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This seminar has been designed to appeal to civil, criminal, and appellate practitioners. Those in attendance will benefit from a thorough discussion of the latest developments in Florida evidence law, and an exploration of difficult, recurring evidentiary issues.

Welcoming Remarks
Gregory Borgognoni, Program Chair, Coral Gables, FL

I need this evidence to be admitted: Minimizing challenges to the admissibility of evidence and dealing with commonly misused objections
Honorable Christine A. Marlewski, Tampa, FL

Fake: Welcome to the new world of “deep fakes’ and other questionable digital evidence
Steve Teppler, Jacksonville
John Jorgenson, Sarasota

Eyewitness Reliability: Problems and Possible Solutions
Mark Spottswood, Professor of Law, Florida State University, Tallahassee

Ethics in Discovery
J. Charles Ingram, Orlando

Expert Evidence – Admission, Ethics and the Daubert/Frye Conundrum
J. Richard Caskey, Tampa

Strategic and Ethical Boundaries in Lay Witness Direct and Cross Examination
H. Scott Fingerhut, Miami

Recent developments regarding the Florida Evidence Code (including a discussion of new and amended evidentiary statutes and their possible adoption as Rules by the Florida Supreme Court) and an Overview of the Interaction of the Rulemaking and Legislative Processes.
Patricia Dodson, Jacksonville