Raising the Bar for Dependency Attorneys Representing Florida Youth

Presented by: Crossroads For Florida Kids, Inc. and Florida’s Children First, Inc. on October 26, 2018

Sponsored by: The Trial Lawyers and Litigation Section of the Hillsborough County Bar Association and The Hillsborough County Bar Foundation

Presenters: Jessica Rae, Florida Justice Technology Center; Robin Rosenberg, Deputy Director of Florida’s Children First, Inc; Honorable Robert A. Bauman, Thirteenth Judicial Circuit; Lisa Beggs, Zuckerman Spaeder LLP; Kellye I. Hayashi, Hayashi Legal, PLLC; Honorable Joan Montagno, Thirteenth Judicial Circuit; Ashley Grant, Asst. Attorney General, Children’s Legal Services; Michelle Blume, Senior Program Attorney, Guardian ad Litem Program; Marcos E. Hasbun, Zuckerman Spaeder, LLP; Sara Alpert Lawson, Zuckerman Spaeder LLP; Adriana Paris, Shook Hardy & Bacon, L.L.P.

Overview of Dependency Hearings

Common Issues in Dependency Cases & Developing a Theory of the Case

Florida’s Guidelines for Attorneys Representing Children in Dependency Courts

Roundtable on Professionalism and Zealous Advocacy

Model Hearings