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July 9, 2021 | NewsTrial Lawyers Honor Rep. Ben Diamond and Rep. Erin Grall with the Legislative Leadership Award
The Trial Lawyers Section, one of the Bar’s oldest and largest, is honoring two lawmakers with its “2021 Legislator of the Year Award.” Rep. Erin Grall, R-Vero Beach, and Rep. Ben Diamond, D-St. Petersburg, will be honored at a June 25 ceremony in St. Petersburg that will coincide with the section’s next meeting, said TLSRead more
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June 15, 2021 | NewsAdvanced Trial Advocacy is back: In-person and better than ever!
From May 18-22, 2021, 125 trial lawyers and judges/former trial lawyers gathered at the Rosen Centre Hotel in Orlando to revive the Southeast’s premier trial advocacy training program – in-person! 60+ advocates and an equal number of faculty members & experts spent four grueling days together honing our trial advocacy skills with a healthy doseRead more
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April 7, 2021 | NewsSCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE FOR ADVANCED TRIAL ADVOCACY
The state’s premiere in-person trial advocacy training program, the Trial Lawyers Section’s Advanced Trial Advocacy will take place from May 18-22, 2021 in Orlando. The Trial Lawyers Section will offer two (2) scholarships to members of the section who have been involved in trial practice for a minimum of five years. To apply for aRead more
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March 16, 2021 | NewsTRIAL LAWYERS SECTION’S TEACHERS’ LAW SYMPOSIUM GOES VIRTUAL
Determined not to let the COVID-19 pandemic threaten one if its most valuable traditions, the 5,500-member Trial Lawyers Section has published its first virtual Teachers’ Law Symposium. Every January, the section invites some 150 high school and junior high social studies, civics, government, history and law-related teachers together to hear presentations from some of theRead more
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March 4, 2021 | NewsAutomatic Clerk review for confidential information in civil filings ends in July
Rule change aims to speed access to court records Effective July 1, clerks of court will no longer review civil filings to screen out confidential information before putting those documents in public court files, leaving it entirely up to lawyers to ensure their clients’ protected information remains safe. The Supreme Court on January 21, actingRead more
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February 26, 2021 | NewsBedell Memorial Mock Trial Competition Goes Virtual
One of the Trial Lawyers Section’s most cherished traditions, the Chester Bedell Memorial Mock Trial Competition, continued virtually despite a surging COVID-19 pandemic. Section Chair Wiley Hicks says the January 2021 competition owes its existence to the determination, hard work and creativity of section members, the generosity of state and federal judges who volunteered toRead more
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December 3, 2020 | NewsMock Trial Jurors Needed
The Trial Lawyer’s Section is conducting its prestigious 39th annual Chester H. Bedell Mock Trial Competition virtually this year. Eight law schools with two teams each are expected to be competing via Zoom from January 20rd to the 22th, 2021. The trials are presided over by state and federal court judges, but they do not determineRead more
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December 2, 2020 | News
Member Feedback Requested: TLS Bylaws Revisions
Dear Trial Lawyers Section Members: The Trial Lawyers Section of The Florida Bar wishes to amend Article I, Section 2 of its bylaws to bring them into line with what we perceive to be our actual mission and mandates. For years, we have reported to the Council of Sections and to our members and theRead more
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July 14, 2020 | News
2020-2021 New Trial Lawyers Executive Council Members
The Trial Lawyer Section welcomed four new Executive Council members at their June meeting during The Florida Bar Annual Convention on June 28, 2019. Dianne “Dee Dee” Fischer, Miami John M. Howe, West Palm Beach Andrew Reiss, Naples Shirin Vesely, St. Petersburg Dianne “Dee Dee” Fischer Dee Dee Fischer is a trial lawyerRead more
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July 10, 2020 | News
Meet the Trial Lawyers Section 2020-2021 Executive Committee
Wiley Hicks, of The Law Office of Wiley Hicks, has been selected to serve as Chair of the Trial Lawyers Section of The Florida Bar. Mr. Hicks has a statewide practice specializing in eminent domain and is proud to be the second legacy chair in the history of the Section. His father, Bill HicksRead more
