Legal Calendar (Tampa edition)

Legal Calendar (Tampa edition)

Sept. 8-11 - Florida Bar general meeting of sections and committees, Tampa Airport Marriott. (850) 561-5666.

Sept. 9 - Pinellas County School Superintendent Clayton Wilcox speaks at the 11:45 a.m. luncheon of the Clearwater Bar Association meeting at the Harborview Center, 300 Cleveland St., Clearwater. (727) 461-4869.

Sept. 10 - An update on Florida's construction laws, including lien law, begins at 1 p.m. at the Hillsborough County Bar Association office, 201 N. Franklin St., Suite 2870, Tampa. Speakers are attorneys Jeffery A. Froeschle, Neil A. Sivyer and Patrick J. Poff. (813) 221-7777.

Sept. 10 - "Casual Friday," an opportunity for networking, fun and lunch, begins at 11:45 a.m. at the Mirror Lake Lyceum, 737 3rd Ave., N., St. Petersburg. Cost: $20 for St. Petersburg Bar Association members; and $30 for non-members. (727) 823-7474.

Sept. 28 - "Litigation of Wrongful Death Cases in the Aftermath of Tort Reform" begins at 1 p.m. at the Hillsborough County Bar Association office, 201 N. Franklin St., Suite 2870, Tampa. Speakers include Hillsborough Circuit Judge Herbert Baumann; Bennie Lazzara Jr. of Wilkes & McHugh PA; C. Steven Yerrid, a Tampa attorney who helped win a multibillion-dollar verdict against Big Tobacco; and Richard C. Alvarez. (813) 221-7777.

Sept. 28 - The Hillsborough County Bar Association's membership luncheon begins at noon at The Hyatt Regency, downtown Tampa. Cost: free to members; and $20.00 for non-members. (813) 221-7777.

Oct. 1 - Wild, Wild West Bench & Bar-b-Que begins at noon at Stetson University College of Law, 1401 61st Street South, Gulfport. (727) 823-7474.

Oct. 12 - "If you can't do the time, Appeal Your Conviction - A Lawyer's Guide to Criminal Appellate Practice" begins at 1 p.m. at the Tampa Club, 101 E. Kennedy Blvd., 41st Floor, Tampa. Cost: $75 for Hillsborough County Bar Association members; and $90 for non-members. (813) 221-7777.