HCBA Lawyer Magazine Vol. 29, No. 2 | Page 11

E X E C U T I V E D I R E C T O R ’ S M E S S A G E J o h n F. K y n e s - H i l l s b o r o u g h C o u n t y B a r A s s o c i a t i o n Panelists at the “Deconstructing Jury Decision Making” session at the Bench Bar Conference on October 3. Continued from page 8 Kudos to everyone involved in the planning of the HCBA’s 22nd Annual Bench Bar Conference held on Oct. 3, and for making it such a tremendous success. More than 400 people attended the day-long conference, which was a record, and hundreds of others enjoyed mingling with their friends and colleagues at the annual Judicial Reception held at the end of the day. Keynote speaker political scientist Dr. Susan MacManus from USF spoke to a sold-out crowd of 550 people at the noontime Membership Luncheon. NOV - DEC 2018 | HCBA LAWYER Judge Samantha Ward and Thomas Palermo were the co-chairs of the Bench Bar Committee this year, and the committee spent months planning the conference agenda. The conference theme this year was: Building Blocks for a Better Practice. Of course, none of this could happen without the generous support of all the HCBA’s generous sponsors. So, thank you to all our sponsors for supporting this wonderful event, and especially our Diamond Sponsor: the Yerrid Law Firm. See you around the Chet. 9