Individual tickets for the South Florida Chapter of the FBA's Installation are now on sale. It's on Saturday, October 3 at the Frost Museum of Science.
In the tradition of David Letterman, here are the Top Ten Reasons You Should Attend:
10. Drinks and food are free* (*once you pay the price of the admission).
9. You get to connect with excellent lawyers who regularly practice in this district.
8. This year, the venue will have air-conditioning! If you attended last year's installation, you know how helpful that is for an indoor event in Miami. We've spared no expense, people.
7. Our chapter is inviting retired district court and magistrate judges this year. So, you may get a chance to ask Judge Goodman whether any criminal defendant ever admitted to owning horses when he was going through his standard colloquy on indigency.
6. We're giving out the two big awards---the NED (named after Judge Davis) and the BOB (named after Bob Josefsberg). The NED is being awarded to Judge Gayles and the BOB to David Markus.
5. This is the first year that we've named the distinguished FBA member service award after Bob Josefsberg and I understand that some of his family may attend the event. It's a nice way to celebrate a really special human being who gave so much to our legal community and the community at large.
4. There will be speeches (but they'll be short!). I love speeches at events (weddings, investitures, etc.). But we have limited program time so you won't be held hostage for very long.
3. The event is always well-attended by our federal district court and magistrate judges. You get a chance to speak with them in a setting where there is zero chance of them sanctioning you for any reason.
2. You're contributing to good causes. The FBA uses profits from the event to subsidize CLE events and to pay for the various community outreach programs it runs, including the Civil Discourse and Difficult Decisions Program.
1. You get all three bloggers in one room! David O. is getting an award, The Martinez-Cid law firm is a sponsor, and I'm the outgoing president of the FBA and am obligated to attend to hit my contractual incentive payments.
You can RSVP through this link.
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