FAPA Seminar Agenda

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2026

8:30 - 8:50 a.m.
REGISTRATION

8:50 - 9:00 a.m.
WELCOME AND INTRODUCTORY REMARKS

9:00 - 9:50 a.m.
SIGNIFICANT RECENT US SUPREME COURT AND FEDERAL COURT DECISIONS AFFECTING CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Speaker:
Bruce Alan Barnard, Esq.
Alachua County Sheriff’s Office

10:00 - 10:50 a.m.
FLORIDA CASE LAW UPDATE FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES
Speaker:
Michael Ramage, Esq.
FDLE General Counsel (Retired)

11:00 - 11:50 a.m.
HOT TOPICS IN EMPLOYMENT LAW
Speaker:
Wayne Evans, Esq.
J.K. Keller, Esq.
Allen, Norton & Blue, P.A.

12:00 - 1:30 p.m.
ETHICS AND PROFESSIONALISM: A VIEW FROM THE BENCH
Speaker:
Honorable Jeffrey Hendriks
Florida Nineteenth Judicial Circuit

1:35 - 2:25 p.m.
FRANKENSTEIN VEHICLES, CHOP SHOPS AND ISSUES RELATED TO ENFORCING MOTOR VEHICLE COMPLIANCE
Speaker:
Brett Saunders, Esq.
Bill Minton, Esq.
Florida Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles

2:35 - 3:25 p.m.
PUBLIC RECORDS AND SUNSHINE LAW UPDATE
Speaker:
Patricia Gleason, Esq.
Florida Office of the Attorney General

3:35 - 5:00 p.m.
LEGAL AND PRACTICAL ISSUES IN THE EXTRACTION OF EVIDENCE FROM CELL PHONES AND OTHER DIGITAL DEVICES
Speakers:
Allyson Smith, Esq.
St. Petersburg Police Department

Geraldine Blay-Raffo
Daniel Ogden
Seminole County Sheriff’s Office

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2026

9:00 - 9:50 a.m.
CURRENT AND FUTURE IMPACTS OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ON LAW ENFORCEMENT
Speakers:
Manuel Guarch, Esq.
Seminole County Sheriff’s Office

10:00 - 10:50 a.m.
RECENT LEGAL DEVELOPMENTS IN POLICE CIVIL LIABILIITY
Speaker:
Lourdes Wydler, Esq.
Wydler Law

11:00 - 11:50 a.m.
UNDERSTANDING PTSD AND SECONDARY TRAUMA
Speaker:
Rachel Menger, Esq.
Tampa Bay Psychology Associates