The MDCLC's City Attorneys Luncheons offer local government attorneys the opportunity to discuss timely issues in the legal community. Continuing Legal Education (CLE) credits are often awarded for those who attend. Held on a quarterly basis, the MDCLC furthers its efforts to foster professional discussion amongst our local government attorneys.

April 14, 2010

Topic: “How to guarantee a Public Construction Project will cost lots more than necessary”

Speaker: Deborah Bovarnick Mastin, Esq.
                Assistant County Attorney of the Miami-Dade County Attorney’s Office

Past City Attorneys Luncheon Seminar Topics Include:

July 1, 2009

Topic: “Representing your Local Government Client- is the common law privilege of certain conversations government lawyers have with their clients trumped by higher duty to rectify wrongful acts of government officials despite the confidentiality rule?”

Speaker: Chuck Thompson
               International Municipal Lawyers Association

May 14, 2009

Topic: “Qualified immunity defense in the context of government officials being sued for civil rights violation under 42 U.S.C Section 1983”

Speaker: Kevin Markow
               Becker & Poliakoff

February 10, 2009

Topic: “The rights of municipalities to provide fire and rescue services”

Speaker: Eugene Stearns, Esq.
               Stearns, Weaver, Miller, Weissler, Alhadeff & Sitterson, P.A.

October 23, 2008

Topic: “The law and ethics of local government interaction with the news media in Florida”

Speaker: Sam Terilli
               University of Miami, School of Law

June 19, 2008

Topic: “The 11th Circuits recent decisions involving Jennings and notice requirements in zoning matters”

Speaker: Julie Bru, Esq.                   
               City Attorney, City of Miami
               Rafael Suarez
               City of Miami

February 27, 2008

Topic: “How to streamline code enforcement procedures”

Speaker: Alex Palenzuela, Esq.
               Weiss Serota Helfman Pastoriza Cole & Boniske, P.L.

October 10, 2007

Topic: “Ordinance relating to the Miami-Dade County fire and rescue service district; eliminating municipal option to opt out of district”

July 26, 2007

Topic: “Recent development in § 1983 litigation”

Speaker: Tucker Ronzetti, Esq.
               Kozyak & Throckmorton. P.A.

March 16, 2007

Topic: “Get on board with the new federal electronic filing system”

Speaker: Laura Drewa
               U.S. District Court Training & Development Department

September 8, 2006

Topic: "Worker's Compensation and the Unrelated Works Doctrine"

Speaker: Jeff Elrich
               Assistant County Attorney

June 16, 2006

Topic: "The Do's and Don'ts for Attorneys at the 3rd District Court of Appeals"

Speaker: Hon. Richard Suarez
               3rd District Court of Appeals