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July 26, 2022 | News
Save The Date – 2023 Chester Bedell Mock Trial Competition
We are pleased to announce that the 2023 Chester Bedell Memorial Mock Trial Competition is being planned as an in-person competition to be held on January 20-22 in Orlando. The competition will begin with a coaches’ meeting followed by the first preliminary round in the late afternoon on Friday, January 20, and will conclude withRead more
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July 7, 2022 | News
Scholarships to Advanced International Advocacy Program
Dear Trial Lawyers Section Member: Applications are currently being accepted for the Bennett Trial Advocacy Scholarships to the Oxford University Advanced International Trial Advocacy Training Program, held August 30 – September 2, 2022 at Keble College, Oxford, England. Applicants must commit to attending the full 5-day Advanced International Advocacy program. Scholarship recipients willRead more
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June 2, 2022 | News
Comments to the Report and Recommendations of the Workgroup on Improved Resolution of Civil Cases
The Trial Lawyers Section of The Florida Bar was invited to provide Comments to the Report and Recommendations of the Workgroup on Improved Resolution of Civil Cases. The Section is appreciative of the Workgroup’s considerable efforts, and recognizes that there may be a need to identify certain Civil Rules that require revision. The attached CommentsRead more
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December 3, 2021 | News
Mock Trial Jurors Needed
The Trial Lawyers Section is conducting its prestigious 40th annual Chester Bedell Mock Trial Competition in Orlando this year. Ten Florida law schools are expected to compete at the Orlando Airport Marriott Lakeside from Friday, January 21, 2022 to Sunday, January 23, 2022. The trials are presided over by state and federal court judges, butRead more
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August 26, 2021 | News
2021 Florida Handbook on Civil Discovery Practice is Now Available
The Trial Lawyers Section is marking another milestone in a long history of service to the profession with the release of the “2021 Florida Handbook on Civil Discovery Practice.” The section is proud to publish a guide that has become a fixture in nearly every Florida courtroom, said Vero Beach attorney and TLS Chair LewisRead more
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July 9, 2021 | News
Trial 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 | News
Advanced 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 | News
SCHOLARSHIPS 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 | News
TRIAL 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 | News
Automatic 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