This course will help keep local government practitioners up to date with changes in the law affecting their practice and their clients. It will also assist them to be aware of and understand emerging technologies and other issues that affect the practice of law.
Welcome and Opening Remarks
Donald S. “Don” Crowell, City, County and Local Government Law Section, Chair, Clearwater
Overcoming the Stigma Around Mental Health: How to Get Help and How to Help Others
Miriam S. Ramos, City of Coral Gables
John Lesko, Pompano Beach
Hillary B. Cassel, Hollywood
Joseph E. Ankus, Davie
Batten Down the Hatches: Weathering the Assault on Florida Home Rule
Heather J. Encinosa, Tallahassee
Contractors Overcharging Local Governments Beware– Unveiling the Mysteries of the Florida and Federal False Claims Acts
John S. Vento, Tampa
Ethics Bumps and Bruises; Five or More Common Ethics Violations
Chris Anderson Tallahassee
Open Government Law in the Age of Social Media
Patricia “Pat” R. Gleason, Tallahassee;
Herbert “Herb” W.A. Thiele, Tallahassee
1:45 p.m. – 2:35 p.m.
Playing Through Land Use and Zoning Changes for Golf Course Redevelopment – Hazards on Both Sides
Susan L. Trevarthen, Fort Lauderdale
Alicia Gonzalez, Fort Lauderdale
Opportunity Zones: Maximizing Local Government Benefits Through Long-Range Planning
Aaron C. Dunlap, West Palm Beach
Emerging Legal Technologies
Janette M. Smith, Margate
Anessa A. Santos, Orlando
Nikki Day, Tampa
Victoria Mendez, Miami
It’s Time! How it Creates Problems and Opportunities Direct and Inverse Condemnation Litigation
Carlos A. Kelly, Ft. Myers