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June 2, 2023
Judges for the day:
- 8:00 a.m. – Noon: The Honorable Roy B. Dalton, Jr., Senior U.S. District Judge, Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers
- 1:05 – 3:15 p.m.: The Honorable Carlos E. Mendoza, U.S. District Judge
- 3:30 – 5:30 p.m.: The Honorable Paul G. Byron, U.S. District Judge
AGENDA
MORNING SESSION
All Sessions Will Take Place in Ceremonial Courtroom 3A
8:00 – 8:15 a.m.: CALL TO ORDER, OPENING REMARKS AND WELCOME
Paul Mark Sandler,* Shapiro, Sher, Guinot & Sandler, P.A. – Baltimore
Vincent A. Citro,* Law Offices of Horwitz & Citro, P.A. – Orlando
8:15 – 8:45 a.m.: PANEL DISCUSSION OF CASE ANALYSIS, THEORY OF THE CASE, CIVILITY, AND PROFESSIONALISM
Moderator: Tony Sos, Dellecker, Wilson, King, McKenna, Ruffier & Sos LLP – Orlando
Panel Members:
- The Honorable Roy B. Dalton, Jr., Senior U.S. District Judge, United States District Court, Middle District of Florida
- The Honorable Emerson R. Thompson, Jr., Senior Judge, Florida’s Fifth District Court of Appeals
- The Honorable Marc L. Lubet, Senior Judge, Florida’s Ninth Judicial Circuit Court
- The Honorable A. Thomas Mihok, Mediate First, Inc. – Winter Park
8:45 – 9:10 a.m.: LECTURE: OPENING STATEMENTS
Speaker: Bud Kirk,* Rumberger | Kirk – Orlando
DEMONSTRATION OF OPENING STATEMENTS
9:10 – 9:25 a.m.: For the State:
Thomas E. Dukes, III,* McEwan, Martinez, Dukes & Hall, P.A. – Orlando
9:25 – 9:40 a.m.: For the Defense:
Francis M. McDonald, Jr.,* McDonald Toole Wiggins, P.A. – Orlando
9:40 – 10:15 a.m.: PANEL DISCUSSION – CRITIQUE OF OPENING STATEMENTS; QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Moderator: LaShawnda K. Jackson, Rumberger | Kirk – Orlando
Panel Members:
- The Honorable Roy B. Dalton, Jr.,* Senior U.S. District Judge, United States District Court, Middle District of Florida
- The Honorable Paul G. Byron, U.S. District Judge, United States District Court, Middle District of Florida
- The Honorable A. Thomas Mihok, Mediate First, Inc. – Winter Park
- David P. Ackerman,* Akerman, LLP – West Palm Beach
- Angelo M. Patacca, Jr.,* Rogers Towers, P.A. – Jacksonville
10:15 – 10:30 a.m.: BREAK
10:30 – 11:00 a.m.: LECTURE: DIRECT EXAMINATION
Speaker: Richard L. Allen, Jr., Haliczer Pettis & Schwamm, P.A. – Orlando
11:00 – 11:30 a.m.: DEMONSTRATION OF DIRECT EXAMINATION OF ALPHONSINE “AL” CAPONE
Witness: Amber N. Davis, Wolter VanDyke Davis, P.L.L.C. – Orlando
By: Curtis B. Miner,* Colson Hicks Eidson – Coral Gables
11:30 a.m. – Noon: PANEL DISCUSSION – CRITIQUE OF DIRECT EXAMINATION: QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Moderator: Eric C. Reed, Holland & Knight, LLP – Orlando
Panel Members:
- The Honorable Roy B. Dalton, Jr.,* Senior U.S. District Judge, United States District Court, Middle District of Florida
- The Honorable Marc L. Lubet, Senior Judge, Florida’s Ninth Judicial Circuit Court
- The Honorable A. Thomas Mihok, Mediate First, Inc. – Winter Park
- Curtis B. Miner,* Colson Hicks Eidson – Coral Gables
- Dennis R. O’Connor,* – O’Connor & O’Connor L.L.C. – Orlando
LUNCH – Noon to 1 p.m.
In the Atrium on the Third Floor
AFTERNOON SESSION
All Sessions Will Take Place in Ceremonial Courtroom 3A
1:05 – 1:30 p.m. PANEL DISCUSSION: WHAT JUDGES WANT FROM TRIAL LAWYERS
Moderator: Thomas Larry Hill,* Moore Hill & Westmoreland, PA – Pensacola
Panel Members:
- The Honorable Paul G. Byron, U.S. District Judge, United States District Court, Middle District of Florida
- The Honorable Carlos E. Mendoza, U.S. District Judge, United States District Court, Middle District of Florida
- The Honorable Emerson R. Thompson, Jr., Senior Judge, Florida’s Fifth District Court of Appeals
- The Honorable Heather Pinder Rodriguez, Circuit Judge, Florida’s Ninth Judicial Circuit
1:30 – 2:00 p.m. LECTURE: CROSS-EXAMINATION
Speaker: David A. Paul,* Paul | Knopf | Bigger – Winter Park
2:00 – 2:30 p.m. DEMONSTRATION OF CROSS-EXAMINATION OF ALPHONSINE “AL” CAPONE
Witness: Amber N. Davis, Wolter VanDyke Davis, P.L.L.C. – Orlando
By: Warren Lindsey,* Lindsey, Ferry & Parker, P.A. – Maitland
2:30 – 3:15 p.m. PANEL DISCUSSION – CRITIQUE OF CROSS-EXAMINATION; QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Moderator: Thomas Larry Hill,* Moore Hill & Westmoreland, P.A. – Pensacola
Panel Members:
- The Honorable Paul G. Byron, U.S. District Judge, United States District Court, Middle District of Florida
- The Honorable Carlos E. Mendoza, U.S. District Judge, United States District Court, Middle District of Florida
- The Honorable Emerson R. Thompson, Jr., Senior Judge, Florida’s Fifth District Court of Appeals
- The Honorable Marc L. Lubet, Senior Judge, Florida’s Ninth Judicial Circuit
- David P. Ackerman,* Akerman, LLP – West Palm Beach
3:15 – 3:30 p.m. BREAK
3:30 – 3:50 p.m. LECTURE: CLOSING ARGUMENTS
Speaker: Richard B. Schwamm,* Haliczer Pettis & Schwamm, P.A. – Orlando
DEMONSTRATION OF CLOSING ARGUMENTS
3:50 – 4:10 p.m. For the State:
Vincent A. Citro,* Law Offices of Horwitz & Citro, P.A. – Orlando
4:10 – 4:30 p.m. For the Defense:
Maurice C. Grant, II,* Assistant Federal Defender, Office of the Federal Defender, Middle District of Florida – Jacksonville
4:30 – 4:55 p.m. PANEL DISCUSSION – CRITIQUE OF CLOSING ARGUMENTS; QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Moderator: Thomas Larry Hill,* Moore Hill & Westmoreland, P.A. – Pensacola
Panel Members:
- The Honorable Paul G. Byron, U.S. District Judge, United States District Court, Middle District of Florida
- The Honorable Carlos E. Mendoza, U.S. District Judge, United States District Court, Middle District of Florida
- Maurice C. Grant, II,* Assistant Federal Defender, Office of the Federal Defender, Middle District of Florida – Jacksonville
- Richard L. Allen, Jr., Haliczer Pettis & Schwamm, P.A. – Orlando
4:55 – 5:25 pm CONCLUDING LECTURE – TWELVE SECRETS OF PERSUASIVE ARGUMENT
Speaker: Paul Mark Sandler,* Shapiro, Sher, Guinot & Sandler, P.A. – Baltimore
5:25 – 5:30 pm CLOSING REMARKS
Paul Mark Sandler,* Shapiro, Sher, Guinot & Sandler, P.A. – Baltimore
Vincent A. Citro,* Law Offices of Horwitz & Citro, P.A. – Orlando
Post expires at 12:07pm on Thursday June 1st, 2023