18 for now , countY court JurisDictionaL Limits remain unchangeD

Appellate Practice Section by Stacy Blank and Patrick Chidnese

22 coLLaBorative Divorce – an estate pLanning attorneY ’ s perspective

Collaborative Law Section by Linda D . Hartley

23 a cLoser Look at section 725.06 , fLoriDa statutes

Construction Law Section by William M . Woods

26 eXtenDing the BounDs of an assauLt

Criminal Law Section by Adam L . Bantner , II

42 neeD a LYft ? nemt riDesharing : uBer heLpfuL / uBer riskY

Health Care Law Section by Erica Mallon

45 changing tiDes on seXuaL orientation Discrimination wiDen spLit with 11th circuit

Labor & Employment Law Section by Raquel Ramirez Jefferson

48 proper use of a voLuntarY acknowLeDgement of paternitY

Marital & Family Law Section by Lexie Reord Larkin

50 meDiating e-DiscoverY Disputes : the neXt meDiation frontier

Mediation & Arbitration Section by Kathleen McLeroy

66 LawYer as fiDuciarY : informeD consent reQuireD

Real Property Probate & Trust Section by Robert S . Walton

67 protect thY eLDers : finra ruLe 2165

Securities Section by Josef Y . Rosen

68 the tampa BaY hoteL : the sYmBoL of tampa

Senior Counsel Section by Thomas Newcomb Hyde

70 DeveLopments in faLse cLaims act Litigation

Trial & Litigation Section by Kevin J . Napper

20 an open Letter to the Bar LeaDership institute cLass of 2017-2018

Bar Leadership Institute Committee by Sumayya Saleh

30 mentaL iLLness : from eXorcisms to mentaL heaLth courts

Diversity Committee by Antina Mobley

46 Law week 2018 : engaging stuDents anD setting the stage for the future

Law Week Committee by Melissa A . Foss

52 warrior games paY triBute to veteran sacrifices anD Best vaLues

Military & Veterans Affairs Committee by Luis E . Viera

56 the thirteenth JuDiciaL circuit 2018 pro Bono service awarD winners

Pro Bono Committee by Rachel May Zysk

64 aDDressing unprofessionaLism : Bar grievance vs . the Lpp

Professionalism & Ethics Committee by Lyndsey Siara

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