Happy New Year to all.
During the upcoming year, The Jacksonville Bar Association will host many worthwhile events and seminars for its members.
The Brady Training seminar presented in conjunction with the Criminal Law Committee is no exception. More importantly, missing it could affect the way you earn a living and defend your clients.
A new rule for the minimum standards for attorneys in felony cases takes effect May 16.
What is this “new rule” you ask? Well Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.133 (Minimum Standards for Attorneys in Felony Cases) provides:
“Before any attorney may participate as counsel of record in the Circuit Court for any adult felony case, including post-conviction proceedings before the trial court, the attorney must complete a course, approved by The Florida Bar for continuing legal education credits, of at least 100 minutes and covering the legal and ethical obligations of discovery in a criminal case, including the requirements of Rule 3.220, and the principles established in Brady v. Maryland and Giglio v. United States.”
Brady Training will be 9 a.m. to noon Jan. 22 in the Jury Assembly Room of the Duval County Courthouse.
This is a Florida Bar mandatory compliance seminar. It is specifically geared to attorneys who represent individuals in adult felony court as well as post-conviction proceedings before the trial court.
The seminar will educate attendees on the new minimum standards for attorneys in felony cases.
The Jacksonville Bar Association believes this is such an important seminar, it is being offered to non-members as well.
The purpose of this seminar is to discuss Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.220 — in particular, the legal and ethical principles established in the above case law decisions.
To lecture on this topic, we are privileged to have two very experienced and dynamic attorneys as our guest speakers: Denis deVlaming and Angela Corey.
DeVlaming is the managing partner of deVlaming, Romine & Rivellini LLP where he specializes in criminal defense.
He received his undergraduate degree from The Ohio State University in psychology and his law degree from Stetson College of Law.
Prior to opening his own practice, deVlaming prosecuted cases in the 6th Judicial Circuit from misdemeanors to felonies, as an assistant state attorney.
He is board certified in criminal trial law and has been approved by The Florida Bar to give continuing legal education seminars on every aspect of criminal law.
Corey is the state attorney for the 4th Judicial Circuit. She prosecutes people accused of crimes against the citizens of Clay, Duval and Nassau counties.
Corey received her undergraduate degree in marketing from Florida State University and law degree from the University of Florida Levin College of Law. (Go Gators!)
Corey has served as a prosecutor for 34 years in two circuits in Florida.
She is board certified in criminal trial law, appointed by the governor to the Medical Examiner Commission and has lectured at local, state and national conventions.
DeVlaming will be discussing the principles established in the Brady and Giglio cases.
Corey will talk about the legal requirements and obligations of both the state and defense once a notice of discovery is filed by the defense.
Both deVlaming and Corey will answer questions at the end of the seminar.
If you have attended a lecture or seminar where either or both were featured, you already know how much of a treat is in store for you. If not, you do not want to miss this opportunity.
Upon completion, not only will you be in compliance with The Florida Bar, educated as to the new Bar rule, understand the principles of Brady, Giglio and discovery, but you will have enjoyed yet another opportunity to meet and network with the attorneys in our circuit.
Please go to The Jacksonville Bar Association website — jaxbar.org — to register. Members $105 and non-members $135.