THE HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION
LAWYER
MAY - JUNE 2019 | VOL. 29, NO. 5
DIVISIONS
FEATURES & EVENTS
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MEET THE JUDGES:
JUDGE WESLEY TIBBALS
18 JUDICIAL LUNCHEON ON THE PATH
TO THE BENCH
WHY WE NEED TO KEEP
TALKING ABOUT DIVERSITY
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27 APPELLATE BREAKFAST
COLLABORATIVE SECTION HOLDS
CONVERSATION WITH JUDICIARY
CONSTRUCTION LAW
SECTION LUNCHEON
TO REFER OR NOT TO REFER?
– THAT IS THE QUESTION
BAR LEADERS WORK TO HELP
MEMBERS AND ADVANCE
THE LEGAL PROFESSION
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ABA PRESIDENT VISITS HCBA
HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY
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YLD QUARTERLY LUNCHEON/CLE
POVERTY TRAPS UNDERMINE
PUBLIC SAFETY, PERPETUATE
VICIOUS CYCLE
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37 HCBA NIGHT AT THE LIGHTNING
CRIMINAL LAW SECTION PRESENTS
MARCELINO “BUBBA” HUERTA AWARD
41 JOINT YLD/HAWL COFFEE
AT THE COURTHOUSE
43 COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMITTEE
VOLUNTEERS AT TRINITY CAFÉ &
LRIS SPEAKER’S BUREAU
PRESENTATION AT SUN CITY CENTER
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49 ANNOUNCING THE RESOURCE
DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT HOLIDAYS IN THE NEW YEAR
MVAC AND SENIOR COUNSEL
JOINT LUNCHEON
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67 MOCK TRIAL COMPETITION
ASK-A-LAWYER VOLUNTEERS!
TRIAL & LITIGATION SECTION
QUARTERLY LUNCHEON
69 WORKERS’ COMPENSATION
LUNCHEON/CLE
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