YLS Board Appointment
July 9 - Deadline. YLS is seeking candidates for an open YLS board position. Any YLS member who wishes to be considered must submit a Nominating Petition no later than 5:00 p.m., Tuesday, July 9, 2013, to Brant Bittner, OCBA, 880 N. Orange Ave., Orlando, FL 32801. All signatories to the Petition must be members in good standing of OCBA and be a YLS member. If you have questions, please contact Lauren McCorvie at 407-490-2467. Download Nominating Petition.
Judicial News & Vacancies
July 5 – Deadline. Special Magistrate for Osceola County. Interested attorneys may download details and the application form.
July 8 – Deadline. Ninth Circuit JNC announces a vacancy in the Ninth Judicial Circuit, Circuit Court, resulting from the elevation of Circuit Judge F. Rand Wallis to the Fifth District Court of Appeal. Applications may be downloaded from The Florida Bar website, or by contacting Tad Yates, Chair, at 407-608-7777. For details, click here.
Court Appointed Attorney Application - Florida law requires that the Chief Judge of the Circuit (Orange/Osceola) compile a list of attorneys in private practice, by county and by category of cases, and provide the list to the clerk of court in each county. In order to be considered for an appointment, please download and complete the application.
Upcoming Seminars
June 18 - The Small Firm Rollercoaster - The Ups & Down of Marketing your Practice in a Tough Market. Joint seminar of the Solo & Small Firm and Family Law committees.CLE: 1.0. 12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m. Speaker: Bill Umansky, Esq. RSVP to ocbasolos@gmail.com
June 19 - Diversion Programs. Criminal Law Committee Seminar. 12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m. See OCBA calendar for details.
The Ballroom at Church Street
225 S. Garland Avenue, Orlando, FL 32801June 25 -Rick Weddle
Metro Orlando Economic
Development Commission
July - No Luncheon
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