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Calendar of Events
tuesday, march 22
e-filing workshops - 3:30-5 p.m. The Sarasota County Bar Association will hold a free e-filing class. Learn how to create a PDF file, integrate Adobe distiller, word processor and scanner and insert a signature on word-processed documents. The workshop is free. For more information, e-mail [email protected].
lawyers pass the bar - marketing helps you raise it - 5:30 p.m. Presented by the Sarasota/Manatee Chapter Association of Legal Administrators Marshall Fletcher of Allstate Legal will speak on the topic during the dinner at the Sarasota University Club. Cost: $35.
wednesday, march 23
winning at work - Noon to 1 p.m. Presented by the Women's Resource Center, Kathy Baylis, vice president of Sarasota County's Committee for Economic Development, will present the inside scoop on employment trends in the area. Find out where to position yourself professionally for the next 5 to 10 years. There's no fee. For more information or for reservations, call (941) 366-1700.
using the e-filing process in probate and guardianship cases - noon. The Sarasota County Bar Association presents Karen E. Rushing, Clerk of the Circuit Court of Sarasota County, who will speak on the topic. Cost: $16. For more information or for reservations, e-mail [email protected].
thursday, march 24
practical advice for attorneys in the ethics and use of mediation - noon through 3:30 p.m. Presented by the Sarasota County Bar Association, Lawrence M. Watson Jr. and Michael S. Orfiner of Upchurch, Watson, White and Max will be the featured speakers. The event includes three options. Option No. 1: Luncheon only - "Ethical Issues in Settling Lawsuits-The Right Way to do the Right Thing," from noon to 1:15 p.m. Cost: $18; Option No. 2: Luncheon and Workshop - "Ethical Issues in Settling Lawsuits-The Right Way to do the Right Thing," "The Case for Mediated Case Management" and Mediation and Settling Case Law," from noon to 3:30 p.m. Cost: $40; Option no. 3: Workshop only - "The Case for Mediated Case Management" and Mediation and Settling Case Law," from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Cost: $30. For more information or for reservations e-mail [email protected].
conference center forum - 8-10:30 a.m. Presented by the Sarasota Chamber of Commerce, a handful of public and private organizations are joining forces to present a Conference Center Forum, featuring a panel of industry experts and local community leaders. Ask questions, get answers. Hyatt Sarasota Ballroom, 1000 Boulevard of the Arts. The forum is free, but please RSVP to [email protected].
tuesday, march 29
e-filing workshops - 3:30-5 p.m. The Sarasota County Bar Association will hold a free e-filing class. Learn how to create a PDF file, integrate Adobe distiller, word processor and scanner and insert a signature on word-processed documents. The workshop is free. For more information, e-mail [email protected].
thursday, march 31
advanced presentation skills for the entrepreneur - 6-9 p.m. Presented by the Women's Resource Center, Andy Fox will talk about putting the polish on presentations. Practice in front of an audience and be evaluated. Cost: $5. For more information or for reservations, call (941) 366-1700.
"how do family lawyers improve the quality of their client base through internet marketing?" - noon. The Sarasota County Bar Association presents Mark Weinstock of Martindale Hubbell who will speak on the topic. Cost: $5. For more information or reservations e-mail [email protected].
Monday, April 11
evidentiary considerations for paralegals - 6 p.m. The Suncoast Chapter, Paralegal Association of Florida Inc. will hold its monthly dinner meeting at The Waterside Room, 216 Sarasota Quay. Attorney Peter Branning will speak on Evidentiary Considerations for Paralegals: Anticipating Evidentiary Issues at Trial. Vendors of interest to litigation paralegals will also make presentations during the dinner. For information or reservations, call Carollyn Kinneer at (941) 955-5100.
monday, april 18
lunch with janine m. benyus - 11:30 a.m. The Economic Development Corp. of Sarasota County will present a luncheon featuring Janine M. Benyus, author of Biomimicry: Innovation Inspired by Nature, at the Hyatt Sarasota, 1000 Blvd. of the Arts in Sarasota. Benyus will introduce the audience to a revolutionary new science that analyzes nature's best ideas - spider silk and prairie grass, seashells and brain cells - and adapts them for human use. Cost: $65. Copies of the author's book will be available for purchase at the event, courtesy of Sarasota News & Books. For more information or reservations call (941) 309-1200, ext. 203.
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