Adverse Witness
INNS OF COURT – PLATINUM PROFESSIONAL EDUTAINMENT
Keith Upson AW The Michael R.N. McDonnell Inn of Court just wrapped up its 2021-2022 season, which began with an online/in-person hybrid format and ended with an all-in in-person meeting. With the Board’s leadership, we used technology to bridge the social distance gap and managed to remain on course to achieve platinum status for the fifth year in the row. Of course, this would not have been possible without our official “Pandemic President,” Javier Pacheco, achieving platinum status for our Inns during the tumultuous 2020-2021 season. This season’s meetings confirmed our Inn is the best professional edutainment – educational entertainment – theater in Collier County! And we’re the best value in CLE around! We kicked off the season with a food drive to benefit St. Matthew’s House and a welcome message that provided a much-needed dose of comic relief, setting the stage for this season’s presentations. Judge Joseph Foster and Tammy Strohl challenged Inn members with a game show on proposals for settlement. In November, we held a Joint Inn meeting with the Calusa Inn and quizzed the (very competitive) members on various legal issues. Then, Judge Fred Hardt and Damian Taylor presented “You Dirty Rat” on the rules that require lawyers to report other lawyers that engage in misconduct, and their team closed the evening with an original and memorable song and guitar performance by Scott Beatty and Courtney Bullock. We enjoyed a “Summary Judgment Quiz Bowl” on the new summary judgment rule presented by Ben Brown and Judge Janeice Martin. Judge Shannon McFee and Robert Hanaford enlightened us on the pitfalls surrounding judicial notice and hearsay within hearsay with “Who Wants to be an Evidentiary Millionaire?” And our season closed with Donna Marshall and Tom Gorman clarifying the legal distinctions between emotional support animals, service animals, and therapy animals, and prompting each of us to google miniature horses. As Inn members, we are especially grateful for the invaluable input and support of our judiciary – Judges Lauren Brodie, Kyle Cohen, Joseph Foster, Fred Hardt, Ramiro Mañalich, Shannon McFee, Nicholas Mizell, Blake Adams, Michael Brown, and Janeice Martin. Thank you! We also want to specially thank our generous Inn of Court sponsors, which include: Blount Mediation Services, LLC Cheffy Passidomo, P.A. Elite Jets Esquivel Law
Hardt Trial Solutions PLLC Henderson Franklin Starnes & Holt, P.A. Marshal Law Office Law Offices of Hodge & Snyder
Lindsay & Allen, PLLC Weldon & Rothman, PL Without your generosity, we could not have made this season possible! YOU’RE INVITED! Invitations to register for next season will hit your email inbox soon, so be on the lookout. Our season will kick off on Tuesday, September 6, 2022, with a cocktail party followed by regular dinner meetings on:
Tuesday, October 11, 2022 Tuesday, January 10, 2023 Tuesday, February 7, 2023 Tuesday, March 7, 2023 Tuesday, April 11, 2023 Tuesday, May 9, 2023
There will also be a Joint Inn meeting in November with that date to be determined. If you’d like to register now instead of waiting for your e-invite, you can use this QR Code:
Lastly, please give a warm welcome our incoming President, Rachael Loukonen. She practices with Cheffy Passidomo, P.A. and has served on our Board for several years. I know Rachael will continue our traditions of excellence and professionalism, so here’s to another platinum year of professional edutainment!
JULY / August 2022 Vol. 210
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