Here's an email that went out from Chief Judge Altonaga, Looks to be a great conference.
On behalf of all of the Judges of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida, I am pleased to invite you to attend our Court's biennial Bench and Bar Conference. The Conference will be held at the Miami Beach Convention Center on September 8, 2023, in Miami Beach, Florida. The Bench and Bar Conference Ad Hoc Committee has put together a wonderful program.
It is our hope that attorneys with a variety of practice
areas and diverse experience levels will attend the Conference. To encourage
newer members of the Bar to attend, the Committee has allocated 100 seats for
young lawyers (defined as lawyers in their first five years of practice). The
discounted price for the first 100 qualifying young lawyers will be $50 for
general admission. Once the first 100 spots are filled, all tickets will be
sold at the full price of $200. We anticipate that tickets will sell quickly,
so if you plan to attend please register as soon as possible. Kindly note that
receipt of this invitation does not automatically reserve your spot.
Building on the success of prior Bench and Bar Conferences, the 2023 Conference promises to be exceptional. In addition to attending two plenary sessions, you will also have the choice to attend two of six breakout sessions. During these breakout sessions, attendees will have the chance to communicate informally with Judges and other attorneys in smaller, seminar-type groups.
Please visit the website, www.sdflabenchbarconference.com for additional information on the sessions and to register before the Conference sells out.
Best wishes, and we hope to see you at the Conference.
Sincerely,
Cecilia M. Altonaga
Chief United States District Judge
9 comments:
Love the FedSoc agenda
Your welcome
The trialmaster will not be attending. Rather use the $200 to bet on the dolphins next year.
I never enjoyed these sorts of events. The fake smiles and forced conversation make me want to puke (or at least drink heavily to potentially the same end). But, the youngsters out there should know that lawyers who are dedicated to the schmoozing circuit tend to do well and make rain. So, choose wisely.
Oh, I guess they just forgot to put a public defender on the Gideon panel. Speaks volumes.
@8:55am,
um...did you forget that Judge Williams, who is on the panel, was the Public Defender in this District (not just an assistant public defender) for 15 years before she was elevated to the bench?
I did not forget. It’s important to have former defenders on the bench. I wish we had more of them. But that’s where Judge Williams has been for the last 12 years. The bench. For a panel that focuses exclusively on public defense, again, it is telling that the organizers did not include a single current public defender.
Blame Roy Altman for that...he was running the educational show...I mean committee....
So fake! Watch the new suckups and who wants to be a judge show!
Yeah qualifications don't matter in SDFL, clearly!
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