Appellate Practice Section.

AuthorLahlou-Amine, Sarah
PositionAnnual Reports of Sections and Divisions of the Florida Bar: 2018-2019

The Appellate Practice Section is in the midst of an action-packed year. With our first-ever trip to Washington, D.C., in the books, we are hard at work implementing all the exciting ideas from our future planning session conducted in our nation's capital.

Our 2018 fall meeting and retreat in D.C. was filled with special programming, beginning with an evening reception at the U.S. Supreme Court. After conducting ongoing section business at our committee and executive council meetings, we enjoyed 5.5 hours of CLE programming focused on appellate practice in our nation's capital, including an on-site interactive presentation at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. We shared a fine dining experience with section members and guests and concluded our official agenda with a robust, professionally facilitated future planning session.

A scholarship program created in connection with our 2018 fall meeting and retreat allowed us to extend an opportunity to two deserving section members to join us for these special events. My special thanks go to Hala Sandridge, Tom Hall, Judge Alan O. Forst, Chris Altenbernd, Carrie Ann Wozniak, Kristin Norse, Nick Shannin, Chris Donovan, Kimberly Jones, Kansas Gooden, and Cheri Wright for their hard work in making this trip a reality and to all of those who joined us and made it so memorable.

I'm proud to report that our implementation plans for several of the action items we identified during our planning session are already underway. The section is forming an exciting new APS Fellows Program under the leadership of Jamie Moses and Courtney Brewer. This program will allow up to two law students or young lawyers the opportunity to experience all the section has to offer for an entire Bar year.

The section is also sponsoring and assisting the Florida Law Related Education Association's High School Moot Court Competition program. Since taking the lead on this initiative this year, Brandon Breslow has helped create a moot court problem that the students are truly excited about and has assembled a team of attorneys to assist with judging various aspects of the competition.

The section is also happy to announce that one of our many implementation items aimed at facilitating government lawyer involvement in the section has been completed. In the upcoming Bar year, a joint membership option will be available for the Appellate Practice Section and the Government Lawyer Section. We enjoyed collaborating with Anthony...

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