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OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE PALM BEACH COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION
Meet Your Bench Bar 2020 Chairs
Bench Bar 2020 Conference co-chairs Michael Pike & Salesia Smith-Gordon
We are excited to introduce Bench Bar 2020's new chairs, Salesia Gordon-Smith
& Michael Pike. For over forty years, the judges and lawyers of the Fifteenth
Judicial Circuit and Palm Beach County meet to address pending issues in the
Circuit and reconnect with colleagues.
| JANUARY 2020
Nominating Petitions Available
for Board of Directors
Members seeking to run for a position
on the Board of Directors will need to
obtain a nominating petition and must
be a member in good standing of the
Palm Beach County Bar Association. The
nominating petition must be signed by no
fewer than 20 members in good standing
of the Association. Petitions for President-
elect are now available and are due back
in the office by 5:00 P.M. on January 8,
2020. Petitions for Director-at-Large seats
are now available and are due back in the
Bar office by 5:00 P.M. on January 15, 2020.
Petitions may be obtained by calling the
Bar office at (561) 687-2800 or by sending an
e-mail requesting a petition to CTBrown@
PalmBeachBar.org. For any of the positions,
it is the candidate's responsibility to verify
in advance through the Bar office that
the members that sign their petitions are
members in good standing. Otherwise, the
petition will be deemed invalid. The annual
election of officers and directors of the
Palm Beach County Bar will take place via
online voting in April 2020.
The Bench Bar Conference continues to serve as the largest gathering of Palm
Beach County judges, attorneys, paralgegals and staff, offering a unique forum
to discuss pressing issues with the judiciary. This year's Bench Bar Conference
theme is "Serving with Purpose, Professionalism & Proficiency. The event will
take place on March 20, 2020 at the Palm Beach County Convention Center.
The PBCBA Judicial Relations Committee would appreciate your firm’s
sponsorship and participation. Firms will receive recognition on e-blast
notifications, on the website and signage at the Conference. Firms interested
in sponsoring and participating may pay online or mail a check to the Palm
Beach County Bar Association, Attn: Carla Tharp Brown, P.O. Box 17726, West
Palm Beach, FL 33416.
Sponsorship amounts are as follows:
$375 for law firms with 1-9 attorneys (includes one registration)
$675 for law firms with 10+ attorneys (includes two registrations)
MARK YOUR CALENDAR
February 23rd, 2019
Family Picnic
11:30 AM - 2:30 PM
Okeeheelee Park
West Palm Beach
March 20th, 2020
Bench Bar Conference
8:15 AM - 5:00 PM
Palm Beach County Convention Center
President's Message page 3
Member Spotlight page 13
Drive Shack Night page 16
Calendar of Events page 31