Legal Calendar (Tampa edition)

Legal Calendar (Tampa edition)

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 others. (813) 221-7777.

Oct. 17 - Television journalist Tim Russert is the guest speaker at the 6 p.m. dinner to raise money for the Hillsborough County Bar Foundation at the Hyatt Regency, Tampa. Cost: $150 per person. (813) 221-7774.

Oct. 23 - The Senior Council of the Hillsborough County Bar Association sponsors a barbeque at 4 p.m. at the Tampa home of attorney Lynn Cole. Cost: $15. (813) 221-7777.

Oct. 29 - The Hillsborough Association for Women Lawyers sponsors a CLE, "The Art of Legal Research" at 11:45 a.m. at 501 E. Kennedy Blvd., Suite 1200. Amy Singer, (813) 223-5351.

Nov. 12 - The Pinellas County Trial Lawyers Association sponsors a noon seminar on "The Art of Persuasion," with Florida Attorney General Charlie Crist, at the Safety Harbor Resort & Spa, 105 Bayshore Blvd. N., Safety Harbor. Guests include Peter Greenspun, counsel for accused "Beltway Sniper" John Mohammad. Cost: $95. Todd Foster, association president, (813) 225-1635.