seCtions
Committees
in everY issue
seCtions
14 58
14 eleventh circuit guidance On iSSue-arguMent diStinctiOn
AppellatePracticeSection byKevinA. Golembiewski
16 cOnSideratiOnS fOr cOnStructiOn litigatiOn fee diSputeS
ConstructionLawSection byRichardN. Asfar
18 Blurred lineS: new eleMent Or new defenSe?
CriminalLawSection byKrystleC. Cacci
40 eleventh circuit hearS arguMent On Qui taM prOviSiOnS Of the falSe claiMS act
HealthCareLawSection byDaniellaR. Lee
44 firSt dca certifieS cOnflict On Statute Of liMitatiOnS when fchr failS tO cOnciliate
Labor & EmploymentLawSection byMariellyAbzun
48 MentOring: BecauSe we’ ve all Been the new kid Once
Marital & FamilyLawSection byMichelleG. Hutt
52 the arguMent fOr greater uSe Of nOn-Binding arBitratiOn
Mediation & ArbitrationSection byMikePeacock
56 the iMpOrtance Of MentOrShip in SOlO and SMall firMS
Solo & SmallFirmSection byEmilyJaczko
58 adapting pricing in the ai era: a new law firM landScape
TechnologySection byJillianCash
60 finding JuStice fOr SurvivOrS Of huMan trafficking
Trial & LitigationSection byBrentA. Woody & JenayE. Iurato
62 recent prOcedural appellate deciSiOnS
Workers’ CompensationSection byAnthonyV. Cortese
Committees
54
12 the 17th annual hcBa 5k prO BOnO river run: turning StrideS intO Service
5KProBonoRiverRunCommittee byJudgeAlissaEllison & JudgeDarrenFarfante
22 diSrupting the SYSteM: rewriting iMMigratiOn law thrOugh dei
DiversityCommittee byTimothyC. Martin
54 when the gOvernMent gOeS dark: the hidden tOll On veteranS and ServiceMeMBerS
Military & VeteransAffairsCommittee byAmandaJ. Allen
in everY issue
47 new MeMBerS
50 hcBa Benefit prOviderS
51 100 cluB
55 Save the date
64 arOund the aSSOciatiOn
64 ad index
THE HIllSBoRoUGH CoUNTY BAR ASSoCIATIoN
LAWYER
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
( ISSN1553-4456) THEHILLSBOROUGHCOUNTYBARASSOCIATIONLawyer ispublishedsixtimesperyearbytheHillsboroughCountyBarAssociation. Editorial, advertising, subscription, andcirculationoffices: 1610N. TampaSt., Tampa, FL 33602. ChangesofaddressmustreachtheLawyer officesixweeksinadvanceofthenextissuedate. Givebotholdandnewaddress. POSTMASTER: SendchangeofaddressnoticestoHillsboroughCountyBarAssociation, 1610N. TampaSt., Tampa, FL33602. OnecopyofeachLawyer issentfreetomembersoftheHillsboroughCountyBarAssociation. Additionalsubscriptionstomembersorfirmlibrariesare $ 50. Annualsubscriptionstoothers, $ 100. Singlecopyprice, $ 15.00.( Allplustax.) TheLawyer ispublishedaspartoftheHCBA’ scommitmenttoprovidemembershipwithinformationrelatingtoissuesandconcernsofthelegalcommunity. Opinionsandpositionsexpressedinthearticlesarethoseoftheauthors andmaynotnecessarilyreflectthoseoftheHCBA. Submissionsoffeaturearticles, reviews, andopinionpiecesontopicsofgeneralinteresttothereadershipoftheLawyer areencouragedandwillbeconsideredforpublication.
2 J A N- F E B 2 0 2 6 | H C B A L A W Y E R