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18 some­nonfinAL­orders­ in­mediCAL­negLigenCe­ CAses­now­APPeALABLe

Appellate­Practice­Section by­Kristin­A . ­Norse

22 nAvigAting­tHe­CoLLABorAtive LAw­ProCess

Collaborative­Law­Sectionby­Kelli­L . ­Mitchell­ & ­Sasha­M . ­Moore

24­­­An­exCiting­BAr­YeAr­AHeAd !

Construction­Law­Section­by­Alex­M . Sarsfield­ & ­Kimberly­A . ­Kelley

30­­­A­dAY­in­tHe­Life­of­ A­guArdiAn­Ad­Litem­ APPeLLAte­AttorneY

Government­Lawyers­Sectionby­Krystle­Cacci

38­­­As­temPerAtures­rise , ­sodo­HeAt-reLAted­iLLnesses

Labor­ & ­Employment­Law­Sectionby­Amy­K . ­Recla

40­­­mAjor­CHAnges­to­fLoridA ’ s ALimonY­ & ­PArenting­LAws

Marital­ & ­Family­Law­Sectionby­Andrew­D . ­Reder

42­­­new­mediAtion­Best PrACtiCes­HAndBooK­offers Best­mediAtion­strAtegies

Mediation­ & ­Arbitration­Sectionby­Harold­Oehler

46­­­weLCome­BACK­from­tHereAL­ProPertY , ­ProBAte­ And­trust­LAw­seCtion

Real­Property , ­Probate­ & ­Trust­Law Section­by­Lauren­A . ­Taylor­ & ­ Melodie­Khosrovani

48­­­smALL­LAw­firm­networKing And­referrALs : ­tHe imPortAnCe­of­HCBA memBersHiP

Solo­ & ­Small­Firm­Sectionby­David­Carter­ & ­Dawn­Myers

52­­­fLoridA­tAx­on­ CommerCiAL­ProPertY LeAses­reduCed­AgAin

Tax­Law­Section­by­Tyler­Willis

56­­­uPdAte­from­tHe teCHnoLogY­LAw­seCtion

Technology­Law­Sectionby­John­Mullen­ & ­Kurt­Sanger

58­­­AnotHer­BAnner­YeAr­ for­tHe­triAL­And­ LitigAtion­seCtion

Trial­ & ­Litigation­Sectionby­Jason­Whittemore

60­­­tHe­120-dAY­ruLe , ­AttorneY ’ s fees­And­CorPorAte rePresentAtive­dePositions

Workers ’ ­Compensation­Sectionby­Anthony­V . ­Cortese

20 weLCome­to­A­new­BAr LeAdersHiP­institute­CLAss !

Bar­Leadership­Instituteby­Paige­Tucker , ­Idalis­Ventoand­Hillary­Thornton

26­­­Letting­Her­LigHt­sHine : ­ Kemi­ogunteBi

Diversity , ­Equity­ & ­Inclusion­Committee by­Claudia­Isom

44­­­mvAC­2023-2024­ — ­ reACHing­out­

Military­ & ­Veterans­Affairs­Committee by­Steven­Collins

in everY issue

21­­­weLCome­new­memBers 45­­­100­CLuB 47­­­HCBA­Benefit­Providers 49­­­sAve­tHe­dAte 62­­­Around­tHe­AssoCiAtion 63­­­jurY­triALs 64­­­Advertising­index

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