HCBA Lawyer magazine No. 37, Issue 2 | Page 4

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18tipsycoachMan doctrine’ sLiMits: discretionarygrounds
Appellate­Practice­Sectionby­Brandon­J. ­Tyler­
22specuLationcannotsupport aMotionforadditur
Construction­Law­Sectionby­Jacob­Phelps
26fiverestitutionruLes forfLoridacriMinaL defenseLawyers
Criminal­Law­Sectionby­Michael­J. ­Petro
42adayintheLifeof afederaLLawcLerk
Government­Lawyers­Sectionby­Amanda­Noelle­Laber

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46Zafirov quitaMsurvives:, articLeiideBatereMains
Health­Care­Law­Sectionby­Jo­Ann­Palchak
48fLoridaconstitution: nooff-dutyMedicaL MarijuanaaccoMModation requireMent
Labor­ & ­Employment­Law­Sectionby­Mairi­Cooley­ & ­Benjamin­S. ­Briggs
50arejudgesgettingan accuratepictureof coLLaBorativedivorce?
Marital­ & ­Family­Law­Sectionby­Adam­B. ­Cordover
54BeyondsettLeMent: rethinkingMediation success
Mediation­ & ­Arbitration­Sectionby­Rachael­Rudin
56soLo & sMaLLfirMsection: ourgoaLsfor2026-27
Solo­ & ­Small­Firm­Sectionby­Sean­Estes­ & ­Jeffrey­Lieser
58Litigatingdeepfakes: verifyingevidence intheaiera
Technology­Sectionby­Chris­Bach
60specuLationisnotenough toestaBLishLiaBiLity
Trial­ & ­Litigation­Sectionby­Amy­Currotto

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16hcBaBenefitproviders 26savethedate 43newMeMBers 53100cLuB 63aroundtheassociation 63advertisingindex

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20MeettheBarLeadership instituteco-chairs & newcLass
Bar­Leadership­Institute­by­Stephanie McEnery, ­Michaela­Diaz, ­Ashley Friedrich, ­Nicolas­Pazos­ & ­Nic­Soulellis
28avoidingdiscriMination: the‘ genuinenessinquiry’ forpereMptorychaLLenges
Diversity­Committee­by­Naomi Robertson­ & ­Samantha­Archer

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