Tampa Bay Chapter: Don't Get Cross About Cross-Examination
2025-05-19 12:00 - 13:30 (America/New_York) | Sam M. Gibbons United States Courthouse, 801 N Florida Ave, Tampa, F, 33602, United States
Come to the Courthouse on May 19, 2025 at 12:00 PM in Courtroom 12B to enjoy a hands-on lesson in cross-examination in federal practice by United States Magistrate Judge Christopher Tuite.
Judge Tuite will go over the basics before giving a real-time demonstration. Then, attendees will be encouraged to participate in a mock cross-examination with live tips from Judge Tuite, focusing on strategy, professionalism, decorum, and skill.
***Professionalism CLE credits available***
2.0 General CLE credits and 0.5
Please click here to register.

Tampa Bay Chapter: The Honorable Elizabeth A. Kovachevich 34th Annual National Seminar on Federal Sentencing
2025-07-30 - 2025-08-01 | Drury Plaza Hotel Orlando (Disney Springs), 2000 Hotel Plaza Blvd, Lake Buena Vista, FL, 32830
Please join us July 30-August 1, 2025, for the Thirty-Fourth Annual National Seminar on the Federal Sentencing in Orlando, Florida.
A detailed agenda will be released soon!
If you or others in your office wish to attend our Seminar, please complete the enclosed registration form and mail it to the address indicated with your check or purchase order or register with a credit card on our website at https://federalbartampa.org/event/the-honorable-elizabeth-a-kovachevich-34th-annual-national-seminar-on-federal-sentencing/. Checks should be made payable to the Tampa Bay Chapter of the Federal Bar Association.
Pricing is as follows:
Tuition for all Government attendees is $344 if postmarked on or before June 1, 2025, $394 if postmarked on or before June 15, 2025, or $484 if postmarked on June 16, 2025, or later. CJA Attorneys are eligible for the government rates.
Tuition for all Non-Government attendees is $494 if postmarked on or before June 1, 2025, $544 if postmarked on or before June 15, 2025, or $584 if postmarked after June 16, 2025.
*Members of NACDL, FBA, or ABA CJS receive a $50 discount on the above prices.
We are offering group discounts for four or more registrants
For additional information or registration assistance please contact:
Katherine Earle Yanes at KYanes@kmf-law.com or Christina Barteaux at CBarteaux@kmf-law.com

Tampa Bay Chapter: Bench Notes: Improving Your Legal Writing
2025-09-10 12:00 - 13:00 | Zoom Webinar
The Tampa Bay Chapter will host a Q&A-style webinar aimed at offering attorneys practical strategies to elevate their writing from competent to compelling. The judicial perspective from Judges Robin Rosenbaum and Embry Kidd (United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit) will give attendees unique insight into what argument styles capture positive attention from the bench and resonate to achieve a successful outcome. That discussion may also include a segment on what approaches fail. Daniella Lee (Epstein Becker Green) and Alison Preston (Creed & Gowdy) will moderate.
To register please go here.

Tampa Bay Chapter: Staying in the Game - Defining Success
2025-10-15 11:30 - 13:30 | The University Club of Tampa, 201 N Franklin St #3800, Tampa, FL, 33602, United States
The Tampa Bay Chapter of the Federal Bar Association is pleased to announce that the Eleventh Annual Staying in the Game Program will be held on Wednesday, October 15, 2025, at the University Club in Downtown Tampa from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Staying in the Game is an impactful CLE program focused on retaining women in the practice of law. The theme this year is “Defining Success.” The program will include Rhea Law, President of the University of South Florida as the Keynote speaker, and a panel discussion moderated by Magistrate Judge Lindsay Griffin of the Middle District of Florida with panelists Judge Jessica Costello, Thirteenth Judicial Circuit Hillsborough County; Jacqueline A. Simms-Petredis, Managing Partner of the Tampa office of Burr & Forman; and Jennifer Touse, Chief Legal Officer of BayCare Health System.
Please click here to register.
