Residential Mental Health Treatment and Psychotropic Medications for Children in Foster Care
This training focuses on the requirements and process for children and adolescents in foster care who are being considered for, recommended for, or placed in residential mental health treatment.
Presented by the Legal Needs of Children Committee of...
Presented by The Florida Bar Paralegal Enrichment Committee and Bar Ethics Counsel Jonathan Grabb, this webinar covers:
• Recent technological developments in AI,
• New AI guidance from Florida, the ABA and the courts.
• Examples of more AI tr...
Making and Changing Placements of Children in Chap. 39 Proceedings
This course is presented by the Legal Needs of Children Committee of the Florida Bar with Stephanie Zimmerman, DCF Children's Legal Services.
Course number: 9619
CLE credit: Approved for 1 hour General and 1 hour Professionalism credit; and 1 hour A...
2025 Legislative Update from The Florida Bar Government Lawyer Section
This essential CLE was presented by Government Lawyer Section Chair Maria Pecoraro-McCorkle, a staff attorney at the Fifth District Court of Appeals. Her expertise provided unparalleled insight into the legislative intricacies relevant to every gover...
Hear from 2025-26 Florida Bar President Sia Baker-Barnes as she discusses the Florida Lawyers Helpline and how it can help Florida lawyers overcome life’s challenges, balance priorities, and better handle both personal and professional pressures.
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Overview
This webinar offers a trauma-informed toolkit for overloaded attorneys who are tired of "just powering through."
Topics include:
• What is resilience?
• Where is the stress coming from?
• Emotional regulation in practice
• How ...
Parent’s Right to Counsel and Ineffective Assistance of Counsel in Chapter 39 Proceedings
This course is presented by Anne Marie Perine, Esq., BCS Juvenile Law, Office of Criminal Conflict.
Presented by The Florida Bar Legal Needs of Children Committee
Course #: 9563
CLE credit: Approved for 1.0 hour General, 1.0 hour Professionalism, 1...
Notarizations and Signatures - Ethical Considerations
Overview
Real estate fraud is an especially virulent problem. Virtually every case of fraud involves a “faulty” notarization. By telling the stories behind court cases and title insurance claims where title agents failed to adhere to the legal an...
A Seat at the Table with Sia: Corporate Counsel Committee Initiative with Brightline
Join 2025-26 Florida Bar President Sia Baker Barnes and Brightline Risk Management and Compliance Vice President and Associate General Counsel Lisa Gatchell as they discuss The Florida Bar's Corporate Counsel Committee.
This script is based on the real events depicted in the public opinion and order of sanction in Mata v. Aviance, Inc., in the U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York.
Learn more about Decorum.Law - professionalism resou...
Decorum.Law Videoconferencing In Florida’s Civil Courts: Professionalism For The Small Screen
This lesson encourages lawyers to think carefully about what they know about video conferencing in Florida’s civil courts and to learn information that will help them perform competently when appearing in court via video conference.
What the 2025 Civil Rule Changes Mean for Paralegals in 2026
In this session, Brean Salvo, FRP, explains the 2025 civil rule changes and the impact on paralegals. The webinar highlights parties’ obligations under the updated rules, the tools designed to move cases forward, and the ways paralegals can support...
In episode four of this mental health and wellness series, presenters Zac Dodson and Jesse Lyon look at burnout in the legal profession, including the specific stressors in the legal field that contribute to the problem. They identify ways to recogni...
Speaker Sheila Grela will take participants through best practices for selecting, organizing, and presenting exhibits from pre-deposition planning through post-deposition follow-up. Topics include exhibit numbering, privilege safeguards, remote vs. i...
2025 Legislative Review and 2026 Legislative Preview
Presented by the Government Advocacy Committee, Jim Daughton with Metz, Husband & Daughton in Tallahassee provides an overview of the 2025 legislative session and looks ahead to 2026.
Clearer Minds, Calmer Conversations: Communications Tools for the Overloaded Legal Mind
Communication often breaks down under the chronic stress and heavy workloads associated with being a lawyer. Clients who are in distress and make it harder still be communicate effectively and with emotional intelligence. This course introduces lawye...
Overview
In this presentation, Kevin Fedotov explores the critical role Service of Process plays in upholding the legal rights of all parties and ensuring the integrity of the judicial system. Attorneys and paralegals will gain insights into the rule...
A Look at the Lives of Female Judges in One of America's Largest Circuits
CLE Information
Course number: 7895
Credit: Approved for 2 hours General, 2 hours Professionalism credit
Approval period: 07/18/2023 – 07/31/2026
Presented by the Henry Latimer Center for Professionalism
https://www.floridabar.org/prof/
Overview
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CLE Information
Course number: 9429
Credit: Approved for 1 hour General and 0.5 hour Professionalism, Mental Health and Wellness credit.
Approval period: 09/10/2025 - 03/31/2027
Presented by
The Henry Latimer Center for Professionalism and the Stand...
FRP CLE: Domestic Violence Protection Strategies for Professional Women
This presentation, led by Sonjanita Coleman Jordan, shares insight, strategies, and laws that are in place to help assist domestic violence victims.
Course Number: 9222
Credits: 1 hour general
Approval period: 8/29/2025 - 2/28/2027
Presentation sli...
Presented by the Center for Professionalism and the Standing Committee on Professionalism's Mental Health and Wellness Working Group in conjunction with Community Legal Services
This one-hour CLE presentation, the first in a series, provides an over...
Before sending your complaint to The Florida Bar, make sure you have everything the Bar needs to start working on a case. This checklist will help you work through that process.
This video guides consumers through the process of filing a complaint against a lawyers, which starts with an "inquiry complaint form," and it's required before the Bar can investigate consumer concerns.
The Attorney/Consumer Assistance Program (ACAP), (866-352-0707), is a resource for consumers who want to discuss their concerns about a lawyer’s conduct.
Florida Bar President Sia Baker-Barnes' Installation Speech at the Annual Florida Bar Convention
2025-26 Florida Bar President Sia Baker-Barnes addresses the General Assembly during the 2025 Annual Florida Bar Convention in Boca Raton, FL. She expresses gratitude for the opportunity to serve in this new role and detailed her goals for the coming...
Chief Justice Muñiz Judicial Luncheon Speech at the 2025 Annual Florida Bar Convention
Chief Justice Carlos G. Muñiz addresses a room of hundreds of lawyers and judges in attendance at the 2025 Annual Florida Bar Convention Judicial Luncheon. He discussed the state of the judiciary, including recent landmark civil justice reforms and ...
How to professionally negotiate salary and benefits and bridge the gender pay gap. Hosted by Magdalena Ozarowski Esq.
Sponsored by the Henry Latimer Center for Professionalism and The Florida Bar's Standing Committee on Professionalism.
CLE number ...
Empowering Neurodiverse Professionals Through Mentoring
Do you know a colleague with autism, ADHD, dyslexia, dyspraxia, early onset dementia, Tourette's Syndrome, Traumatic Brain Injury, PTSD or other neurological differences?
Learn to empower them.
This CLE is sponsored by the Bar’s Standing Commit...
Session 2 is hosted by Standing Committee on Professionalism Vice Chair Jason Berger with panelists: Leon County Judge Jason Jones; Florida Agency for Health Care Administration Secretary Simone Marstiller, WMU-Cooley Law School Director of Campus A...
The third session of Mentoring Makes A Difference, presented by The Florida Bar Professionalism and Student Education and Admission to the Bar committees, features Justice Renatha Francis, Mike Haire, Joe Longfellow, and Julianne Holt.
Mentoring can be a formal or informal process, last a brief time for a specific issue or be a lifetime relationship, lawyers may well be both a mentor and mentee at the same time, and it’s fine, perhaps even preferable, to have several mentors.
I...
This session is presented by The Florida Bar Professionalism and Student Education and Admission to the Bar committees. The moderator is Iman Zekri, an appellate and family law attorney at Henderson Franklin Starnes and Holt in Fort Myers. Panelists ...
Florida Bar President Gary S. Lesser talks to Your Honor host Paul Lipton about professionalism and mentoring. The Your Honor series features some of the most respected and celebrated judges in the state candidly talking about professionalism and ho...
This episode of Your Honor features a discussion with The Hon. Nushin G. Sayfie on professionalism and the justice system. Produced The Florida Bar Henry Latimer Center for Professionalism and hosted by Paul Lipton, the Your Honor Series features som...
This episode of Your Honor features a discussion with The Hon. Paul C. Huck about competency, civility and contentment. Produced The Florida Bar Henry Latimer Center for Professionalism and hosted by Paul Lipton, the Your Honor Series features some o...
Produced The Florida Bar Henry Latimer Center for Professionalism and hosted by Paul Lipton, the Your Honor Series features some of the most respected and celebrated lawyers and judges in Florida candidly talking about professionalism and how to addr...
This episode of Your Honor series features a discussion between The Hon. Gordon Murray and host Paul Lipton about the responsibilities of both judges and lawyers. Produced by The Florida Bar’s Henry Latimer Center for Professionalism, “your Honor...
Your Honor: Living the Legacy with Judge Josefsberg
This episode of the Your Honor series features a discussion between The Hon. Robert Josefsberg and host Paul Lipton about living your legacy. Produced by The Florida Bar’s Henry Latimer Center for Professionalism, “your Honor,” features some of...
Rosalyn Sia Baker-Barnes is Sworn in as The 77th President of The Florida Bar
In a historic moment blending pride, purpose, and vision, Rosalyn Sia Baker-Barnes is installed as the 77th president of The Florida Bar on June 27 during the Bar’s Annual Convention in Boca Raton. She made history as the first Black woman to lead ...
2025 Annual Florida Bar Convention - General Assembly
Join us June 27 for the General Assembly at the Annual Florida Bar Convention where yearly awards are given and the new officers are sworn in. Outgoing Florida Bar President Roland Sanchez-Medina Jr. will provide the State of The Florida Bar and Pres...
This free CLE presented by the Standing Committee on Professionalism's Mentoring Working Group features attorneys Zachary McCormick, Harry Hackney and Matthew Frey in a discussion about mentoring.
Course #: 9257
Level: Intermediate
CLE credit: Appro...
Presented by The Florida Bar Student Education and Admission to the Bar Committee with support from the Henry Latimer Center for Professionalism.
This continuing legal education webinar features conversations with four attorneys about the value of m...
May CLE: Veterans Law Basics - Identifying Issues and Exploring Career Opportunities
This presentation, recorded May 23, 2025, offers paralegals an overview of common veterans law issues, with a focus on VA disability compensation. Attendees will learn to identify key concerns, guide clients to resources, and explore career opportuni...
Advancing Legal Advocacy: Special Needs Trust Strategies to Protect Benefits and Reduce Expenses
Sharon Reich presents a practical deep dive that demystifies the different types of Special Needs Trusts— d4A, d4B, d4C, and third party—while revealing powerful Medicaid strategies for your clients. With emphasis on Pooled Special Needs Trusts (...
Bar News Update with Florida Bar President Roland Sanchez-Medina
Florida Bar President Roland Sanchez-Medina Jr. talks about the priorities of the Bar and the judicial branch for the 2025 Legislative Session.
Check the Bar News for their daily updates on Session and much more!
https://www.floridabar.org/news/ne...
Your Honor: The Importance of Purpose with Judge Patricia Seitz
Senior U.S. Southern District Judge Patricia Seitz discusses professionalism in the courtroom with Your Honor Series host Paul Lipton. The series is produced by The Henry Latimer Center of Professionalism.
https://www.floridabar.org/prof/
Judge Seit...
Florida Bar offers two free ways to resolve fee disputes with attorneys
The Florida Bar's Grievance Mediation & Arbitration Program can help clients and lawyers resolve disputes over the payment of attorney's fees without the need for costly and time consuming litigation. The programs are fee and completely voluntary, th...
The Risk of AI and What Lawyers (and Senior Lawyers) Need to Know as Al Becomes More Prevalent
Presented by the Florida Bar Seniors Lawyers Committee
https://www.floridabar.org/about/cmtes/cmtes-cm/cmte-cm175/senior-lawyers-committee/
Is AI friend or foe? It can be both! This course provides a better understanding of AI and explores its impli...
Presented by The Florida Bar Government Lawyer Section, this free CLE provides a comprehensive review of the significant legislative changes enacted in 2024. This also provides an exclusive preview of the upcoming 2025 legislative session, including ...
Session 3: Three Giant Steps Inside to Health, Happiness & Success in the Law
Three Giant Steps Inside to Health, Happiness & Success in the Law. is moderated by Daliah Weiss and features Florida State University law Professor Lawrence Krieger and Theresa Revell Krieger, a certified personal trainer, massage therapist, and hea...
Session 2 - Preventing the Other Pandemic: Lawyer Suicide Awareness and Tools for Prevention
This program is moderated by Charise Morgan-Joseph and features Jane Marks, LMFT, and Bar Board of Governors member Wayne LaRue Smith.
Course #6778
Approved for 1 hour General credit, 1 hour Professionalism credit.
Approval period: 11/14/2022 –...
Session 1: Lunch and Learn with Justice Alan Lawson
This first webinar in the series features Supreme Court Justice Alan Lawson, who has spoken extensively in CLEs and other venues about work/life balance. The webinar is moderated by administrative law Judge Suzanne Van Wyk. Lawson.
Course #6770
Ap...
November 2023 - Attorneys, Paralegals and Expert Witnesses: Preparing For Trial
This webinar is presented by the Florida Registered Paralegal Committee of The Florida Bar and was recorded November 27, 2024.
Course #: 8208
CLE credit: Approved for 1 hour General credit.
December 2023: Managing Risk with Automation and Technology
This webinar is presented by the Florida Registered Paralegal Enrichment Committee of The Florida Bar and was recorded December 14, 2023.
Course #8235.
CLE credit: Approved for 1 hour General, 1 hour Ethics, and 1 hour Technology credit.
January 2024: Navigating Florida's Clerks of Court
This program is presented by The Florida Registered Paralegal Enrichment Committee of The Florida Bar and was recorded January 29, 2024.
Course # 8283
Approved for 1 hour General and 1 hour Technology CLE credit.
Recorded Friday, March 28, 2025
Effective trial exhibit management is crucial for a successful courtroom presentation. It requires strategic preparation, robust systems, and meticulous attention to detail. This seminar will explore key components an...
Leveraging Multiple Funding Sources & Agency Collaboration for Youth with Complex Needs
Presented by The Florida Bar Legal Needs of Children Committee and the Florida Department of Children and Families. Recorded March 26, 2025.
Course # 2502148N
CLE credit: Approved for 2.5 hours General, 2.5 hours Mental Health & Wellness, 2.0 hours ...
Free CLE: The Attorney-Client Relationship-Part II
Presented by the Student Education and Admission to the Bar Committee of The Florida Bar, this webinar discusses the attorney-client lifecycle: Finding clients, beginning the relationship, taking money, determining client goals, client communication,...
The program was recorded Feb. 12, 2024 and is presented by the Government Lawyer Section & Government Advocacy Committee. Course number is 8294. Approved for 1 hour General and 1 hour Ethics CLE credit. Approval period: 2/12/24-8/31/25.
Free CLE: Public Meeting & Public Records - Course #8701
Presented by the Government Advocacy Committee with speaker Pat Gleason, special counsel for Open Government with the Attorney General's Office. Approved for 1 hour General credit, 1 hour Ethics credit, 1 hour State & Federal Government and Administr...
Decorum.Law - Candor Towards the Tribunal Scene 3c: The Hunch
Short vignettes from The Florida Bar’s Ethics Department exploring pitfalls pertaining to candor towards the tribunal that can arise during litigation and will discuss ways to avoid these professionalism and ethical mistakes.
Learn more about Deco...
Decorum.Law Practical Tips for Practicing Law Scene 5: Page Limits
This vignette reminds lawyers of the importance of time management, diligence, motion practice, and the importance of adhering to the rules requiring page and word court limitations, as well as using proper font size, margin size, line spacing, and f...
February 2025 FRP CLE: Forensic Meteorology History and Overview
Course Number: 8792 • Credits: 1 hour general
Speaker: Dr. Alicia Wasula
Failure to prepare in advance for weather events, either as a result of misinformation or lack of knowledge about how to do so, is the cause of many weather-related lawsuits...
November 2024 FRP CLE: South Florida Landlord Tenant Law and the Affordable Housing Crisis
James Glover with Legal Services of Greater Miami explores the business and legal issues affecting residential real estate in South Florida, including the following topics: (1) Market conditions including interest rates and inflation (2) Florida Land...
This seminar, presented by Logan Bartholomew, Esq., reviews the many jobs of the Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF), focusing on child and adult-protective investigation records and who can access them. There is also a demonstration of...
Presented by The Florida Bar Register Paralegal Enrichment Committee, this presentation covers the essential legal technology for legal professionals and offers recommendations to boost your team’s efficiency and productivity.
This course was reco...
Attempted Intelligence - Ethical Considerations Surrounding the Use of Al
This webinar, hosted by the Student Education and Admissions to the Bar Committee (SEABC) provides an overview of AI and covers risk issues associated with AI, including "hallucinations." Panelists discuss cases where lawyers failed to correct AI hal...
Decorum.Law - Candor Towards the Tribunal Scene 1: When the Time is Right
Short vignettes from The Florida Bar’s Ethics Department exploring pitfalls pertaining to candor towards the tribunal that can arise during litigation and will discuss ways to avoid these professionalism and ethical mistakes.
Learn more about Deco...
Decorum.Law - Candor Towards the Tribunal Scene 2: Break the Glass in Case of Emergency
Short vignettes from The Florida Bar’s Ethics Department exploring pitfalls pertaining to candor towards the tribunal that can arise during litigation and will discuss ways to avoid these professionalism and ethical mistakes.
Learn more about Deco...
Decorum.Law - Candor Towards the Tribunal Scene 3a: The Deposition Gambit
Short vignettes from The Florida Bar’s Ethics Department exploring pitfalls pertaining to candor towards the tribunal that can arise during litigation and will discuss ways to avoid these professionalism and ethical mistakes.
Learn more about Deco...
Florida voters play a crucial role in selecting and retaining judges throughout Florida. Be prepared for judicial elections and merit retention votes this November. Remember - the vote's in your court! ✅
Not sure Nota is right for you? Need a little more clarity? Check out this demo that explores its simple, user-friendly interface and highlights its main features that make trust accounting easy for you. Learn more at TrustNota.com/TheFloridaBar
Florida Bar Annual High School Appellate Brief Writing & Moot Court Competition
The Florida Bar is now accepting applications for those wanting to compete in its annual High School Appellate Brief Writing & Moot Court Competition, an event that provides Florida students with “a unique and enriching experience in the world of l...
Florida Bar President Scott Westheimer discusses how Nota helps solo and small firm practitioners
Nearly 70% of Florida's lawyers are solo or small firm practitioners. Between managing clients, staff, and the day-to-day operations of a small business, trust accounting is just another complicated part of being an attorney. Nota, The Florida Bar's ...
Florida Bar President Scott Westheimer discusses how Nota can help reduce trust accounting errors
Trust accounting errors are among the most common causes for disciplinary complaints against bar members. Reduce the change of that costly error by taking advantage of the member benefit, Nota.
The Florida Bar announces the addition of Nota to help ...
Florida Bar President Scott Westheimer introduces new member benefit│Nota trust accounting solution
The Florida Bar announces the addition of a new member benefit to help streamline lawyers' trust accounting practices and avoid costly trust accounting errors.
Learn more and sign up for this benefit at TrustNota.com/TheFloridaBar .
Florida Bar Mediation Training - Dos Don’ts and What Ifs
This CLE program is specifically geared towards volunteer mediators who are either already approved or intend to apply to be approved as volunteer mediators in The Florida Bar’s Grievance Mediation and Fee Arbitration Program under Chapter 14 of th...
Florida Bar Fee Arbitration Training – Selected and Thorny Issues in Florida Bar Fee Arbitrations
This CLE program is specifically geared towards volunteer arbitrators who are either already approved or intend to apply to be approved as volunteer arbitrators in The Florida Bar’s Grievance Mediation and Fee Arbitration Program under Chapter 14 o...
Counsel to Counsel - Sia Baker-Barnes Talks About Mentoring
Florida Bar Board of Governor Sia Baker-Barnes talks about the importance of mentoring and asks Florida Bar members to join the Counsel to Counsel mentoring program. Learn more at FloridaBar.org/Mentoring
Attorney Clinton Paris talks about the importance of mentoring and asks Florida Bar members to join the Counsel to Counsel mentoring program. Learn more at FloridaBar.org/Mentoring
Florida attorney Ciara Willis talks about the importance of mentoring and encourages Florida Bar members to join the Counsel to Counsel mentoring program. Learn more at FloridaBar.org/Mentoring
Zack Zuroweste, co-chair of the Bar's Special Committee on Mentoring New Lawyers, talks about the importance of mentoring and encourages Florida Bar members to join the Counsel to Counsel mentoring program. Learn more at FloridaBar.org/Mentoring
Florida Bar President Gary Lesser talks about the importance of mentoring and encourages Florida Bar members to join the Counsel to Counsel mentoring program. Learn more at FloridaBar.org/Mentoring
Chief Justice Carlos Muñiz Talks About Mentoring and Counsel to Counsel
“Every successful member of the legal profession has benefitted from mentors along the way.” Thank you, Chief Justice Muñiz
, for your support of Counsel to Counsel and mentoring.
To learn more and join the groundbreaking new mentoring program,...
Register Now for the 2023 Annual Florida Bar Convention
The most anticipated annual Florida Bar event is back again, and we’re saving a spot for you.
Join us at The Boca Raton for the Annual Florida Bar Convention from June 21 to June 24. Learn from renowned law experts, earn CLEs, and connect (and rec...
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