Voluntary Bar s / Networking Opportunities 2015-2016 Calendar of Events VOLUNTARY BAR ASSOCIATION: Attorney Breakfast Club http://www.abcfornetworking.com/ EVENTS BEING HELD: *Monthly networking event FIU Law students invited to attend by Spencer Aronfeld, Esq. (Chief Executive Officer of Attorney Breakfast Club) The Bankruptcy Bar Southern District of Florida http://www.bbasdfl.org/events.html Be sure to RSVP as space is limited: http://www.abcfornetworking.com/contact-us/ SEPTEMBER 17-18, 2015: Northern District of Florida Bankruptcy Bar Assoc. Annual Seminar @ Santa Rosa Beach, FL SEPTEMBER 27-30, 2015: 5 th Next Generation Program Annual Conference Complete details: http://www.bbasdfl.org/article.html?aid=454 NOVEMBER 5-6, 2015: View From the Bench @ November 5 Reception and Judges Dinner @ Joe s Stone Crab @ November 6 View From the Bench Seminar @ 8am 12:30pm @ TBD Broward County Bar http://www.browardbar.org/calenda r/ DECEMBER 16, 2015: Holiday Party @ 6pm 8pm @ Jungle Island, 1111 Parrot Jungle Trail, Miami, FL *See website for additional CLEs SEPTEMBER 18, 2015: 2 nd Annual Roger H. Staley Real Property Seminar 6 CLE Credits (1 Ethics Pending Approval) @ 8:30am 3pm @ BCBA Conference Center BCBA Members: $75 Non-Members: $100 SEPTEMBER 24, 2015: CLE: Ethically Marketing in the Digital Arena 1 CLE Credit (Approved) Speaker: Corey Saban @ 12pm 1:30pm @ Lago Mar Country Club, 500 NW 127 th Ave., Plantation, FL 33325 BCBA Members: $25 Non-Members: $35 Contact: Rebecca Joseph, BCBA Event and Marketing Coordinator @ Rebecca@browardbar.org or @ 954.832.3625
SEPTEMBER 30, 2015: YLS Golf Happy Hour @ 5:30pm 7:30pm @ Himmarshee Public House, 201 SW 2 nd St., Ft. Lauderdale, FL OCTOBER 3, 2015: 28 th Annual Charity Golf Tournament (YLS) Schedule @ https://www.browardbar.org/calendar/#!event/2015/10/3/ylsgolf-tournament @ Jacaranda Golf Club, 9200 West Broward Blvd., Plantation, FL 33324 Single Player: $150 Foursome: $500 Contact: Lauren M. Alperstein, Esq., Event Chair @ YLSGOLF@BSFLLP.com OCTOBER 8, 2015: Cuban Enigma: What Every South Florida Attorney Needs to Know! Moderator: Juan Carlos Arias Attorney Panelists: Allen F. Bennett, Matthew J. Feeley, Jennifer Olmedo-Rodriguez and Peter A. Quinter @ 5:30pm 8:30pm @ BCBA Conference Center Cost: $25 Broward County Hispanic Bar http://browardhispanicbar.com/even ts/ Broward County Justice https://www.browardjustice.net/ind ex.cfm?pg=events&evaction=listall OCTOBER 23, 2015: BCBA Bench Bar Convention 7 CLEs included (Ethics included depending on seminar selection) @ 7:30am 6pm @ Broward County Convention Center, 1950 Eisenhower Blvd., Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33316 BCBA Members: $195 Non-Members: $235 Contact: Lauren Riegler, BCBA Events and CLE Coordinator @ lauren@browardbar.org or @ 954.832.3618 OCTOBER 6, 2015: 2015 Dinner Meeting 1 General CLE & 1 Civil Trial Certification Credit (Approved) Topic: Overview of the dynamics of slip/trip/fall, the associated biomechanics of injury causation, and applicable standards and technical matters Guest Speaker: Farhad Booeshaghi, Ph.D., P.E., Global Engineering Scientific Solutions @ 5:30pm 7:30pm @ Mortons The Steakhouse, 500 E. Broward Blvd. Students: $25 Attorneys: $55 Non-Members: $65 Contact: Laura Silverman @ BCJA@att.net or @ 954.522.1662
Caribbean Bar http://www.caribbeanbar.org/events.html CFAWL Central Florida for Women Lawyers http://www.cfawl.org/upcomingevents Coral Gables Bar http://coralgablesbar.org/calendar.p hp Cuban American Bar http://cabaonline.com/newsevents/c alendar-of-events/ Dade County Bar https://www.dadecountybar.org/eve nts/calendar/ FAWL Broward County Women Lawyer s *FAWL FIU Chapter FAWL Miami-Dade Chapter Federal Bar http://www.fedbar.org/calendar.asp x Florida National Employment Lawyers NOVEMBER 5, 2015: Annual Joint Meeting with PBCJA @ 6pm 8pm @ Maggiano s Little Italy, 21090 St. Andrews Blvd., Boca Raton Students: $25 Members: $50 Non-Members: $65 Contact: Laura Silverman @ BCJA@att.net or @ 954.522.1662 *Monthly luncheons on the 1st Friday of every month http://www.cfawl.org/luncheon-reservations SEPTEMBER 19, 2015: 2015 Installation Dinner @ 7pm 11pm @ The Biltmore Hotel, 1200 Anastasia Ave., Coral Gables, FL 33134 Members: $125 Non-Members: $145 SEPTEMBER 16, 2015: Complimentary Legal Roundtable for CABA Members @ 4pm 6:30pm @ Epic, 270 Biscayne Blvd., Miami, FL 33132 SEPTEMBER 17, 2015: Practice of Law vs. Business of Law @ 5:30pm 8pm @ Holland & Knight, 701 Brickell Ave., Miami, FL 33131 CABA Members: Free Non-Members: $35 Contact: Diana Powell @ 786.210.5984 or @ diana@cabaonline.com FEBRUARY 26, 2016: 5 th Annual Bench & Bar Conference Save the Date! http://www.fawl.org/fawl-chapters *See website for more information pertaining to different chapters, sections, and divisions http://www.floridanela.org/events.p hp
Florida Justice https://www.floridajusticeassociatio n.org/index.cfm?pg=events&evactio n=viewmonth Florida Muslim Bar http://floridamuslimbar.org/events/ calendar.html Florida Supreme Court Historical Society http://www.flcourthistory.org/calen dar-of-events F. Malcolm Cunningham, Sr. Bar WPB http://cunninghambar.org/calendar/ Gay and Lesbian Lawyers Network http://www.glln.org/events Gwen S. Cherry Black Women Lawyers http://gscbwla.org/events/ Haitian Lawyers http://www.haitianlawyersassociatio n.org/calendar/ The Intellectual Property Law of Florida (IPLAF) http://www.iplaf.org/ Miami-Dade Justice http://www.miamidadejustice.org/c alendar *See website for webinars & seminars *Upcoming CLE Programs @ https://www.floridajusticeassociation.org/index.cfm?pg =UpcomingSeminars JANUARY 28, 2016: Annual Dinner @ 5:30pm 9pm @ University Center Club, Tallahassee, FL SEPTEMBER 18, 2015: General Meeting-CLE @ 11:45am 1:15pm @ PBC Main Courthouse Library OCTOBER 16, 2015: General Meeting-CLE @ 12pm @ PBC Main Courthouse Library NOVEMBER 20, 2015: General Meeting-CLE @ 11:45am 1:15pm @ PBC Main Courthouse Library *Happy Hours on the 3 rd Thursday of every month *Monthly luncheons on the 1st Thursday of every month SEPTEMBER 18, 2015: Symposium Shutting Down the School to Prison Pipeline @ 8am 5pm @ Nova Southeastern University OCTOBER 24, 2015: 30 th Anniversary Celebration @ 6pm @ EPIC Hotel, 270 Biscayne Blvd. Way, Miami, FL 33131 SEPTEMBER 22, 2015: Tête-à-Tête Dinner Series Featuring The Hon. Fred Seraphin @ 7pm @ Miami Beach, FL RSVP: Lody Jean @ lody@attorneyjean.com or @ 305.851.6270 OCTOBER 20, 2015: Manny Dobrinsky presents Evaluating the Case @ 6pm @ Merrill Lynch, 701 Brickell Ave., 7 th Floor, Miami, FL 33131 Contact: JP Portal @ JPP@Ferrarolaw.com or @ 305.375.0111
Miami Lakes Bar http://www.miamilakesbarassociatio n.org/miami-lakes-bar-events.php SEPTEMBER 24, 2015: Luncheon 5 Systems to Help You Build Your Law Firm, Make More Money & Get Home on Time for Dinner Every Night Presented by David V. Lorenzo OCTOBER 22, 2015: Luncheon Workers Compensation & Personal Injury Updates National Italian American Bar (Broward County Chapter) http://www.niaba.org/events North Broward Bar Palm Beach County Hispanic Bar http://pbchispanicbar.com/events/ South Asian Bar http://www.sabafl.org/upcomingevents.htm South Broward Bar http://www.southbrowardbar.org/ev ents/ South Miami Kendall Bar http://www.smkba.com/event/ NOVEMBER 19, 2015: Luncheon Estate Planning & Same Sex Marriage Updates OCTOBER 20-22, 2015: Rome CLE NIABA Members are invited to attend a CLE program in Rome, Italy that will include 6 lectures in English by Italian lawyers. The lectures will deal with the following topics, designed for U.S. attorneys who have U.S. clients needing legal assistance in Italy. Complete details: http://www.niaba.org/event-1881123 *Monthly Luncheons on the first Monday of each month (https://www.facebook.com/palmbeachcountyhispanic Bar) *Monthly Luncheons on the first Thursday of each month where a volunteer guest speaker is invited to discuss education topics of interest to SBBA members. The SBBA is able to obtain CLE credit approval for its members of the Florida Bar. To RSVP for any luncheon, you may email SouthBrowardBarAssoc@gmail.com with their automatic email body reading Please reserve a place for me at the next SBBA luncheon. Thank you. *Monthly mixers on the second Thursday of each month @ Shula s 347 Grill, 6915 Red Road, Miami, FL 33143. SEPTEMBER 25, 2015: CLE Luncheon OCTOBER 30, 2015: CLE Luncheon T.J. Reddick Bar Broward County Black Lawyers http://www.tjreddickbar.com/upcom ing-events/ Wilkie D. Ferguson Jr. Bar NOVEMBER 20, 2015: CLE Luncheon https://www.facebook.com/wdfjba
NON-BAR RELATED ASSOCIATIONS AND OPPORTUNITIES: Kozyak Minority Mentoring Foundation http://www.kmmfoundation.org/ Leadership Miami Miami Area Chamber of Commerce EVENTS BEING HELD: [Several of the bar associations run mentoring programs in partnership with the Kozyak Mentoring Program] http://www.kmmfoundation.org/calendar/ http://www.miamiokchamber.com/calendar/ http://www.miamiokchamber.com/c hamber/leadershipmiami.htm Miami International Arbitration Society https://miamiinternationalarbitration.com/ American Health Lawyers http://www.healthlawyers.org/hlres ources/academics/pages/students.a spx *Updated @ 09-14- 2015 https://miamiinternationalarbitration.com/us/aboutmias/events http://www.healthlawyers.org/events/pages/default.a spx *CONTINUE TO CHECK THE BAR ASSOCIATIONS WEBSITES PROVIDED ABOVE FOR ADDITIONAL UPCOMING EVENTS*