THANK YOU for registering to attend the FJA 2017 Workhorse Seminar.
Below you will find the link to the course book. Be sure to download a copy of this document in advance of the seminar to your laptop or print a hard copy if you did not already purchase the printed course books. The course book is large and may take additional time to download. Any course materials not included will be provided on-site by the speaker.
Program Co-Chairs |
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John F. Romano, West Palm Beach |
Eric Romano, West Palm Beach |
Seminar Agenda |
Seminar Course Book [File Size: 95 MB | 1595 pages] |
Supreme Court Opinion |
Quick Links to Daily Schedule:
Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday
MORNING SESSION | 7:00 am - 12:00 pm |
Speakers |
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Eric Romano, Moderator, West Palm Beach |
Dana N. Brooks, Tallahassee |
Thomas W. Carey, Clearwater |
Luke W. Russell, Founder, Russell Media, Muncie, IN |
Micki Love, Law Firm Operations Consultant, Vista Consulting, Baton Rouge, LA |
Tim Misny, The Law Offices of Tim Misny, Cleveland, OH |
Joe DiNardo, Counsel Financial, Buffalo, NY |
SPECIAL LUNCHEON SESSION | 12:15 pm - 1:30 pm |
Speakers |
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John F. Romano, Moderator, West Palm Beach |
Wayne Hogan, Jacksonville |
Paul Jess, Interim Executive Director, Florida Justice Association, Tallahssee |
John S. Mills, Tallahassee |
Troy Rafferty, Pensacola |
AFTERNOON SESSION | 1:30 pm - 5:30 pm |
Speakers |
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John F. Romano, Moderator, West Palm Beach |
Randi McGinn, McGinn Carpenter Montoya & Love, Albuquerque, NM |
Peter Perlman, Peter Perlman Law Offices, P.S.C., Lexington, KY |
Gary Gober, Gober Law, Nashville, TN |
EVENING SESSION - TRACK A | 6:30 pm - 10:00 pm |
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Beth W. Finizio, Moderator, Fort Lauderdale |
Joseph A. Linnehan, Fort Myers |
Jay Fraxedas, Fraxedas Mediation Firm, Orlando/Maitland |
Stephen G. Fischer, MATRIX Mediation, West Palm Beach |
Kimberly Sands, Principal, Upchurch Watson White & Max, Daytona Beach |
Dawn Berlanga-Helms, Mediate First, Inc., Melbourne |
EVENING SESSION - TRACK B | 6:30 pm - 10:00 pm |
Speakers |
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Troy Rafferty, Pensacola |
Michael D. Eriksen, West Palm Beach |
Dustin B. Herman, Spangenberg Shibley & Liber, Cleveland, OH |
Todd J. Michaels, Coral Gables |
EVENING SESSION - TRACK C | 6:30 pm - 10:00 pm |
Speakers |
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Eric Romano, Moderator, West Palm Beach |
Alexander M. Clem, Orlando |
Michal Meiler, Miami |
Eric Romano, West Palm Beach |
Leslie M. Kroeger, Palm Beach Gardens |
Douglas Beam, Melbourne |
David M. Carter, Vero Beach |
Matthew N. Posgay, Jacksonville |
MORNING SESSION | 7:00 am - 12:00 am |
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Nicholas C. Johnson, Moderator, Palm Beach Gardens |
Brenda S. Fulmer, West Palm Beach |
Carl Warriner, West Palm Beach |
Celene Humphries, Tampa |
Mark A. Avera, Gainesville |
Ted Leopold, Palm Beach Gardens |
C. Richard Newsome, Orlando |
Lance C. Ivey, West Palm Beach |
Fred A. Cunningham, Palm Beach Gardens |
Stuart Z. Grossman, Coral Gables |
SPECIAL LUNCHEON SESSION | 11:45 pm - 1:30 pm |
Speakers |
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John F. Romano, Moderator, West Palm Beach |
Robert Mongeluzzi, Saltz Mongeluzzi Barrett & Mendesky, PC, Philadelphia, PA |
AFTERNOON SESSION | 1:30 pm - 5:30 pm |
Speakers |
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Jonathan T. Gilbert, Moderator, Orlando |
Michael A. Haggard, Coral Gables |
Dan Cytryn, Coral Springs |
Dan Rosner, Rosner & Tucker, P.C., Vineland, NJ |
John Elliott Leighton, Miami |
Thomas F. Slater, Jacksonville |
John J. Givens, The Cochran Firm, Dothan, AL |
Corey B. Friedman, Lake Clarke Shores |
EVENING SESSION - TRACK A | 6:30 pm - 10:00 pm |
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Jaeson W. Homola, Moderator, Tallahassee |
Joel Franck, M.D., FAANS, Clearwater |
Julie Riley, Panhandle Orthopaedics, Panama City |
Mark D. Herbst, M.D., PhD., Independent Diagnostic Radiology, Saint Petersburg |
Dr. Eric Kaplan, Psychiatrist, NeuLife Rehab, Mount Dora |
Dr. Rebecca Villar, Neuropsychologist, NeuLife Rehab, Mount Dora |
EVENING SESSION - TRACK B | 6:30 pm - 10:00 pm |
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Stephen W. Teppler, Moderator, Jacksonville | 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm |
Chad Roberts, Jacksonville |
John Jorgensen, Sarasota |
Erik Laykin, Fort Lauderdale |
Brittany R. Ford, Jacksonville |
Stephen W. Teppler, Moderator, Jacksonville | 7:45 pm - 8:45 pm |
Chad Roberts, Jacksonville |
John Jorgensen, Sarasota |
Erik Laykin, Fort Lauderdale |
Brittany R. Ford, Jacksonville |
Chad Roberts, Moderator, Jacksonville | 8:45 pm - 10:00 pm |
Honorable Ralph Artigliere (Retired) (exp.), Blue Ridge, GA |
Steven W. Teppler, Jacksonville |
F. Catfish Abbott, Jacksonville |
John Jorgensen, Sarasota |
MORNING SESSION | 7:00 am - 12:05 pm |
Speakers |
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John F. Romano, Moderator, West Palm Beach |
Olivia D. Liggio, West Palm Beach |
Riley H. Beam, Melbourne |
Benjamin Russell, Fort Myers |
Mel Wright, Orlando |
Ervin A. Gonzalez, Miami |
Dale Swope, Tampa |
James W. Gustafson, Jr., Tallahassee |
Harvey Moore, Ph.D., Trial Practices, Inc., Tampa |
C. Steven Yerrid, Tampa |
Christian D. Searcy, West Palm Beach |
Steven C. Marks, Miami |
SPECIAL LUNCHEON SESSION | 12:15 pm - 1:30 pm |
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Eric Romano, Moderator, West Palm Beach |
Lee Corso, ESPN - College Game Day |
AFTERNOON SESSION | 1:30 pm - 5:30 pm |
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Phillip Miller, Former President, Tennessee Trial Lawyers Association |
Paul Scoptur, Former Co-Chair, AAJ National College of Advocacy |
EVENING SESSION - TRACK A | 6:30 pm - 10:00 pm |
Speakers |
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Elizabeth Munro, Moderator, Tampa |
Bard D. Rockenbach, West Palm Beach |
Stephen A. Barnes, Tampa |
O. John Alpizar, Palm Bay |
F. Catfish Abbott, Jacksonville |
Rick Kolodinsky, Daytona Beach |
EVENING SESSION - TRACK B | 6:30 pm - 10:00 pm |
Speakers |
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N. Joel Harris, Moderator, Jacksonville |
Joseph V. Camerlengo, Jr., Jacksonville |
Steven M. Gursten, Michigan Auto Law, Detroit, MI |
Nathan Carter, Orlando |
Scott B. Smith, West Palm Beach |
Stefano D. Portigliatti, Jacksonville |
Peter Leiss, P.E., C.F.E.I., C.V.F.I., Automotive Engineer & Crash Expert, Robson Forensic, Lancaster, PA |
MORNING SESSION | 7:00 am - 12:00 pm |
Speakers |
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Doug Beam, Moderator, Melbourne |
A. Daniel Vazquez, Gainesville |
Ben J. Whitman, West Palm Beach |
Damian Mallard, Sarasota |
Tony Quackenbush, Fort Lauderdale |
Sylvia Benito, CFA, Senior Vice President, Millennium Settlements, Inc., Tallahassee |
Sean Domnick, Palm Beach Gardens |
Stephen A. Barnes, Tampa |
Matt Powell, Tampa |
Waylon Thompson, Panama City |
Dwight Hill, President, Sabadell United Bank |
Mark Lanier, The Lanier Law Firm, Houston TX |
SPECIAL LUNCHEON SESSION | 12:15 pm - 1:30 pm |
AFTERNOON SESSION | 1:30 pm - 2:45 pm |
Speakers |
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Matthew K. Fenton, Tampa |
Tiffany Faddis, Orlando |
P. Alex Gillen, Orlando |
Bob Shepherd, MediVisuals, Inc., Richmond, VA |
Again, thank you for registering for the FJA 2017 Workhorse Seminar. For additional educational opportunities, visit the CLE section of our site. If you have any questions, please feel free to call the CLE Department at 850-521-1097.
Course materials are sponsored by The Centers.
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