22nd Annual Bench
Bar Conference,
Membership Luncheon
& Judicial Reception
the hCBa Bench Bar Conference, Membership
luncheon & Judicial reception enjoyed record
attendance yet again this year as more than 500
attorneys, judges, and other legal professionals
came out for a day of great Cle programming
and networking on october 3.
the Conference featured a plenary session
with noted law professor Charles W. ehrhardt from
the florida state university College of law, who
presented on the impeachment of witnesses. in
addition, the attendees enjoyed the ever-popular
“View to and from the Bench” panel discussions
with the local judiciary, and a well-attended
“deconstructing Jury decision Making” jury
panel feedback session. at noon, the Membership
luncheon featured well-known political analyst
dr. susan MacManus as the keynote speaker, who
discussed the november mid-term elections and the
florida political landscape. the hillsborough County
Bar foundation also presented six local charities
with checks totaling $100,000.
the conference ended with attorneys, judges,
and friends of the legal community mingling at the
Judicial reception in the evening.
the hCBa would like to thank the members of
the Bench Bar Committee for all their hard work.
a special thanks also goes out to all of the events
sponsors, specifically our diamond sponsor:
photography is courtesy of thompson Brand images
(www.thompsonbrandimages.com). thank you also to tCs
for providing a/V assistance and signage at the conference
(www.trialcs.com). thompson Brand images and tCs are
benefit providers for the hCBa. additional photos from the
event are available at www.facebook.com/hCBatampabay.
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