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ADVISORY: REPORTERS’ WORKSHOP HIGH PROFILE CASE STUDY: MARSY’S LAW WEBINAR ON FEB. 25

Join us for an online Reporters’ Workshop webinar High-Profile Case Study: Marsy’s Law to be held at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, February 25.

This webinar is presented by The Florida Bar’s Media & Communications Law Committee is free and open to all members of the media.  Zoom registration is required. Registration link: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_GCv4wsz_TuaykQ2awtr3iA

For over 35 years, the annual Florida Bar Reporters’ Workshop has been held in Tallahassee. It is an intensive two-day course is designed for 24 print, online, TV and radio journalists new to the courts and legal beats or new to Florida. Due to Hurricane Helene, the in-person 2024 Reporters’ Workshop was canceled. Instead, the Media & Communications Law Committee is working to have online webinars on different topics relevant to court/legal reporting throughout the year and open to all journalists in the state. The committee would like to thank the sponsors: the Thomas & LoCicero law firm, Justice for All Legal, Alex Hanna, Alison M. Steele, P.A., the Law Office of Juan Carlos Arias, P.A. and the Florida Supreme Court Historical Society.

The February session, High-Profile Case Study: Marsy’s Law, will cover the challenges of litigating cases in the public eye, discuss the progression of the case from the trial court to the Florida Supreme Court, and provide insight for media professionals on access challenges that can arise when seeking access to public records.

Panelists for the session include:

• Daniela Abratt-Cohen, Thomas & LoCicero, Moderator
• Mark Caramanica, Thomas & LoCicero, Counsel to news media parties
• Joe Eagleton, Brannock Berman & Seider, Appellate Counsel for the City of Tallahassee
• Stephen Webster, Webster & Baptiste, Trial Court Counsel for the Florida Police Benevolent Association and individual Tallahassee Police Department officers

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