Hot Topics in Evidence: live, advanced training coming to Orlando
The advanced, live (in-person) training Hot Topics in Evidence will be held at the Orange County Bar Association in Orlando on Monday, February 24 from 8:45 a.m. to 5 p.m. The training will be hosted by The Florida Bar Criminal Law and Trial Lawyers sections and Bar’s Code & Rules of Evidence Committee.
The seminar is targeted to civil, criminal, and appellate practitioners. It will include a thorough discussion of the latest developments in Florida evidence law from some of the nation’s top authorities, and an exploration of difficult, recurring evidentiary issues.
“Our programs are designed to provide practical insights and advanced knowledge, helping attorneys at all stages of their careers to excel in their practices,” states Criminal Law Section Chair Patricia Dawson on the section’s website.
The event begins with “Application of the Daubert Standard in Florida” by Aaron Kelley with the Eighth Judicial Circuit Public Defender’s Office in Gainesville, and Patrick Montoya of Milberg in Coral Gables. The presentation will cover five “reliability” prongs of the Daubert standard along with strategic approaches for challenging the admissibility of an opposing party’s proposed expert evidence and ensuring your expert’s testimony holds up against a Daubert challenge.
“Preservation of Evidentiary Errors for Appellate Review,” presented by Mihaela Cabulea of Butler Weihmuller Katz Craig in Tampa and Michael Ufferman of the Michael Ufferman Law Firm in Tallahassee, will provide tips on how to properly preserve particular types of claims for appeal. Cabulea will discuss claims in civil cases and Ufferman will discuss claims in criminal cases.
“Generative AI in Legal Practice,” presented by Philip Asher Gold of Gold & Gold in Miami and 11th Circuit Public Defender Carlos J. Martinez will address artificial intelligence-related ethics opinions from the Bar, federal law, and evidentiary concerns, and ways in which AI can be helpful to lawyers and the court system.
“Case Law Update Post-HB 837,” will round out the day’s program. Presented by Andrew A. Harris and Grace Streicher of Harris Appeals in Palm Beach Gardens, the discussion will focus on the changes to the legal practice caused the implementation of HB 827, including which medical expenses can be presented to the jury, how letters of protection are now treated, the impact of “unbundling” of CTP codes.
Other planned presentations include: exceptions to hearsay; pertinent traits of character as defined by §90.404, Florida Statutes, including “Williams Rule” evidence; best practices for remote testimony, exchanging exhibits, ensuring witnesses who are laying the predicate for evidence have a copy of the evidence, and wet ink versus audit trails, including applicable case law; and expert witness fees.
COST: The cost to attendees for Criminal Law Section or Trial Lawyers Section members is $235. Non-member cost is $295. Law school students and faculty may attend for $175. A $50 fee waiver may be available. For information email [email protected].
Registration is available by clicking here. Course materials will be provided via email.
On-demand, podcast, audio CD, and video DVD products of the training will be available for purchase the week following the in-person seminar.
This event carries a maximum of 8 CLE credits (requested).
For more information, contact Claire Moschel, Trial Lawyers Section administrator, at [email protected].
