My guest is Appellate Specialist Sarah Lahlou-Amine, Director of the Law Firm Pro Bono Project at the Pro Bono Institute in Washington, D.C. Sarah discusses the evolution of the Section, including its pro bono efforts with the Defending Best Interests program, the Self-Represented Litigant Handbook, diversity & inclusion efforts, the Fellows Program, and the impact of social media and post-COVID changes. The episode was created as part of the Section's Oral History Project to celebrate its 30th anniversary. For more information, check out the Appellate Practice Section's history page. Your ..read more

This week's guest is Matthew Conigliaro from the Tampa office of Carlton Fields. Appellate Specialist Matt Conigliaro discusses the middle years of the Section, including the Section's finances, the growth of CLE as a source of Section income, the increase in judicial involvement, and the founding of ECAPI. The episode was created as part of the Section's Oral History Project to celebrate its 30th anniversary. For more information, check out the Appellate Practice Section's history page. Your host is Duane Daiker, a board certified appellate lawyer in the Tampa office of Shumaker, Loop & K ..read more

My guest is Hala Sandridge of the Buchanan law firm in Tampa. Hala Sandridge discusses the growing years of the Appellate Practice Section, including the retreats, the focus on appellate practice as a specialty, and the John R. Hamilton Pro Bono Award. The episode was created as part of the Section's Oral History Project to celebrate its 30th anniversary. For more information, check out the Appellate Practice Section's history page. Your host is Duane Daiker, a board certified appellate lawyer in the Tampa office of Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP. You can reach him at: [ddaiker@shumaker.co ..read more

My guest is Tom Hall of the Bishop & Mills law firm in Tallahassee. Tom Hall discusses the early years of the Section with an emphasis on the Pro Se Handbook and the Appellate Practice Workshop. The episode was created as part of the Section's Oral History Project to celebrate its 30th anniversary. For more information, check out the Appellate Practice Section's history page. Your host is Duane Daiker, a board certified appellate lawyer in the Tampa office of Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP. You can reach him at: [ddaiker@shumaker.com](ddaiker@shumaker.com). Please support our sponsor ..read more

My guest is appellate specialist and law professor Anthony ("Tony") Musto from the St. Thomas University School of Law. Tony shares stories regarding the formation of the Section and its earliest days. Interestingly, much of what the Section is today dates back to the very begining. The episode was created as part of the Section's Oral History Project to celebrate its 30th anniversary. For more information, check out the Appellate Practice Section's history page. Your host is Duane Daiker, a board certified appellate lawyer in the Tampa office of Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP. You can rea ..read more

Approximately 15% of American adults (37.5 million) aged 18 and over report some trouble hearing. The evidence is clear that early identification and diagnosis leads to better outcomes. There are many places that you can do an initial online hearing screening for free, but if you have any doubt, see an ENT doctor, an audiologist, or a hearing aid specialist. If you are an appellate lawyer dealing with hearing loss, let me know about your experience. Special thanks to Kelley Hoffman for voiceover work on this episode. The oral argument was a simulation of ... kind of ... what it sounded like to ..read more

My guest is Appellate Specialist Jared Krukar, a Senior Attorney in the Appellate Division of the Guardian Ad Litem's office. Your host is Duane Daiker, a board certified appellate lawyer in the Tampa office of Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP. You can reach him at: [ddaiker@shumaker.com](ddaiker@shumaker.com). Please support our sponsor: Court Surety Bond Agency. CSBA is the nation's leading surety agency specializing in supersedeas bonds. (877-810-5525). If you love the show, feel free to Buy Me a Coffee! Please follow the show on Twitter, and consider subscribing and rating the show on iT ..read more

Your host is Duane Daiker, a board certified appellate lawyer in the Tampa office of Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP. You can reach him at: [ddaiker@shumaker.com](ddaiker@shumaker.com). Thank you to my oldest daughter, Kelley Daiker, for voicing quotes for the episode. The book discussed is: Reading Law: The Interpretation of Legal Texts By Justice Antonin Scalia and Bryan Garner Thomson West (2012) ISBN-13: 978-0314275554 ISBN-10: 031427555X The host makes no claim to ownership of any passages from the book, which are presented solely as part of an analysis and discussion of the larger wor ..read more

My guest is Jared Krukar of the Kynes, Markman & Felman law firm in Tampa. Your host is Duane Daiker, a board certified appellate lawyer in the Tampa office of Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP. You can reach him at: [ddaiker@shumaker.com](ddaiker@shumaker.com). Please support our sponsor: Court Surety Bond Agency. CSBA is the nation's leading surety agency specializing in supersedeas bonds. (877-810-5525). If you love the show, feel free to Buy Me a Coffee! Please follow the show on Twitter, and consider subscribing and rating the show on iTunes. Special Guest: Jared Krukar. Sponsored By ..read more

My guest is Tom Hall of the Bishop & Mills law firm in Tallahassee. Bonner v. City of Prichard, 661 F.2d 1206, 1209 (11th Cir.1981) (en banc) was the opinion adopting as binding precedent all decisions of the former Fifth Circuit handed down prior to October 1, 1981 in the new Elevent Circuit. History and creation of the Fifth DCA. Opinion creating the new Sixth DCA. Sixth DCA official website. Your host is Duane Daiker, a board certified appellate lawyer in the Tampa office of Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP. You can reach him at: [ddaiker@shumaker.com](ddaiker@shumaker.com). Please su ..read more