The Florida Association of

Criminal Defense Lawyers

presents

THE PRACTICE III

Featuring Roy Black

Friday, October 15, 2010

Eden Roc Renaissance, Miami Beach

It is anticipated that this course will be approved

by The Florida Bar for 9 hours of Continuing Legal
Education credit, including 1 hour of Ethics.
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Tallahasee, Florida 32302 Permit No. 801

THE PRACTICE CLE

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 FACDL Members. . . . . . . . . $245

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REFUND POLICY:
Tuition refund less a $25 administrative fee will be made for cancellation received in writing by September 17, 2010. No refunds will
be made after that time.

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Mail to: Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, P.O. Box 1528, Tallahassee, FL 32302
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 Friday, October 15, 2010 • Eden Roc Renaissance, Miami Beach

THE PRACTICE III

F E AT U R I N G R OY B L AC K

8:15 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. . . . . . . . Welcome

Brian Tannebaum, FACDL President

8:30 a.m. – 9:20 a.m. . . . . . . . Four Decades of Practice: Retaining the Client from
the Interview to the Contract
Denis deVlaming, FACDL Past President

9:20 a.m. – 10:10 a.m. . . . . . . Convincing the DUI Client They’re in the Right Place:
From Interview to Resolution
Richard Hersch, FACDL Past President

10:10 a.m. – 10:20 a.m. . . . . . Networking Break

10:20 a.m. – 11:10 a.m. . . . . . Online Practice Management in the 21st Century
Larry Port, CEO, Rocketmatter

11:10 a.m. – 12 Noon . . . . . . Making a Great Living and Living a Great Life
David Lorenzo, CEO, Rainmaker Lawyer Consulting

12 Noon – 1:30 p.m. . . . . . . . Lunch and Keynote: Rules for an Impractical Career
Roy Black

1:30 p.m. – 2:20 p.m. . . . . . . Lawyers’ Roundtable: Issues in My Practice

A ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION WITH TWO FORMER NACDL PRESIDENTS
Bruce Lyons and Jeff Weiner

2:20 p.m. – 3:10 p.m. . . . . . . Building, Growing and Managing a Solo Practice
Carolyn Elefant, Attorney and Author
of Solo By Choice

3:10 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. . . . . . . Networking Break

3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. . . . . . . Essentials for the Practice
• Dressing for The Practice
Chris Bohn, Tom James Clothiers
• Financial Planning for the Criminal Defense Lawyer
Perry Greenfield, Certified Financial Planner
• Public Relations for the Criminal Defense Lawyer
Jennifer Clarin, Boardroom Communications
• Getting Involved Outside The Practice
David Rothman, FACDL Past President and Florida Bar Liaison;
Member, Florida Bar Board of Governors

4:30 a.m. – 5:20 p.m. . . . . . . The Ethics of the Practice

David Rothman, Moderator
•Arlene Sankel, Chief Disciplinary Branch Counsel, The Florida Bar, Miami Office
•Carlos Ruga, Staff Auditor, The Florida Bar, Miami Office
•The Honorable Patricia A. Seitz,
U.S. District Court Judge, Former President, The Florida Bar

5:30 p.m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Reception with FACDL Board of Directors

Dinner at Taverna Opa, for those who sign up in advance. See registration form.
ROY BLACK, senior partner of Black, Srebnick, Kornspan
& Stumpf, P.A., has handled hundreds of cases nationally,
representing high-profile clients like Rush Limbaugh,
Kelsey Grammar and William Kennedy Smith. He has been
a commentator on legal issues for The Today Show and
Good Morning America. The author of Black’s Law, he has
taught at the University of Miami School of Law for over 30
years. He received the Nelson Poynter Award for voluntary
representation of prisoners on Florida’s death row. Prior
to his private practice, he served five years as a public
defender in Miami-Dade County. He achieved the highest
score on The Florida Bar Exam after graduating from the
University of Miami School of Law, where he also earned
his bachelor’s degree.
DENIS M. DEVLAMING earned a B.A. from the Ohio State
University and a J.D. from Stetson University College
of Law. As an assistant state attorney, he prosecuted in
the Sixth Judicial Circuit from 1972 through 1975. He
then started his own law practice in Clearwater and has
specialized in criminal defense. He is a Past President of
FACDL. He is President of First Step, Inc., a non-profit
organization dedicated to helping needy men and women
who are on probation. He is an adjunct professor at Stetson
College of Law in St. Petersburg, a past adjunct professor
at the University of South Florida, and a guest lecturer for
St. Petersburg College. He has been inducted into Who’s
Who In American Law and included in Best Lawyers In
America.
CAROLYN ELEFANT is an attorney in Washington D.C.
with the Law Offices of Carolyn Elefant, focusing on
renewable energy, appeals and select federal litigation,
including federal eminent domain and Section 1983
matters. She is creator of MyShingle.com, the longest
running blog on solo and small firm practice and author of
Solo by Choice: How to Be the Lawyer You Always Wanted
to Be, as well as co-author of Social Media for Lawyers: The
Next Frontier. She is a graduate of Cornell Law School.
RICHARD HERSCH has practiced criminal defense in Miami
since 1980. A graduate of University of Florida Law School
(and FSU undergrad), he is the sole remaining partner in
Hersch & Talisman, P.A. He has lectured extensively for the
Bar and FACDL on evidence, traffic and DUI topics since 1985.
He produced FACDL’s Blood Breath &Tears seminar for seven
years and authored “DUI Notes” for The Defender magazine
for six years. He is a licensed pilot, single engine, instrument
rated; a scuba enthusiast; a snowboarder; and the father of
two daughters, both staunch opponents of capital and corporal
punishment. The following endorsements have been received:
“A subscriber”–The Miami Herald …“Current on his dues”–
The Florida Bar … “No warrants outstanding”–NCIC.
DAVID LORENZO selects only 12 clients a year to help
them build lifestyle law firms. He is founder and chairman of
the think tank Rainmaker Society of Fellows. His best-selling
book Career Intensity: Business Strategy for Workplace
Warriors and Entrepreneurs is a cult favorite. A business
strategist, he specializes in leading firms through the start-up
process and turning around distressed businesses—quickly.
He received his MBA from the Lubin School of Business at
Pace University. He earned a Masters of Science in Strategic
Communications from Columbia University.
BRUCE LYONS is a former President of the National
Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, and past Chair
of the American Bar Association’s Criminal Justice Section.
His law practice is devoted to all aspects of criminal defense,
including application of forensic science, at both state and
federal trial levels. During the past 30 years he has testified
before the U.S. House of Representatives and litigated in
both state and federal courts. He earned his undergraduate
and law degrees from the University of Miami.
LARRY PORT is the founding partner and chief software
architect of Rocket Matter (www.rocketmatter.com), the
leading web-based legal practice management and time-
tracking product. A speaker and award-winning writer at the
crossroads of the legal profession and cutting edge technology,
he has published extensively in legal publications, including
Legal Management, Law Technology News, Law Practice
Today, ILTA’s Peer to Peer, Lawyerist, FindLaw, Chicago
Lawyer and others. He also conducts free monthly webinars
on emerging topics for attorneys and speaks at bar association
CLEs around the country.
DAVID ROTHMAN graduated from the University of Florida
School of Law and worked as an assistant state attorney
for the next three years. In 1980, he and John Thornton,
now a circuit court judge, opened the law firm which now
bears the name Rothman & Associates, P.A. The firm,
practicing almost exclusively criminal defense in state and
federal courts, has two associates, Jeanne T. Melendez and
Joaquin E. Padilla. Former partners include the Honorable
Federico Moreno, Chief Judge of the Southern District of
Florida and Eleventh Judicial Circuit Court Judge Kevin
Emas. He is a Past President of FACDL. Since 1996, he has
taught litigation skills as an adjunct professor of law at the
University of Miami School of Law. He has been listed in
Best Lawyers in America, Super Lawyers, Legal Elite and
Top Lawyers.
CARLOS J. RUGA is a certified public accountant serving
as branch auditor with The Florida Bar. He has served as
auditor for the Miami and Fort Lauderdale’s offices, which
covered Palm Beach, Broward, Dade and Monroe Counties
and the 20th Circuit. His work with The Florida Bar includes
audits of attorney’s trust account for cause, and any financial
matter that involves attorneys such as personal injury,
probate matters, real estate fraud, mortgage fraud, etc. He
has performed at least 1,600 audits has testified at least 300
times in referee hearings and numerous times in grievance
committee hearings.
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riminal Defense Lawyers can always find
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ARLENE KALISH SANKEL has been Chief Branch
Discipline Counsel for The Florida Bar’s Miami Branch since examination, and jury selection. For the private
1998. Her duties have included management and supervisory practitioner, none of these matter without a
responsibilities. She received her B.A. from New York client to represent. The Practice is a one-day
University, and a J.D. from Nova Law School. She has been an
intensive discussion about practice manage-
adjunct instructor of Advanced Legal Writing at St. Thomas
Law School. ment and rainmaking. From the initial client
meeting, to the retainer agreement, to tips and
PATRICIA A. SEITZ hears both criminal and civil cases as a strategies for “keeping the doors open” during
United States District Court Judge for the Southern District of
a stormy economy, and organizing your office,
Florida. She has been involved in judicial administration and
served as Chief Legal Counsel to the Drug Czar in the White The Practice brings together national experts
House Office of National Drug Control Policy. For 22 years and leaders in the criminal defense bar on top-
she was a partner in Steel, Hector & Davis, LLP. She was the ics important to anyone in or contemplating
first woman elected President of The Florida Bar. Her work
private practice. So join us in beautiful Miami
promoting the status of women earned her the Judge Mattie
Bell Davis Award and the Barkett Outstanding Achievement Beach, for a day dedicated to The Practice.
Award.

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as a criminal defense attorney since 1974. He has argued
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DEADLINE FOR
It is anticipated that this course will be approved
ROOM RESERVATIONS:
by The Florida Bar for 9 hours of Continuing Legal Education
credit, including 1 hour of Ethics. September 17, 2010