Dear Florida Trial Lawyer:
 Welcome to the Website of your section, The Florida Bar Trial Lawyers Section . This site is continually updated to better serve you.
The pages that follow contain information about your section's history, and about
its current leadership and programs. Please use the access buttons to your left
of the screen. They are self-explanatory, and will enable you to access instantly
the full text of the current Handbook on Discovery Practice, the Guidelines for
Professional Conduct, sample sanction orders relating to discovery issues that have
been entered by trial judges aroung the state and more.
One of the purposes of your
section, according to its By-laws, is to "provide a forum for discussion and exchange
of ideas leading to the improvement of individual trial ability." We hope your site
will be an integral part of advancing that purpose, and that it is useful to you
in your trial practice.
Very truly yours,
Robert C. Palmer III, Chair
Trial Advocacy 2008
May 6-10, Gainesville
The Trial Advocacy Seminar is a hands-on, learning-by-doing trial skills training. It is intended for attorneys who have practiced a minimum of 5 years and are involved in a full time litigation practice. Jury experience is preferable but not required. The case file is used as a source of facts and law for the training. Following lectures, discussion and demonstrations, you will learn primarily through participatory exercises. Following your performances, you will receive suggestions on how you can be more effective by experienced Florida trial lawyers. Your presentation will be videotaped and you will receive a one-on-one video performance review. Forty-eight (48) attorneys will be selected. Selection is based on a "first-come, first served" basis. When your application is processed, you will receive program materials in advance of the program. Your advance preparation is critical to the success of the program and your own learning. You are expected to attend all sessions. If you cannot, please do not apply.
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