18 AppellAte Section trAnSition: Hello from new co-cHAir

Appellate Practice Section by Alison E. Preston

24 floridA’ S new“ prompt proceSSing” requirement

Construction Law Section by Brett Henson

26 weS Kleinert fAir interview Act

Criminal Law Section by Lily M. McCarty

28 welcome from your co-cHAirS of tHe HeAltH cAre lAw Section

Health Care Law Section by Rebecca Siviglia & Daniella Lee

40 tHe eeoc And doJ’ S SHift on nAtionAl origin And citizenSHip diScriminAtion

Labor & Employment Law Section by Stephanie Generotti

42 mAritAl & fAmily lAw: AnotHer yeAr, AnotHer cHAir

Marital & Family Law Section by Mark F. Baseman

46 looKing forwArd to A greAt new yeAr in tHe mediAtion & ArBitrAtion Section

Mediation & Arbitration Section by Lara Tibbals & Christine Derr

52 JoHn HAncocK— more tHAn JuSt A SignAture

Senior Counsel Section by Thomas Newcomb Hyde

57 tHe willS for HeroeS progrAm

Solo & Small Firm Section by Katie Everlove-Stone

58 enHAnce your prActice AS A triAl & litigAtion Section memBer

Trial & Litigation Section by Jenay E. Iurato

60 Alert on importAnt Summer JudiciAl deciSionS

Workers’ Compensation Section by Anthony Cortese

21 SAve tHe dAte

41 new memBerS

44 HcBA Benefit provider

50 100 cluB

62 Around tHe ASSociAtion

62 AdvertiSing index

20 BAr leAderSHip inStitute StArtS An exciting new yeAr

Bar Leadership Institute by Amanda Allen, Joe Monte, Jake Proudfoot & Austin Walker

22 mAKe plAnS to Attend tHe 28tH AnnuAl BencH BAr conference

Bench Bar Conference Committee by Judge Thomas Palermo & Samantha Ward

48 mvAc: Serving tHoSe wHo Served— And welcoming All to Join

Military & Veterans Affairs Committee by Amanda J. Allen

THE HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION

Chester H. Ferguson Law Center 1610 N. Tampa St., Tampa, FL 33602 Telephone( 813) 221-7777 www. hillsbar. com

editor Jim wimsatt

executive director John f. Kynes

AdvertiSing pr / communications director Stacy williams stacy @ hillsbar. com officerS president: matthew Hall president-elect: Amanda uliano; immediate past president: Anthony d. martino Secretary: vivian Hodz; treasurer: Scott Stigall

ex-officio chief Judge christopher Sabella; Judge laura ward; HcBf pres. grace H. yang

directorS Sean Bevil Amy casanova-ward Jason imler Amanda Keller elba martin web melton valeria obi Sara peacock

Jason whittemore Jeff wilcox

( ISSN 1553-4456) THE HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION Lawyer is published six times per year by the Hillsborough County Bar Association. Editorial, advertising, subscription, and circulation offices: 1610 N. Tampa St., Tampa, FL 33602. Changes of address must reach the Lawyer office six weeks in advance of the next issue date. Give both old and new address. POSTMASTER: Send change of address notices to Hillsborough County Bar Association, 1610 N. Tampa St., Tampa, FL 33602. One copy of each Lawyer is sent free to members of the Hillsborough County Bar Association. Additional subscriptions to members or firm libraries are $ 50. Annual subscriptions to others, $ 100. Single copy price, $ 15.00.( All plus tax.) The Lawyer is published as part of the HCBA’ s commitment to provide membership with information relating to issues and concerns of the legal community. Opinions and positions expressed in the articles are those of the authors and may not necessarily reflect those of the HCBA. Submissions of feature articles, reviews, and opinion pieces on topics of general interest to the readership of the Lawyer are encouraged and will be considered for publication.

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