2024 FTCSAA EDUCATION PROGRAM


September 12-13, 2024

Embassy Suites by Hilton Orlando Lake Buena Vista South

4955 Kyngs Heath Rd, Kissimmee, FL 34746

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Hotel Reservation Information:

Online booking link: https://book.passkey.com/e/50737598 

Phone Reservations+407-597-4000 (Monday-Friday 8am-5:30pm EST) - Must mention Group FTC

Hotel Reservation Deadline:  August 21, 2024

Each attendee should complete their own hotel reservation directly through the hotel. 

FTCSAA does not complete hotel reservations on behalf of any Education Program attendee.  

Please note Education Program registration fees are non-refundable.

Program Registration Information 

Registration link hereProgram Registration Deadline:  August 21, 2024

AGENDA linked here

This will be a paperless program- no speaker materials will be provided by FTCSAA.

We will post the speaker materials below when/ if we receive them. 


CLE INFORMATION: 2408286N

Approval Period: 09/12/2024 - 03/31/2026

General

13.0

Mental Health and Wellness

1.5

Ethics

1.5

Technology

4.5

PLENARY #1

Cybersecurity in the Court System, Gavin Green, CISO for OSCA

MATERIALS:

PLENARY #2

Optimizing Employee Performance & Resilience, Circuit Judge Alicia Latimore, 9th Circuit 

MATERIALS:

Break-Out Session # 1

Criminal: Sentencing Tips for Staff Attorneys, Circuit Judge William H. Burgess III, 6th Circuit

MATERIALS: POWERPOINT // DOWNWARD DEPARTURE HANDBOOK // SCORESHEET MANUAL // SENTENCING ENHANCEMENT GUIDE

Civil: The Federalization of Florida's Summary Judgment Rule, Senior Circuit Judge John Marshall Kest, 9th Circuit 

 MATERIALSOUTLINE


Appellate: Appellate Jurisdiction: The Musical, Jared Krukar, Esq., Jon Tasso, Esq., and Jessica Merker, Esq. Career Staff Attorneys with the 2nd DCA and Judge Susan H. Rothstein-Youakim, 2nd District Court of Appeal 


MATERIALS:  CITING AUTHORITIES


Break-Out Session # 2

Criminal: Handling Capital Cases, Circuit Judge Samantha Ward, 13th Circuit

MATERIALS:

Civil: ACES: Being Trauma-Informed in Family Court, Circuit Judge Jack Helinger, 6th Circuit

MATERIALS: POWERPOINT

Appellate: Effective & Persuasive Writing:  Law Clerk Edition, Kyle Sill, Esq., Senior Law Clerk at the 1st DCA

MATERIALS:

Break-Out Session # 3

Criminal: Evidence Issues & Predicate Requirements, Chief Judge Charlie Crawford and Circuit Judge Melanie Chase, 18th Circuit

MATERIALS: PREDICATE MANUAL // POWERPOINT

Civil: Understanding and Handling Sovereign Citizens, Magistrates Keith Schenck, 5th Circuit and Yves Laventure, 17th Circuit

MATERIALS: POWERPOINT

Appellate: Advance Appellate Research with AI, Elizabeth Henslee, Esq., LexisNexis

MATERIALS: POWERPOINT 

Break-Out Session # 4

Criminal: Post-Conviction Matters: Helping the Judge Get It Right, Circuit Judge Luis F. Calderon, 9th Circuit

MATERIALS:

Civil: Judicial Review of Code Enforcement Actions and Local Government DecisionsKyle J. Benda, Esq. 

MATERIALS: POWERPOINT

Appellate: Legislative Update and Research Refresher for Appellate PracticeMaria McCorkle, Esq., Career Staff Attorney at the 5th DCA

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PLENARY #3

Legal Writing Workshop, Chief Judge Dan Traver, 6th District Court of Appeal 

MATERIALS: POWERPOINT

PLENARY #4

Staff Attorney Roundtable: Open Discussion for Civil, Criminal, and Appellate Staff Attorneys, Circuit Judge Angela J. Cowden, 10th Circuit

MATERIALS:

PLENARY #5

Ethical Use of AI in Legal ResearchElizabeth Henslee, Esq., Lexis Nexis

MATERIALS


FTCSAA Awards and Service Pins



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