Evangeline A.Z. Burbidge is our latest Featured Speaker!

Posted on by Emily Fridland
31 Jul

Our latest featured speaker is Evangeline A.Z. Burbidge of Lewis & Llewellyn LLP!

Evangeline (Evan) is speaking at our upcoming Master the Depositions 101: The Nuts and Bolts (CA) program. Designed for newer litigators, this program will teach attorneys what they need to know to succeed at taking and defending depositions. This comprehensive deposition training program will provide you with both a comprehensive understanding of the process, as well as strategies to take and defend better depositions.

Attendees loved Evan when she taught at this program in 2021, which you can purchase here.

Evan was also very popular when she spoke at our 2022 17th Annual Superior Court Boot Camp.  The 2023 version of that program is available now and you can find more information here. Our 2024 version of that program will take place on September 24th and 26th and you can register to attend live here. This program has received phenomenal reviews and comes highly recommended as an essential litigation program for newer attorneys and those new to litigation.

Evangeline (Evan) is a leader in the legal community, a trusted counselor, and a skilled advocate. Whether litigating a case or advising a client, Evan understands the importance of the big picture. She also knows that being an effective litigator means not only fighting hard, but also being a proactive problem solver. She is a straight shooter, respected by both colleagues and opposing counsel.

Evan litigates and advises on a broad array of matters, including complex commercial cases, trade secret theft, fraud, breach of contract, and other business disputes. Since joining Lewis & Llewellyn, she has worked for Fortune 100 companies, individuals, and Silicon Valley start-ups, both litigating and conducting internal investigations. Evan has worked on both the defense and plaintiff’s side, successfully representing a billion-dollar company against allegations of wrongdoing and, more recently, securing her client a victory in connection with allegations of trade secret theft.  Outside of the business context, Evan has also represented survivors of childhood sexual abuse, helping them achieve justice through the legal system.

Evan is also active in the legal community and is barred in both California and Utah.  She is a member of Women Lawyers of Utah and serves on the board of HEAL Utah.  She also spearheaded efforts to increase the profile of female leaders in the field and is an active mentor. 
 
Ms. Burbidge was recently selected by the Daily Journal as one of the Top 100 Women Lawyers in California. She has also been recognized by Best Lawyers, Super Lawyers Magazine as a Super Lawyer, Utah Business Magazine as a member of “2022 Legal Elite”, Benchmark Litigation, and has received other awards recognizing her litigation successes and contributions to the field.

A Utah native, Evan loves skiing and trying to teach her children to do the same. She also enjoys learning about clean tech, supporting local theater, and demonstrating her uncanny ability to recognize C-list celebrities.

It is always fabulous to have you speak at our programs Evan!

Jessica Rankin Corpuz is our latest Featured Speaker!

Posted on by Emily Fridland
30 Jul

Our latest featured speaker is Jessica Rankin Corpuz of Weintraub | Tobin!

Jessica is speaking at our upcoming Mastering the Deposition 101: The Nuts and Bolts program.  Designed for newer litigators, this program will teach attorneys what they need to know to succeed at taking and defending depositions. This comprehensive deposition training program will provide you with both a comprehensive understanding of the process, as well as strategies to take and defend better depositions.

Jessica was very popular when she spoke at our 2023 19th Annual Federal Court Boot Camp.  The 2024 version of that program is available now and you can get more information about it here. Jessica also spoke at our The Art of Jury Selection in California: The Nuts and Bolts program in 2022 to rave reviews.

As a shareholder in the Litigation department, Jessica Corpuz handles complex commercial disputes, emphasizing entertainment and intellectual property litigation.

She has successfully represented clients in trial, mediation, arbitration, and appeal, including millions of dollars in jury verdicts as well as published reversals of adverse trial court rulings on appeal.

Over the course of her career, Jessica has litigated cases in the fields of entertainment, international law, private equity and corporate transactions, breach of contract, and fraud, among others.  She handles cases on behalf of both plaintiffs and defendants and has appeared before federal and state courts across the country.

She has been selected to the Super Lawyers Rising Stars list from 2014-2020.  She is also an active member of the Los Angeles County Bar Association, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) and the Los Angeles Conservancy.

Jessica earned her B.A. in History from the University of California, Santa Barbara and received her J.D. from Loyola Law School, where she was the President of the International Law Society and participated in the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition.

We are so glad to have you join us again Jessica!

Tracy L. Fehr is our latest Featured Speaker!

Posted on by Emily Fridland
29 Jul

Our latest featured speaker is Tracy L. Fehr from Alexander Morrison + Fehr LLP!

Tracy is speaking at our upcoming Appellate and Writs Practice 101: The Nuts and Bolts program on July 30 & August 1, 2024. At this program you will learn all about filing, briefing and arguing a civil appeal, including how to decide whether you should file it or not. You’ll get detailed explanations about the steps and tasks involved in an appeal, the rules and timelines, and appellate court customs in California, as well as the complicated area of civil writs.

Tracy Fehr is a founding partner of Alexander Morrison + Fehr LLP, a plaintiff‐side employment and civil rights firm located in Century City. Ms. Fehr primarily represents employees in appeals, negotiations, and litigation.

Ms. Fehr developed a passion for appellate work after handling and winning all three parts of a consolidated triple appeal over a decade ago, preserving a single mother’s six‐figure verdict and reversing a low attorney fee award for remand and recalculation.Thereafter, Ms. Fehr began handling her firm’s appeals and writs and expanded her practice to take on appeals for other firms and attorneys. Her most recent published decisions include: Bassett Unified School District v. Superior Court (Ross) (2023) 89Cal.App.5th 273, discussing judicial ethics and affirming the trial judge should not be disqualified, preserving a million retaliation verdict; and Doe v. Superior Court (NaHoku) (2023) 95 Cal.App.5th 346, a case of first impression in the First District regarding an employer’s waiver of its right to binding arbitration by failing to pay on time. Ms.Fehr frequently co‐counsels and consults on appellate and employment matters and enjoys mentoring newer attorneys.

Ms. Fehr is a member of the Executive Board of the California Employment Lawyers Association (CELA), Chair of its Amicus Committee, and editor‐in‐chief of its employment law Bulletin. She was also recently invited to join the Los Angeles County Bar Association’s State Appellate Judicial Evaluation Committee. Ms. Fehr has been named a Super Lawyer by Super Lawyers Magazine every year since 2017. In 2020 and 2024, the Daily Journal named her one of the Top Women Lawyers in California.

We are so glad to have Tracy join us!

Rex S. Heinke is our latest Featured Speaker!

Posted on by Emily Fridland
25 Jul

Our latest speaker is Rex S. Heinke from Complex Appellate Litigation Group LLP!

Rex is speaking at our upcoming program Appellate and Writs Practice 101: The Nuts and Bolts program on July 30 & August 1, 2024. At this program attorneys will learn all about filing, briefing and arguing a civil appeal, including how to look at whether you should file it or not. Attendees will get detailed explanations about the steps and tasks involved in an appeal, the rules and timelines, and appellate court customs in California, as well as the complicated area of civil writs.

Rex has previously spoken at our 9th Annual Advanced Appellate Practice Program in February 2024 and was so popular with attendees that we invited him back.

Rex Heinke is widely recognized as one of the most accomplished and experienced appellate practitioners in California, and among the best in the nation. He has argued more than 150 appeals in federal and state courts across the country. Between 2001 and 2020, Rex was co-head of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld’s nationally renowned Supreme Court and Appellate practice.

He is regularly called on to defend major corporations and high-profile individuals in some of their most hotly contested appellate matters. Rex has extensive experience before the California Supreme Court, the California Court of Appeal, and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, as well as other federal and state appellate courts. Rex’s victories have led to reversals of individual judgments worth more than billion and dramatic changes in law to the benefit of his clients.

Rex is also a respected leader in First Amendment, intellectual property, entertainment, media, and Internet-related appellate litigation. He has frequently represented newspapers, magazines, television networks, motion picture studios, websites, and entertainment production and distribution companies in their litigation and appellate work. He is the author of BNA’s treatise on Media Law. He has received many awards for his accomplishments.

Chambers USA has named Rex one of America’s Leading Lawyers for Business in the “Litigation: Appellate” section every year since 2012. He has been listed in the Best Lawyers in America guide for nearly 30 years, and in 2018 was named to both the Daily Journal‘s list of the Top 100 Lawyers in California and the National Law Journal‘s Appellate Hot List. The Legal 500 business litigation guide has included him as one of the nation’s top appellate lawyers for state and federal Supreme Courts since 2019. And he was twice named California Lawyer of the Year by California Lawyer Magazine. In 2019, the Friends of the Los Angeles County Law Library awarded Rex with the prestigious Beacon of Justice Award, in honor of his “vision, advocacy and passion for justice.” In 2020, Public Counsel Law Center awarded him its Pro Bono Award for “providing outstanding and impactful service to those in need.”

Rex is a past president of the Los Angeles County Bar Association and member of the California Judicial Council and State Bar Board of Governors.He serves on the boards of directors of the Children’s Law Center of Los Angeles, Bet Tzedek Legal Services, and the Topsy Foundation, a children’s charitable organization in South Africa.

Rex received his law degree from Columbia Law School.

He clerked after law school for the Chief Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, Frederick Heebe. His undergraduate degree is from the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, where he was the student body president and an anti-apartheid activist.

We are so glad to have him join us again!

Garrett A. Tozier is our latest Featured Speaker!

Posted on by Faith Pincus
19 Jun

Our latest featured speaker is Garrett A. Tozier from Shutts & Bowen!

Garrett will speak at our upcoming Persuasive Appellate Brief Writing and Oral Argument 101 program on June 26 & 27, 2024. During this program appellate judges and seasoned appellate practitioners will walk the beginner appellate practitioner through both areas of appellate practice in state and federal appellate courts.

Garrett A. Tozier is a partner in the Tampa office of Shutts & Bowen LLP, where he is a member of the Appellate practice group.

Garrett represents clients in a wide range of appellate and litigation matters involving commercial disputes, business torts, real-property litigation, and class action and insurance defense. He is experienced in appellate advocacy and procedure in state and federal appellate courts, and routinely prepares briefs on merits, on jurisdiction, and for extraordinary writs in original proceedings. Garrett also provides pre-trial and trial support to litigators, assisting in the development of legal arguments and ensuring that all steps necessary to preserve issues for appellate review are taken.

Prior to joining the firm, Garrett clerked for the Honorable Susan H. Rothstein-Youakim at the Florida Second District Court of Appeal. He also previously served as a Central Staff Attorney at the Florida Second District Court of Appeal, where he gained extensive experience in appellate jurisdictional matters, appellate motion practice, and original proceedings.

While attending the University of Florida Levin College of Law, Garrett served as articles and research editor for the Journal of Technology Law and Policy. During law school, he also interned for the Honorable Darryl C. Casanueva at the Florida Second District Court of Appeal.

We are so glad to have him join us!

Hon. Fleur J. Lobree is our latest Featured Speaker!

Posted on by Faith Pincus
17 Jun

Our latest featured speaker is Judge Fleur J. Lobree from the Florida Third District Court of Appeal!

Judge Lobree will speak at our upcoming Persuasive Appellate Brief Writing and Oral Argument 101 program on June 26 & 27, 2024. During this program appellate judges and seasoned appellate practitioners will walk the beginner appellate practitioner through both areas of appellate practice in state and federal appellate courts.

Judge Fleur J. Lobree was appointed to the Court by Governor Ron DeSantis on April 25, 2019. She previously served as an Eleventh Judicial Circuit Court Judge in the criminal division from February 2013 through January 2015, and as a Miami Dade County Court Judge in the criminal and civil divisions from April 2011 through January 2013. Apart from her work on the bench, Judge Lobree has been an assistant state attorney, an associate with Hicks, Anderson and Kneale, a career law clerk for the Hon. Rodolfo Sorondo, Jr., and an assistant attorney general.

In 2021, Judge Lobree was the recipient of the Miami-Dade Bar Mario P. Goderich Legal Ethics Award. In 2014, she received the Dade County Bar Association Alan R. Schwartz Judicial Excellence Award. In 2016, Judge Lobree received a MADD Prosecution Award of Honor. Judge Lobree was listed among the Top Government Attorneys by the South Florida Legal Guide from 2007 through 2011. The Dade County Bar Association gave her a Put Something Back Pro Bono Service Award in 1996 and a Special Public Service Award in 1991. She earned a Davis Productivity Award in 1993 for work in Homestead as an ombudsman in insurance disputes following Hurricane Andrew.

In service to her profession, Judge Lobree is a member of the Appellate Court Rules and Criminal Court Steering Committees. Previously, she spent six years as a member of the Florida Bar Criminal Procedure Rules Committee, including serving as its Chair and liaison to the Appellate Court Rules and Rules of Judicial Administration Committees. She also volunteered on a Florida Bar Grievance committee. Judge Lobree has trained attorneys and law enforcement officers on topics such as Extraordinary Writ Proceedings, Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Amendment Law, Ethics and Professionalism, Frye Hearings, Search Warrant Issuance and Execution, and Sunshine Law.

Judge Lobree was born in Evansville, Indiana and raised in Miami, Florida. She is a 1992 graduate of the University of Miami School of Law. She devotes free time to mentoring students through the Florida Bar law related education and Miami Dade Bar school programs committees. Since 2007, she has been a member of Save Our Sisters dragon boat racing team, created to raise awareness about breast health and enable breast cancer survivors to discover or regain fitness after treatment.

We are so glad to have her join us!

Elina Magaly Santana is our latest Featured Speaker!

Posted on by Faith Pincus
14 Jun

Our latest featured speaker is Elina Magaly Santana from Santana Rodriguez Law, P.A.!

Elina will speak at our upcoming Crimmigration: Identifying and Mitigating the Immigration Consequences of Convictions program on June 18, 2024. This course caters to attorneys specializing in immigration and criminal law. If you’re not familiar with the latest ramifications of criminal convictions for your immigrant clients, this program is a must for you! Elina previously spoke at our Immigration 101: The Nuts and Bolts program in 2023, and our Immigration: Waivers – An Introduction program in 2018.

Elina Magaly Santana, Esq. is a Shareholder and Co-founder of Santana Rodriguez Law, P.A. She is licensed in the state of Florida, the U.S. District Court Southern District of Florida, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.

Attorney Santana is the firm’s lead Immigration Law Practitioner. She focuses her practice on representing foreign clients in affirmative petitions with U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (“USCIS”), as well as providing direct representation at interviews and in deportation proceedings before the U.S. Immigration Courts. She handles Family-based and Marriage-based Residency, Naturalization, Acquired and Derivative Citizenship, Deportation Defense (including Asylum, Cancellation of Removal, and Waivers), and Appeals for previously denied cases. Attorney Santana has also represented many detained clients in bond proceedings and reasonable/credible fear interviews. Furthermore, Attorney Santana has successfully argued for Stays of Deportation for clients with humanitarian reasons why they cannot return to their countries.

She is dedicated to representing the immigrant community nationwide and travels often for her clients’ cases. She has represented clients in courts nationwide, including Miami, FL; Orlando, FL; Hartford, CT; New York, NY; Buffalo, NY; Charlotte, NC; San Antonio, TX; Harlingen, TX; Atlanta, GA; Cleveland, OH; San Francisco, CA; Newark, NJ; Philadelphia, PA; Tacoma, WA; and Kansas City, MO, among others.

Attorney Santana earned her Juris Doctor from Boston University School of Law, where she served as an editor for the Public Interest Law Journal. She earned her Bachelor’s degree in both Sociology and Spanish Literature at New York University with high honors. She is fluent in English and Spanish and loves to travel throughout the world.

Attorney Santana also had the honor of serving as a judicial intern at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida under the supervision of the Honorable William C. Turnoff in Miami, Florida.

Attorney Santana volunteers in the local South Florida community by accepting pro bono cases through several local organizations. She also previously volunteered with the South Texas Pro Bono Asylum Representation Project (“ProBAR”) in Harlingen, Texas, where she worked with detained and previously abused children seeking Special Immigrant Juvenile visas.

Attorney Santana is the President-Elect of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (“AILA”) South Florida Chapter. She simultaneously sits on the CLE Due Process Committee for AILA National. She is an active Business Network International (“BNI”) member and Florida Lawyers’ Network (“FLN”) member. She is also a Trustee member in the Coral Gable Chamber of Commerce, a member of the National Association of Women Business Owners (“NAWBO”), a member of the Miami-Dade Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce, and a member of the Women’s Chamber of Commerce (“WCC”).

Attorney Santana is a U.S. Citizen born in Miami, Florida. She is the child of Cuban Immigrants who immigrated in the 1960s. As such, her personal connection to the plight of immigrant families is a personal one. She previously lived in New York, New York, Boston, Massachusetts, and briefly in Madrid, Spain.

We are so glad to have her join us!

Juliana G. Lamardo is our latest Featured Speaker!

Posted on by Faith Pincus
12 Jun

Our latest featured speaker is Juliana G. Lamardo from the Law Offices of Juliana G. Lamardo, P.A.!

Juliana will speak at our upcoming Crimmigration: Identifying and Mitigating the Immigration Consequences of Convictions program on June 18, 2024. This program is for both immigration and criminal law attorneys – if you are not up on the latest consequences of criminal convictions for your immigrant clients, you need to take this course! Juliana previously spoke at our Crimmigration: Identifying and Mitigating the Immigration Consequences of Convictions in 2022. Julian is a frequent speaker at our seminars, and has also spoken at past Immigration 101 programs, including the one held in 2023, which you can find here.

Juliana G. Lamardo was born in São Paulo, Brazil. When she was 8 years old, her parents made the difficult decision to leave Brazil in search of a better life. Juliana’s father obtained an L-1A visa and moved the entire family to the United States. In 1994, Juliana became a lawful permanent resident and then a U.S. Citizen in 2001. Juliana experienced the immigration process firsthand and knows how apprehensive it can be.

Juliana attended Florida International University in Miami and earned a Bachelor’s in Business Administration in 2003. Following her mother’s footsteps as an attorney, Juliana attended law school at Barry University School of Law in Orlando, Florida. She graduated in 2007. It was in law school where her desire to help other immigrants came to life.

Juliana opened the Law Offices of Juliana G. Lamardo in 2016. She was previously a Senior Associate Attorney with a private immigration law firm for over six years, where she handled thousands of cases. She concentrates in the areas of deportation defense, bond hearings, deferred inspections, family-based residency, Citizenship, and naturalization.

Juliana has represented clients in removal and bond proceedings before the Immigration Court, before the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) on family-based petitions, applications for residency, and applications for Citizenship, as well as various waivers for criminal activity. She has also appeared before the Customs Border Protection (CBP) for deferred inspections.

She is a frequent speaker at various immigration-related seminars including the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), Pincus Professional Education, and the Association for the Studies of the Cuban Economy (ASCE). She was also a regular guest speaker on Almavisión radio (87.7 FM) on issues related to immigration.

She has been licensed by the Supreme Court of Florida and the United States District Court, Southern District of Florida Division since 2008. She is also a member of the Florida Bar and is licensed to practice immigration in all 50 states.

Juliana is fluent in Portuguese, Spanish, and English. She understands the complexities associated with immigration procedures and she applies her knowledge and background to competently assist those who wish to build a life in this country.

We are so glad to have you join us again Juliana!!

Jennifer Rozdzielski is our latest Featured Speaker!

Posted on by Faith Pincus
10 Jun

Our latest featured speaker is Jennifer Rozdzielski from JR Immigration Law Group!

Jennifer will speak at our upcoming Crimmigration: Identifying and Mitigating the Immigration Consequences of Convictions program on June 18, 2024. This course caters to immigration and criminal law practitioners alike. If you’re not abreast of the latest ramifications of criminal convictions for your immigrant clientele, enrolling in this program is imperative! Jennifer previously spoke at our Immigration 101: The Nuts and Bolts program in 2023, and our Crimmigration: Identifying and Mitigating the Immigration Consequences of Convictions program in 2022.

Jennifer Rozdzielski specializes in immigration deportation defense, family immigration and Federal litigation. She has represented hundreds of clients in Immigration Court and has successfully litigated applications for cancellation of removal, adjustment of status, NACARA, waivers and asylum. Additionally, she has obtained bond and immigration benefits for numerous detained clients. She also represents clients before the USCIS in diverse matters including family-based petitions, unlawful presence waivers, and naturalization.

Jennifer is one of a small percentage of immigration attorneys who is a Certified Specialist in Immigration and Nationality Law, State Bar of California.

Jennifer first discovered her passion for immigration law while externing with the Office of the Chief Counsel, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, in Phoenix, Arizona. This work provided her with unique insights into deportation matters.

We are so glad to have her join us!

Sabrina Damast is our latest Featured Speaker!

Posted on by Faith Pincus
07 Jun

Our latest featured speaker is Sabrina Damast from the Law Office of Sabrina Damast, Inc.!

Sabrina will speak at our upcoming Crimmigration: Identifying and Mitigating the Immigration Consequences of Convictions program on June 18, 2024. This program is for both immigration and criminal law attorneys – if you are not up on the latest consequences of criminal convictions for your immigrant clients, you need to take this course! Sabrina previously spoke at our Crimmigration: Identifying and Mitigating the Immigration Consequences of Convictions in 2022, our Immigration 101: Visa Processing program in 2017, and our Immigration 101 program in 2016.

Sabrina Damast practices in the areas of immigration and nationality law and post-conviction relief. Before opening her own law practice, Sabrina served as a judicial law clerk in the Los Angeles Immigration Court and worked as an immigration attorney in private practice. As a law clerk, she conducted research and wrote more than two hundred decisions for dozens of Immigration Judges. She developed an expertise in all forms of deportation defense, including applications for asylum, permanent residence, NACARA, fraud waivers, and criminal waivers. As an attorney in private practice, she solidified these skills by representing clients threatened with deportation.

Sabrina is an active member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association and the Los Angeles County Bar Association. In her spare time, she enjoys singing, swing dancing, and musical theater, and she is the leader of a local Girl Scout troop. Sabrina is a member of the New York and California Bars and is admitted to the Central District of California, the Southern District of California, the Northern District of California, the Eastern District of California, the Western District of Arkansas, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals, and the United States Supreme Court. She frequently publishes articles, teaches CLEs, and gives presentations on immigration law. Sabrina is a California certified specialist in Immigration and Nationality Law.

We are so glad to have her join us!