Further Resources
The Florida Bar Thu, 24 Jul 2025 19:10:20 +0000
- Navigating the CHOICE Act
- Presented by The Florida Bar Labor & Employment Law Section. Recorded May 28, 2025. This program focuses on the new CHOICE Act, which dramatically reshapes Florida’s non-compete laws and addresses the enforceability of garden leave agreements in the state. Hear insights from Delegal & Poindexter Shareholder James Poindexter. Discover the details of this legislation to...
- Advancing Legal Advocacy: Special Needs Trust Strategies to Protect Benefits and Reduce Expenses
- Presented by the Florida Registered Paralegal Enrichment Committee and recorded April 25, 2025. In this webinar, Sharon Reich 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 (d4C), discover how to reduce health care and medication costs,...
- Fair Housing Protections: Domestic Survivors and Emotional Support Animal Accommodations
- ? presented by the Public Interest Law and Animal Law sections of The Florida Bar. Recorded April 16, 2025 While “Domestic Violence Survivor” is not its own identified protected class under the Fair Housing Act, the intersectionality with sex/gender and disability-based protections is frequent. Many survivors struggle through ongoing mental and physical health disabilities that...
- Trial Exhibit Management
- Presented by the Florida Registered Paralegal Enrichment Committee and 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, led by seasoned litigation paralegal Sheila Grela, will explore key components and the importance of exhibit coding....
- Protecting All Family Members: Addressing the Intersection of Domestic Violence and Animal Abuse
- presented by the Public Interest Law and Animal Law sections of The Florida Bar. Recorded March 7, 2025 This webinar explores the critical overlap between domestic violence and animal abuse, highlighting how harm to pets can often signal or exacerbate abuse within the home. Participants will gain an understanding of the unique legal and emotional...
- Introduction to Rules of the Florida Legislature
- Presented by the Government Advocacy Committee, speakers David Grimes and Patrick "Booter" Imhof will give an introduction to legislative rules, discuss recent policy changes in both legislative bodies, and more.
- Expanding Intercultural Skills to Resolve Today’s Increasingly Multi Cultured Disputes
- Presented by The Florida Bar Labor & Employment Law Section. Recorded February 19, 2025. In this program, certified mediator and arbitrator Lynn Cole uses her recent experiences traveling to and working in Ukraine to highlight the importance of cultural considerations in dispute resolution. After many years as a labor and employment litigator, Cole shifted her...
- Changes to the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure—What Labor and Employment Lawyers Need to Know
- Presented by The Florida Bar Labor & Employment Law Section. Recorded January 28, 2025. This webinar highlights recent changes to the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure, which include several significant amendments aimed at improving the efficiency and management of civil cases, and how they likely will impact the practice of labor and employment law in Florida....
- Procurement and Bid Protest
- presented by the Administrative Law Section of The Florida Bar. Recorded January 23, 2025. This CLE covers government procurements and the regulatory framework, as well as some of the unique legal issues that come with government procurements. Speakers are Brittany Dambly and Benjamin Grossman. Course number: 8931 CLE credit: Approved for 1 hour General, and...
- Perspectives on Professionalism from Your Office to Tallahassee
- How do we maintain and amplify civility so that the respect and integrity of the justice system is preserved? Such is the question explored in this seminar, sponsored by the Standing Committee on Professionalism and the Henry Latimer Center for Professionalism, joint project of The Florida Bar and the Florida Supreme Court. Speakers Florida Supreme...
Thank you for visiting our website.
The hiring of a lawyer is an important decision that should not be based solely upon advertisements. Before you decide, ask us to send you free written information about our qualifications and experience. This web site is designed for general information only. The information presented at this site should not be construed to be formal legal advice nor the formation of a lawyer/client relationship. We welcome new clients from the Bradenton and Sarasota, Florida areas.
Legal Services for Military Families are provided by our firm,
which is proud to have had a United States Military Veteran as an attorney in our firm, who is now retired.Contact Us
Schofield & Spencer, P.A., Attorneys1429 60th Ave W, Suite 300
Bradenton, FL 34207-4614
Telephone: 941-755-2674
Fax: 941-756-0981
Email our attorneys