Further Resources
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- Protecting All Family Members: Addressing the Intersection of Domestic Violence and Animal Abuse
- presented by the Public Interest Law and Animal Law sections of The Florida Bar. Recorded March 7, 2025 This webinar explores the critical overlap between domestic violence and animal abuse, highlighting how harm to pets can often signal or exacerbate abuse within the home. Participants will gain an understanding of the unique legal and emotional...
- Fair Housing Protections: Domestic Survivors and Emotional Support Animal Accommodations
- presented by the Public Interest Law and Animal Law sections of The Florida Bar. Recorded April 16, 2025 While “Domestic Violence Survivor” is not its own identified protected class under the Fair Housing Act, the intersectionality with sex/gender and disability-based protections is frequent. Many survivors struggle through ongoing mental and physical health disabilities that require...
- Advancing Legal Advocacy: Special Needs Trust Strategies to Protect Benefits and Reduce Expenses
- Presented by the Florida Registered Paralegal Enrichment Committee and recorded April 25, 2025. In this webinar, Sharon Reich demystifies the different types of Special Needs Trusts— d4A, d4B, d4C, and third party—while revealing powerful Medicaid strategies for your clients. With emphasis on Pooled Special Needs Trusts (d4C), discover how to reduce health care and medication costs,...
- Florida Bar Fee Arbitration Training – Selected and Thorny Issues in Florida Bar Fee Arbitrations
- This CLE program is specifically geared towards volunteer arbitrators who are either already approved or intend to apply to be approved as volunteer arbitrators in The Florida Bar’s Grievance Mediation and Fee Arbitration Program under Chapter 14 of the Rules Regulating The Florida Bar. The program provides an overview of The Florida Bar’s program and...
- Trial Exhibit Management
- Presented by the Florida Registered Paralegal Enrichment Committee and recorded Friday, March 28, 2025. Effective trial exhibit management is crucial for a successful courtroom presentation. It requires strategic preparation, robust systems, and meticulous attention to detail. This seminar, led by seasoned litigation paralegal Sheila Grela, will explore key components and the importance of exhibit coding....
- Introduction to Rules of the Florida Legislature
- Presented by the Government Advocacy Committee, speakers David Grimes and Patrick "Booter" Imhof will give an introduction to legislative rules, discuss recent policy changes in both legislative bodies, and more.
- Florida Legislative Update and 2025 Preview
- Presented by The Florida Bar Government Lawyer Section, this course provides a comprehensive review of the significant legislative changes enacted in 2024and a preview of the 2025 legislative session.
- Perspectives on Professionalism from Your Office to Tallahassee
- How do we maintain and amplify civility so that the respect and integrity of the justice system is preserved? Such is the question explored in this seminar, sponsored by the Standing Committee on Professionalism and the Henry Latimer Center for Professionalism, joint project of The Florida Bar and the Florida Supreme Court. Speakers Florida Supreme...
- Attempted Intelligence – Ethical Considerations Surrounding the Use of AI
- This webinar presented by the Student Education and Admissions to the Bar Committee provides an overview of and covers risk issues associated with AI, including "hallucinations."
- Evidence Collection and Maintaining Chain of Custody in an Animal Cruelty or Animal Fighting Cases
- This course, presented by the Animal Law Section, provides an overview of crime scene processing, evidence collection, animal identification, and maintaining chain of custody when responding to an animal cruelty or animal fighting case.
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