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SWFPA CALENDAR OF EVENTS 2022-2023

Upcoming Events

January 27, 2023 - Florida Bar Free CLE Webinar
Time: 12:00 p.m. — 1:00 p.m.
Topic: How to Become a Power Writer
Speaker: Jackie Van Dyke, MPS, CP - Certified Paralegal
Location: Via: Zoom
Webinar Registration

February 15, 2023 - SWFPA Dinner Meeting
Time: 5:30 p.m. — 8:30 p.m.
Location: Peridia Golf & Country Club
4950 Peridia Boulevard East
Bradenton, Florida 34203
Topic: Legal Malpractice
Speaker: Jesse Butler, Esquire
Cost of Attendance: $25.00 for Members; $30.00 for Non-Members
Registration form


March 20, 2023 - SWFPA Board Meeting
Time: 6:00 p.m.
Location: Gecko's Grill & Pub
7228 55th Avenue East
Bradenton, Florida 34203
All members are welcome to attend the meeting
If planning to attend, please email pamala.roberts@yahoo.com to RSVP

PAST EVENTS

December 14, 2022 - SWFPA Annual Dinner Meeting & Election of Officers
Time: 5:30 p.m. — 8:30 p.m.
NEW Location: The Grove - Live Oak Room South
10670 Boardwalk Loop
Lakewood Ranch, Florida 34202
Topic: Annual Meeting, Election of 2023 Board, and LEGAL TRIVIA
Host: April D. Emery, CP, FRP
Cost of Attendance: $25.00 for Members; $30.00 for Non-Members
Registration form

October 19, 2022 - SWFPA Dinner Meeting
Time: 5:30 p.m. — 8:30 p.m.
Location: Peridia Golf & Country Club
4950 Peridia Boulevard East
Bradenton, Florida 34203
Topic: Everyone Should Know a Jane: Discussion of an ADA Landmark case
Speaker: Patrick J. Reilly, Esquire
Cost of Attendance: $25.00 for Members; $30.00 for Non-Members
Registration form

September 16, 2022 - SWFPA Board Meeting via Zoom
Time: 5:15 p.m.
Join Zoom Meeting
Meeting ID: 896 8777 6917
Passcode: 027153
If audio only, dial: (646) 558-8656 and use above ID and password

All members are welcome to attend the meeting
If planning to attend, please email april.emery@hotmail.com to RSVP

AUGUST 20, 2022 – SWFPA Annual Seminar A FOCUS ON REAL ESTATE LAW

July 12, 2022 - SWFPA Board Meeting
Time: 6:00 p.m.
Location: Applebee's Grill & Bar, Braden River
4638 State Road 64
Bradenton, Florida 34208
All members are welcome to attend the meeting
If planning to attend, please email april.emery@hotmail.com to RSVP

June 15, 2022 - SWFPA Dinner Meeting
Time: 5:30 p.m. — 8:30 p.m.
Location: Peridia Golf & Country Club
4950 Peridia Boulevard East
Bradenton, Florida 34203
Topic: Car Accident: What the Hale to Do Next?
Speaker: Patrick Arun Lyampillai, Esquire
Cost of Attendance: $25.00 for Members; $30.00 for Non-Members
Registration form

May 24, 2022 - SWFPA Board Meeting
Time: 6:00 p.m.
Location: Zoom
Join Zoom Meeting
Zoom Link
Meeting ID:350 507 7173
Passcode: bcF6F6

April 20, 2022 - SWFPA Dinner Meeting
Time: 5:30 p.m. — 8:30 p.m.
Location: Peridia Golf & Country Club
4950 Peridia Boulevard East
Bradenton, Florida 34203
Topic: Emotional Support Animals and Service Dog Laws
Speaker: Leah Ellington, Esquire of Lobeck & Hanson, P.A.
Cost of Attendance: $25.00 for Members; $30.00 for Non-Members
Registration form

March 23, 2022 - SWFPA Board Meeting
Time: 5:00 p.m.
Location: Zoom
Join Zoom Meeting
Zoom Link
Meeting ID:350 507 7173
Passcode: bcF6F6

February 16, 2022 - SWFPA Dinner Meeting
Time: 5:30 p.m. — 8:30 p.m.
Location: Peridia Golf & Country Club
4950 Peridia Boulevard East
Bradenton, Florida 34203
Topic: Florida Gun Law
Speaker: Jeffrey Young, Esquire - The Young Law Group
Cost of Attendance: $25.00 for Members; $30.00 for Non-Members
Registration form

January 19, 2022 - SWFPA Board Meeting
Time: 6:00 p.m.
Location: Zoom
Join Zoom Meeting
Zoom Link
Meeting ID: 946 3378 9848
Passcode: Bxk221

January 8, 2022 - SWFPA Transitional Board Meeting
Time: 8:30 a.m.
Location: Panera Bread
5864 Bee Ridge Road
Sarasota, Florida 34232

December 1, 2021 - SWFPA Annual Meeting, Election of Officers
Time: 5:30 p.m. — 8:30 p.m.
NEW Location: The Grove - Live Oak Room South
10670 Boardwalk Loop
Lakewood Ranch, Florida 34202
Topic: Ins and Outs of Alternative Dispute Resolution (1.0 General/Substantive CLE)
Topic: Legal Trivia (.50 General/Non-Substantive CLE)
Speaker: Steven J. Chase, Esquire
Cost of Attendance: $25.00 for Members; $30.00 for Non-Members
Registration form

November 10, 2021 - SWFPA Board Meeting
Time: 7:15 p.m.
Location: via Zoom Video Conference
Members are welcome to attend SWFPA Board Meetings. If interested, please email April Emery at: april.emery@hotmail.com
for the Zoom login information.

November 6, 2021 - SCF Job Fair
Time: 900 a.m. — 1:30 p.m.
Location: SCF Lakewood Ranch Campus
7131 Professional Parkway East
Sarasota, Florida 34240
SCF Flyer

October 13, 2021 - SWFPA Dinner Meeting
Time: 5:45 p.m. — 8:15 p.m.
Location: Peridia Golf & Country Club
4950 Peridia Boulevard East
Bradenton, Florida 34203
Topic: Ethics for Paralegals: A No Holds Barred Interview with the Court
Speaker: Honorable Denise Pomponio, 13th Judicial Circuit (1.0 Ethics)
Topic: Personal Liability - How to Keep Creditors/Attorneys from Assets
Speaker: Dale Appell, Esquire (1.0 General)
Cost of Attendance: $25.00 for Members; $30.00 for Non-Members
Important Note: The presentations of these two speakers have been pre-recorded so that we can provide nearly double the CLE credits to you - for this meeting only!

September 8, 2021 - SWFPA Board Meeting
Time: 7:15 p.m.
Location: via Zoom Video Conference
Members are welcome to attend SWFPA Board Meetings. If interested, please email April Emery at: april.emery@hotmail.com
for the Zoom login information.

AUGUST 28, 2021 – SWFPA Annual Seminar What's New, Scooby-Doo? The Effects of Recently Enacted Laws

August 4, 2021 - SWFPA Board Meeting
Time: 7:15 p.m.
Location: via Zoom Video Conference
Members are welcome to attend SWFPA Board Meetings. If interested, please email April Emery at: april.emery@hotmail.com
for the Zoom login information.

July 14, 2021 - SWFPA Dinner Meeting
Time: 5:45 p.m. — 8:15 p.m.
Location: Peridia Golf & Country Club
4950 Peridia Boulevard East
Bradenton, Florida 34203
Topic: Advisory Opinion 21-20: Ethics of Accepting Client Payments through Web-based Apps
Speaker: Andrea M. Johnson, Esquire
Cost of Attendance: $25.00 for Members; $30.00 for Non-Members
Registration form

June 9, 2021 - SWFPA Board Meeting
Time: 7:15 p.m.
Location: via Zoom Video Conference
Members are welcome to attend SWFPA Board Meetings. If interested, please email April Emery at: april.emery@hotmail.com
for the Zoom login information.

May 19, 2021 - SWFPA Dinner Meeting
Time: 5:45 p.m. — 8:15 p.m.
Location: Peridia Golf & Country Club
4950 Peridia Boulevard East
Bradenton, Florida 34203
Topic: Social Media Evidence: Collecting it and Admitting it in Court
Speaker: Elizabeth J. Loeffler, Esquire of McIntosh Law Firm
Cost of Attendance: $25.00 for Members; $30.00 for Non-Members
Registration form

March 24, 2021 - SWFPA Dinner Meeting
Time: 5:45 p.m. — 8:15 p.m.
Location: Peridia Golf & Country Club
4950 Peridia Boulevard East
Bradenton, Florida 34203
Topic: To Gift or Not to Gift? That is the surprisingly complicated legal question
Speaker: Cady L. Huss, Esquire of Spivey & Huss, P.A.
Cost of Attendance: $25.00 for Members; $30.00 for Non-Members
Registration form


February 17, 2021 - SWFPA Board Meeting
Time: 7:15 p.m.
Location: via Zoom Video Conference

February 3, 2021 - SWFPA Transitional Board Meeting
Time: 7:15 p.m.
Location: via Zoom Video Conference


January 27, 2021 - SWFPA Virtual Annual Meeting, Election of Officers & Trivia Contest
Time: 6:00 p.m. — 7:30 p.m.
Location: Via Zoom - please see 12/28/2020 email to members for information and details
Cost of Attendance: Free for Members