Officers

President
Robert W. Thielhelm
Baker & Hostetler LLP
200 S. Orange Avenue, #2300
Post Office Box 112
Orlando, FL 32801
(407)  649-4000
 
President-Elect/
1st Vice President
Jill S. Schwartz
Jill S. Schwartz & Associates, P.A.
180 North Park Avenue
Suite 200
Winter Park, FL 32789
(407) 647-8911

2nd Vice President/
Membership Chair
Richard S. Dellinger
Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, et al PA
215 North Eola Drive
Post Office Box 2809
Orlando, Florida 32802-2809
(407) 843-4600

3rd Vice President
Patricia K. Olney
Patrick K. Olney PA
677 Dave Nisbet Drive, Suite 110
Port Canaveral, FL 32920
(321) 799-2575

Treasurer
Marilyn G. Moran
Baker & Hostetler LLP
200 S. Orange Avenue, #2300
Post Office Box 112
Orlando, FL 32801

Secretary
Dan Brodersen
Beusse, Wolter, Sanks, Mora & Maire PA
390 N. Orange Ave., Ste. 2500
Orlando, FL 32801
(407) 926-7700

Immediate Past President/
National Delegate

Gary Wilson
Jill S. Schwartz & Associates PA
180 North Park Avenue
Suite 200
Winter Park, FL 32789
(407) 647-8911

11th Circuit Vice President
T. Todd Pittenger
Lowndes, Drosdick, et al, PA
215 North Eola Drive
Post Office Box 2809
Orlando, FL 32802-2809
(407) 418-6282

Young Lawyers Division Chairman
W. Drew Sorrell
Lowndes, Drosdick, et al, PA
215 North Eola Drive
Post Office Box 2809
Orlando, FL 32802-2809

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A Message from the Chapter President

The Orlando Chapter of the Federal Bar Association covers the Middle District of Florida and was chartered in 1981. The chapter has more than 100 members from private practice, government agencies, military branches, local law schools and local courts. The Orlando Chapter holds frequent events such as luncheons, CLE seminars and Federal Practice Seminars. If you have not already done so, I invite you to join the Federal Bar Association and the Orlando Chapter.

Robert W. Thielhelm
Orlando Chapter President


Calendar of Events

Every other month, there are meeting of the Federal Judicial Relations Committee that is chaired by the Orlando Chapter President. These occur in Judge Anne Conway’s Chambers at the Federal Courthouse in Orlando.


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Recent Events

November 17 , 2006
Electronic Discovery in Federal Civil Cases: The New Rules and Emerging Issues
Sponsored by the Orlando Chapter
Location: FAMU College of Law Moot Courtroom, 201 Beggs Avenue, Orlando, Fla.
Cost: FBA members $35; nonmembers $55
CLE: 3.5 hours pending before the Florida Bar
Registration:
RSVP by Nov. 13, 2006, prior to sending your check, by stating the names and number of people attending to Jean Dorn at jdorn@bakerlaw.com, (407) 649-3998. Download flyer.

October 31, 2006
State of the District Address
Sponsored by the Orlando Chapter
Speaker: Hon. Patricia Fawsett, Chief Judge, Middle District of Florida
Location: Westin Grand Bohemian, Orlando, Fla.
Time: Noon
Cost: $40 for FBA members, $50 for nonmembers


September 29, 2006
Federal Bar “Open House”—“Immigration Law in a Changing World”
Sponsored by the Orlando Chapter
Speaker: U.S. Immigration Judge Rafael Ortiz-Segura
Location: Courtroom #4, 6th Floor (Judge Antoon’s Courtroom), U.S. District Court, 80 No. Hughey Ave., Orlando, Fla.
Time: 11:45 a.m. - 1:15 p.m.
Cost: $10 for FBA members, $15 for nonmembers
(for the box lunch).

March 10, 2006
Federal Bar “Open House”

This event is sponsored by the Federal Judicial Relations Committee of the FBA
Speaker: U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Arthur Briskman speaking on “Bankruptcy’s Brave New World”
Location: Courtroom A, 5 th Floor (Judge Briskman’s Courtroom), U.S. Bankruptcy Court (former Southtrust Bldg.), 135 W. Central Bldg., Orlando, Fla.
Time: 11:45 a.m. - 1:15 p.m.
Cost: $10 FBA members, $15 nonmembers (for the box lunch).


Chapter News

2006 Midyear Meeting Chapter Report

Remember to notify the FBA national office with your change of address and contact information!

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