Adverse Witness
ADVERSEWITNESS A PUBLICATION OF THE COLLIER County BAR ASSOCIATION AW Family Law by Corey Huffman
different, I ask you all to be flexible as we transition or alternate between zoom and in person meetings. Among the first events hosted by the Trust and Estates Section this season will be a zoom presentation by Alfred J. Stashis, Jr., of Dunwody, White & Landon, P.A., titled, “Planning with IRAs after January 1, 2020: CARES Act, SECURE Act, and Qualified Charitable Distributions. Upcoming future presenters include: Kimberly M. Kohn, Edward E. Wollman, Kimberley A. Dillon, Christopher P. Bray, and M. Travis Hayes. The annual Trust and Estates Section Symposium is currently scheduled to take place on January 22, 2021, at Cypress Woods Golf & Country Club. My hope is this event will be held live to allow us to engage more fully with our speakers and provide a much needed social connection with our colleagues. Please be on the look out as more information becomes available. The Collier County Bar Association and the Trust and Estates Section are ready to adapt to the ever changing environment and move forward! I am excited to work with our members and welcome your thoughts, interests, and recommendations for our Section. We are in this together! Executive Council Secretary by Rachel Kerlek
2020-2021 is going to be an interesting year for the CCBA and the Family Law Section, with more than half of 2020 already being “cancelled” due to COVID, how different will practicing be once it’s all over? I am happy to help the Section this year deal with practicing in the time of COVID and the longer ranging impacts it will have on family practice. This year I want to bring to
the section discussions from judges, lawyers, and other professionals on issues of importance to Florida family law, especially as it relates to technology. With COVID moving everyone to the digital age, the use of emerging technologies in law practice is necessary, and as such, the Florida Bar is requiring CLEs with technology component. The Section can expect discussions on a number of topics to improve our practices to address the ongoing needs of our clients during uncertain times. I am happy to lead the Family Law Section in this season of uncertainty that is becoming the 2020-2021 season. I am excited to get to work with the section members in this upcoming year to address the concerns of the section in this changing climate. Trust & Estates by Kristin A. Philips, Esq
As we are more than halfway through 2020, it has proven to be a year that is predictably unpredictable. The CCBA board is doing our very best to continue to serve our members as we navigate these new waters. Fortunately for me, as Secretary, I am responsible for one of our member benefits that has always been socially- distant – the Adverse Witness. I am thrilled to be writing this message in anticipation of the
To my colleagues and friends, welcome to the 2020-2021 season! I am honored to serve as Chair of the Trust and Estates Section. This year we have all faced new challenges in one way or another. We have adapted to new methods of practicing our craft by becoming innovative and efficient in ways that we could not have anticipated at the beginning of the year. Perhaps we have even found benefits in our new ways of practice.
roll-out of the Adverse Witness’ new look which includes, amongst other things, becoming a full color magazine for the first time (at least that I am aware of). I know we are not seeing much of each other in person these days, but hopefully being able to see your colleagues in color print is a small consolation. Seeing as how our in-person events remain up in the air, it stands to reason that we do not have event photos to share as we typically do. In this issue, you’ll see some of
As section chair, my goal is to bring a variety of engaging, informative, and practical speakers from our local and regional communities to enhance and strengthen our individual practices. Although this season may look a bit
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