2021-2022 ANNUAL REPORTS OF SECTIONS AND DIVISIONS OF THE FLORIDA BAR.

Administrative Law

I am honored to present the Administrative Law Section's annual report for the 2021-2022 term and highlight the hard work of the many members who devoted countless hours to the section. The 2021-2022 term was a busy one for the Administrative Law Section.

* Early Events--Our section held a number of successful events during the first half of the Bar year. In July, the section held a Long-Range Planning Retreat in Tallahassee. At that meeting, several topics were discussed, including a report from the ad hoc committee on membership about the coordinated campaign encouraging former members to renew and non-members to join; updating the section's logo and branding; increasing the number of programs and events held in South and Central Florida; and improving outreach to young and government lawyers and law students.

Following the Long-Range Planning Meeting, the section hosted a reception for Pete Antonacci, the new chief administrative law judge of the Division of Administrative Hearings. The event was held at the Governor's Club in Tallahassee and was very well attended by administrative law judges and members of the section. A special thanks to Administrative Law Judge Suzanne Van Wyk, who planned this event.

* Continuing Legal Education--The section held several major CLE programs in the fall. Members assisted with the second DOAH Trial Academy, an intensive hands-on trial practice program, which was organized by DOAH Deputy Chief Judge Brian Newman. The week-long academy, held at DOAH from September 27 to October 2, 2021, was modeled after other immersive trial preparation training courses with a focus on skills that attorneys need for practicing in an administrative forum. The program included a full day of lectures from administrative law judges on numerous topics, including opening statements, writing proposed orders, evidence, examining lay and expert witnesses, trial notebooks, and building a record. Following the lectures, the participants were divided into teams and spent the next two and a half days in intensive workshops practicing and refining basic trial skills, such as direct and cross examination and opening statements. Upon completion of the program, participants had the opportunity to join a mentorship program with an experienced administrative law attorney.

The section once again sponsored its premier CLE program, the Pat Dore Administrative Conference, at the University Center Club in Tallahassee on October 14 and 15, 2021. To ensure the safety of participants, the conference was a hybrid event, with registrants able to attend either in-person or remotely. Judge J. Curtis Kiser, commissioner of the Public Employees Relations Commission, gave the keynote address on the origins of the Florida Administrative Procedure Act. The conference presented numerous panels that addressed a variety of issues, such as constitutional rulemaking, agency deference, and mentoring the next generation of administrative lawyers, as well as a panel of judges from the First District Court of Appeal and a panel of administrative law judges. The members of the Pat Dore Steering Committee put countless hours into planning this event. A heartfelt thank you to Administrative Law Judges Li Nelson, Gar Chisenhall, Suzanne Van Wyk, and the chair of the Steering Committee, Judge Cathy Sellers.

The section also sponsored lunch series webinars in late April/May using the Inreach platform for the Administrative Law Section, featuring several speakers and topics.

* Charitable and Social Events Throughout the Year--The section hosted a number of events supporting different charitable organizations over the course of the year. In August, the section held a "Backpack Drive" benefiting Boys Town. We hosted a "Turkey Drive" in November, a social event where attendees could donate funds to purchase groceries for families of students at a local elementary school. Generous donations by section members enabled us to purchase 74 bags of groceries that were delivered to families in time for Thanksgiving. During the second half of the Bar year, the section continued hosting social and charitable events, including a March Madness event on St. Patrick's Day.

Thank you to Tabitha Jackson, Matt Bryant, James Ross, Paul Drake, Ross Vickers, Virginia Ponder, Patty Nelson, Amy Schroeder, and Judge Gar Chisenhall for their continued work in promoting networking and social activities events with charitable endeavors.

* Publications--I also thank Jowanna Oates and Tiffany Roddenberry, the co-editors of the section's newsletter, who continued to do an outstanding job producing this first-rate publication. The quarterly newsletter features "Appellate Case Notes," in which Melanie Leitman, Tara Price, Gigi Rollini, Larry Sellers, and Robert Walters provide concise descriptions of every significant administrative law case decided by Florida's appellate courts during the previous quarter. The newsletter's other recurring column, "DOAH Case Notes," edited by Gar Chisenhall, Matthew Knoll, Dustin Metz, Paul Rendleman, Tiffany Roddenbery, and Katie Sabo, concisely describes noteworthy administrative decisions from the preceding quarter.

In addition to the section's newsletter, the section is now also publishing a quarterly Bulletin, which shares more informal information about section members and social events. Thanks especially to the following for their contributions to the Bulletin: Maria Pecoraro McCorkle; Judge Gar Chisenhall; Tabitha Jackson; Brittany Dambly; Brittany Griffith; Judge Kilbride; Richard Shoop; and Jowanna Oates.

I also thank Lyyli Van Whittle for continuing to lead our section publication efforts for The Florida Bar Journal.

* Membership Initiatives--As mentioned in previous annual reports, the section has been making a concerted effort to increase its membership and has established an ad hoc membership committee that has been working toward that goal. Members of the committee called every attorney who did not renew their membership to see if they would reconsider joining the section. They found that many times the failure to renew was simply an oversight and the members rejoined or confirmed that other former members had moved out of state or changed practice areas and were no longer interested in belonging to our section. A special thanks to Gigi Rollini for chairing this committee.

The section continues its goal to develop Central and South Florida chapters to host live events for members of the section who live and practice outside of Leon County, where the majority of our members practice.

* Law School Outreach--Thanks to the efforts of our Chairelect Tabitha Jackson, we have maintained a law school outreach program for building awareness of the section among law students at every law school in Florida and that effort continues. As such, the section considers its monthly luncheons at the law schools to be long-term investments toward increasing membership by building awareness of the section among future administrative law practitioners. The section is also making a concerted effort to increase awareness among attorneys employed by administrative agencies.

* Technology and Social Media --Members of the section's Technology Committee continued to do an outstanding job maintaining and updating the section's website and social media platforms: Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn. Thank you to Gregg Morton, who has played a large role in this area, to Brittany Dambly, who has been helpful in updating the website, and to Maria Pecoraro-McCorkle, who has been assisting with social media posts.

In closing, I recognize the continued, outstanding work of the section's administrator, Calbrail Banner. We could not have accomplished these tasks without her support. We also recognize the commitment and hard work of our officers: Chair-Elect Tabitha Jackson; Secretary Suzanne Van Wyk; Treasurer Marc Ito; Board Liaison Larry Sellers; and immediate Past Chair Bruce Lamb. Because of the guidance and work of our officers and other members mentioned above, the Administrative Law Section stands on a solid foundation, and we look forward to continued innovation and success in the coming years. STEPHEN C. EMMANUEL, Chair

Animal Law

The Animal Law Section (ALS) of The Florida Bar is experiencing another successful year of promoting the practice of animal law, providing unique opportunities and benefits to our members, and promoting animal welfare initiatives around the state. Although the pandemic continued to be a factor for portions of the year, we have continued to explore ways to utilize technology in pursuit of our core mission of educating members of our section and The Florida Bar, as well as the public, about the latest developments in animal law.

We started the year off at the annual meeting in June with a free five-hour virtual seminar, "Animal Law in the Age of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Issues and Solutions." The seminar was well attended by a live audience and was also recorded. Keeping with its tradition of being a leader in social media and technology, the recording is now available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gbyAJyM1WPg, along with the materials on the ALS's YouTube channel.

The ALS has also continued its work with the various regulatory agencies that deal with animals in the state. In August, the ALS offered a free webinar, "Protecting and Restoring Florida's Coral Reef: Legal and Regulatory Update," that was presented by a speaker from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection. The ALS has also made a commitment toward making sure its CLE offerings qualify for board certification credit where appropriate. The August webinar qualified for both city, county, and local government and state and federal and administrative practice credits. More recently, we hosted a free webinar, "Updates on Legal Efforts to Extend Habeas Corpus Rights to NonHuman Animals." Over 70 members attended the webinar.

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