14 AppellAte Section ReflectionS: A fARewell fRom YouR co-chAiR

Appellate Practice Section by David M. Costello

16 inteRpRetAtion of § 489.113 And licenSing RequiRementS

Construction Law Section by Brian Allen

18 A cAll to Action! hcBA’ S fRee expungement clinic in ASSociAtion with thBA, geBA & hAwl

Criminal Law Section by Amy Casanova-Ward

42 Seventh AnnuAl enviRonmentAl, lAnd uSe And eminent domAin Section confeRence

Environmental Law & Eminent Domain Law Section by Beth Le & Gordon J. Schiff

44 dol’ S new-old / diffeRent- SAme ic clASSificAtion StAndARd

Health Care Law Section by Jake K. Proudfoot

48 immigRAtion compliAnce: whAt’ S the lAteSt?

Labor & Employment Law Section by Natalie McEwen

52 the Ai op: litigAting AgAinSt Ai-Aided pRo Se pARtieS

Marital & Family Law Section by Cory Brandfon and Tess Bedell

58 wellneSS foR one: mentAl heAlth And Self-cARe foR Solo lAwYeRS

Solo & Small Firm Section by Dawn Myers

60 dAtA pRivAcY eSSentiAlS foR lAwYeRS: mitigAting RiSkS in YouR legAl pRActice

Technology Section by Jillian Cash

62 telling the StoRY of YouR client’ S dAmAgeS

Trial & Litigation Section by Charles“ Chad” Moore

20 the futuRe of SAme-Sex mARRiAge RightS

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee by Timothy C. Martin

57 cpt phillip eSpoSito: RememBeRing thoSe who hAve fAllen in the line of dutY

Military & Veterans Affairs Committee by Judge Matthew Smith

9 new memBeRS

13 SAve the dAte

47 hcBA Benefit pRovideR

53 100 cluB

64 ARound the ASSociAtion

64 JuRY tRiAl

64 AdveRtiSing index

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