for 1 CLE; 1 Technology. REGISTER

*Registration will be approved when section membership is confirmed.

Law firm automation frees up lawyers to focus on utilization efficiencies, improving the success of their firm and client experience. In this session, we’ll walk through the importance and rise of automation in the legal profession, discuss key considerations to keep in mind, and learn the formula for automating the most tedious tasks at your firm with the power of AI.

Kate currently serves as a Clio Affinity Partnerships Manager, where she leverages her background in law firm management and consulting to forge strategic alliances and collaborations. Her expertise lies in fostering partnerships that drive innovation and elevate the legal profession.

Free Wednesday Wisdom Zoom webinar open to ALL Florida Bar members by G.C. Murray II, Esq., DPL, CEO & Managing Attorney, Association GC, Washington, D.C. Moderator: Jennifer Kuyrkendall Griffin, Suwanee County Judge. Course Number 8377 is approved for 1 CLE, 1 Ethics. REGISTER

This program will provide an in-depth exploration of time law, the new standards of ethical conduct specifically covering a solo/small firm practitioner’s responsibility to employ effective client-relation skills to increase service to the client and foster a newfound understanding of fee structures due to new efficiencies from time law and practice management.

G.C. Murray II, Esq., DPL is a nationally recognized lawyer, leader, and lobbyist who has received numerous awards for his legal acumen and his philanthropy. He focuses on all aspects of nonprofit management including Federal and State compliance, organizational leadership, and high-level fundraising. He is also the Presidentof Global Cyber Management, a division of Association GC. In this capacity he focuses on helping businesses with compliance with cybersecurity, privacy, and consumer laws.

Free Wednesday Wisdom live Zoom webinar for Solo & Small Firm Section members* by Justin J. Klatsky, Valrico Law Group. Moderator: Jennifer Kuyrkendall Griffin, Suwanee County Judge. Course number 8416 is approved for 1 CLE, 1 Tax Law certification credit. REGISTER

*Registration will be approved when section membership is confirmed.

As a solo practitioner or member of a small firm, you encounter tax issues every day, likely several times a day. This CLE is designed to give you tips and understanding from a tax attorney to help you navigate some of the most common situations that practitioners encounter including company formation, sale of business, most common notices from the IRS, and estate planning, now and looking toward the future.

Justin J. Klatsky is a tax lawyer and partner in the Valrico Law Group, practicing over 15 years in the areas of estate planning and administration, general business and corporate law, and tax law.  Justin earned his B.A with honors from the Johns Hopkins University, where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa, and he earned both his Juris Doctor (J.D.) with honors and his Master of Laws (LL.M.) in Taxation from the University of Florida College of Law.  While much of Justin’s practice is now transactional, he still handles tax controversy cases before the IRS and that perspective informs his other areas of practice.  He is a member of The Florida Bar and is admitted to practice before the United States Tax Court.

Free Wednesday Wisdom live Zoom webinar for Solo & Small Firm Section members* by Katherine R. English, Pavese Law Firm, Fort Myers. Moderator: Jennifer Kurykendall Griffin, Suwannee County Judge. Course number 8419 is approved for 1 CLE. REGISTER

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This CLE will give lawyers working with landowners tools to advise and support their clients in seeking and using conservation easements to support the landowners’ goals for themselves and their lands. In Florida, federal and state agencies, local governments, and non-government organizations have all embraced the purchase of conservation easements as an effective tool to protect Florida’s privately held wild lands and agricultural areas from further development. Conservation easement programs can be useful for landowners who want to retain ownership of their properties while liquidating some or most of the land’s equity for other investments, but they come with varying restrictions and management requirements that may or may not be compatible with the landowners’ goals. Knowledgeable landowners using conservation easement programs as part of their overall strategic plans for managing their property and funding other investments do very well. Unfortunately, there are traps for the unwary and underinformed which can foil the plans and expectations of those who proceed without an understanding of the limitations and requirements of the different conservation easement programs.

Katherine R. English joined Pavese Law Firm in 1994 and became a partner in the firm in 2000. Her practice concentrates on agricultural, environmental, and land use law with an emphasis on seeking and protecting entitlements for larger properties to maintain value and productivity. She has particular experience in working with companies involved in farming and land development. She practices before state and federal agencies in regard to environmental permits including water supply, water management and environmental compliance. She has worked with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Southwest Florida Water Management District, South Florida Water Management District, the Army Corps of Engineers, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, the United States Environmental Protection Agency, and the Natural Resources Conservation Service. She also represents land owners before local governments in Southwest Florida in regard to land use and development authorizations.

Free Wednesday Wisdom Zoom webinar for Solo & Small Firm Section members* by Scott W. Spradley, Flagler Beach. Moderator:  Jennifer Kuyrkendall Griffin, Suwannee County Judge. Course number and CLE credit pending approval. REGISTER

*Registration will be approved when section membership is confirmed. You will receive an email registration confirmation from “professionaldevelopment8zoom@floridabar.org.” If you do not receive the confirmation, please check your spam folder.

This webinar will detail the higher incidences of substance abuse among lawyers, and Identify signs and symptoms of substance abuse/dependence. Scott W. Spradley will discuss some of the alternative paths to recovery.

Scott W. Spradley is a member of the Florida Bar and is in his 36th year of practice, with the last 30 being primarily in the Bankruptcy arena and in Estate Planning. While at the GrayRobinson firm in Orlando, Scott founded that firm’s Bankruptcy Group in 1997. Scott now lives in Flagler Beach where he maintains his Bankruptcy Practice and where he has a growing Landscape and Seascape Photography business. In 2023, Scott was elected by the residents of Flagler Beach to serve as a City Commissioner, where Scott presently serves as Chairman of the Board. Scott’s greatest accomplishments are (with Susan Spradley) his 23-year-old daughter, Alyson Spradley, who is a recent graduate of Florida Gulf Coast University, and his Continuous Sobriety, which currently stands at 14 years and 8 months. But who’s counting.

Free Wednesday Wisdom Zoom webinar for Solo & Small Firm Section members* Jennifer Feld, a Florida Supreme Court Certified Circuit Civil mediator at Feld Legal, Tampa. Moderator: Judge Jennifer Kuyrkendall Griffin. Course number and credit Pending approval. REGISTER

*Registration will be approved when section membership is confirmed. You will receive an email registration confirmation from “professionaldevelopment8zoom@floridabar.org.” If you do not receive the confirmation, please check your spam folder.

Join Jennifer Feld, mediator and former litigator, for a discussion of Florida HB 837, in particular the impact on bad faith insurance claim litigation and the safe harbors provided for insurers facing competing claims from multiple third parties, arising from a single occurrence. Learn how to navigate these claims and effectuate settlements before they are sent to the interpleader stage.

Jennifer Feld is a Florida Supreme Court Certified Circuit Civil mediator at Feld Legal. ​

Jennifer is AV-Preeminent Rated by Martindale Hubbell, Florida Trend Magazine Legal Elite 2019, and Florida’s Super Lawyers Rising Star for seven consecutive years, 2017-2024. In 2020, Ms. Feld was named among Tampa’s top 100 women in KNOW Tampa. Before she was a full-time neutral, Jennifer litigated for over a decade and was a partner at a multi-state firm.

Jennifer is an advocate in and out of the courtroom. Her experiences as a mother and a trial attorney have made her a pioneer for parental leave and lactation space awareness, and she has published a number of articles on these topics.  Her work has been published in the Daily Business Review, the St. Pete Paraclete, and recognized by Fox13 News, Law.com, the Florida Bar, the American Bar Association, and Above the Law.  Many of Jennifer’s works have been featured in professional publications and she frequently speaks on emerging topics at industry events.

As a devotee to community service, Jennifer is the President of the Board of TJFS, which provides a food bank, financial and social wellness services to those in need in Tampa Bay.  She is also sits on the UF Law Alumni Council. Jennifer holds a position on Statewide FAWL (Florida Association for Women Lawyers), as well as the Hillsborough Chapter.  Recently, Jennifer opened a 501(c)(3) non-profit, The FAWL Support Organization, to support the mission of FAWL.

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Jennifer is the proud mother of two boys, Kameron (6) and Micah (4) and spouse to fellow attorney, Eric Feld.