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What has been your best experience from your time as a Fellow? My best experience has been attending the Annual Labor Day Retreat each summer and presenting a CLE on emerging data privacy issues in Florida. The Retreat fostered meaningful connections with Fellows and practitioners, while presenting allowed me to engage with a unique practice...Read More

By Samantha Medina Discovery disputes are won or lost before the motion is filed. Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.202 requires good faith conferral(s) before filing most non-dispositive motions and demands a substantive certificate of compliance identifying dates, methods of communication, positions, and any failure to respond. The Federal Rules of Civil Procedure have similar...Read More

By Ali S.Iftikhar, Barakat + Bossa, PLLC In December 2024, the Florida Supreme Court adopted Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.202 (“Rule 1.202”), which requires parties to confer in good faith before filing non-dispositive motions.[1] The rule’s stated purpose is to improve case management, promote judicial efficiency, reduce unnecessary litigation costs, and ease the burden...Read More