HCBA Lawyer Magazine Vol. 28, No. 5 | Page 21

Appellate Breakfast the appellate Law section hosted a cLe Breakfast on february 14 to receive a state of the second District court of appeal update from chief Judge edward Larose. a panel discussion also was held on presenting motions to give insight on how to “woo” the court from the court’s and practitioner’s perspective, with hcBa members austin roe and Jared krukar speaking, and chance Lyman moderating (shown in photo). Judicial Luncheon/CLE with the Criminal Bench hcBa members attended a cLe panel on february 14 with several members of the thirteenth Judicial circuit criminal Division. the panelists discussed the art and ethics of judging on a variety of subjects, such as whether relationships with parties and litigants require disclosure or disqualification; whether the reputation of litigants and parties affect decision-making; and a judge’s obligations to report attorney conduct to the florida Bar. the panelists included Judge tom Barber; Judge robert a. Bauman; Judge mark D. kiser; Judge christopher c. nash; Judge Denise a. pomponio; Judge Barbara twine thomas, and Judge samantha L. ward. the hcBa thanks the panelists for their time and participation in this luncheon. M AY - J U N E 2 0 1 8 | HCBA LAWYER 19