Thursday , December 5 , at 5 p . m ., Chester Ferguson Law Center More information and to register , visit www . hillsbar . com .
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Appellate Practice Section Chairs : DavidCostello – FLOfficeoftheAttorneyGeneral & DimitriPeteves – Creed & Gowdy , P . A .
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Two years ago , Brandon Breslow and David Costello introduced themselves as the new co-chairs of the Appellate Practice Section and bid farewell to their predecessors . 1 I am sad to report that Brandon has now stepped down from the throne . If you run into Brandon , please thank him for his contributions the past two years . You can also congratulate him for becoming a partner at his firm !
Rest assured , the Section is still in good hands . David is continuing for a third year as co-chair , so you can expect the same excellent work that he has done in the past . Since becoming co-chair , David still enjoys “ trying ( and failing ) to hit a golf ball straight .” 2 He now has a golf simulator at home that he regularly puts to good use .
I am also honored to have this opportunity to introduce myself as your new co-chair . I am an
appellate practitioner at Creed & Gowdy , P . A ., and have been with the firm for the past four years . Although the firm is based in Jacksonville , I work fully remote from my home office here in Tampa . Being involved with the HCBA is great for remote workers like me because it makes it easy to meet other lawyers in person — something that ’ s harder to do in this era of remote hearings .
Florida ’ s appellate landscape has also changed in the last two years . We have a new Florida Supreme Court Justice ( Meredith Sasso ), a new Eleventh Circuit Judge ( Nancy Abudu ), and the construction of the Second District Court of Appeal ’ s new courthouse is well underway . I would be remiss if I did not also mention some retirements . Eleventh Circuit Judge Charles Wilson will take senior status by the end of this year . Judge Wilson is the only Eleventh Circuit judge based in
Tampa , and he has long been part of our local legal community . Second District Judge Darryl Casanueva also announced his plans to retire at the end of 2024 . Judge Casanueva has served on the court for almost 27 years and served as chief judge from 2009 to 2011 .
As for the future ? David and I are excited to plan programming for the section that will benefit members . But we also want to hear from you . If you have any ideas for future articles or events , please let us know . We are here to serve you this year and ( hopefully ) for more to come . n
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Brandon K . Breslow & David M . Costello , The Chairs ’ Message : Goodbye , Hello , LAWYER , Sept .– Oct . 2022 , at 18 .
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Author : Dimitri Peteves – Creed & Gowdy , P . A .
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Thursday , December 5 , at 5 p . m ., Chester Ferguson Law Center More information and to register , visit www . hillsbar . com .
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