PageSourceSearch

https://www.judgedelao.com/activities/

html judgedelao.com collected 2026-10-10 01:56:13 UTC 31,483 bytes, 656 lines download raw bytes

1<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Strict//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-strict.dtd">
2
3<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en" xml:lang="en">
4
5<head>
6  <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"/> 
7  
8   <meta name="Robots" content="index,follow" />  
9  
10  
11  <!-- judgedelao -->
12
13  <link rel="shortcut icon" href="/favicon.ico" type="image/x-icon" />
14
15  <link id="primaryStylesheet" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/display/common.css?styleId=299706&amp;RK=1506207929637&amp;CE=75"/>
16  
17  <link id="slideShowStylesheet" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/universal/styles/squarespace-gallery-slideshow.css?CE=75"/>
18  
19  
20  
21  <!-- Google Web Fonts -->
22  
22<script type="text/javascript">
23    	WebFontConfig = {};
24  
25   
26    (function() {
27      var wf = document.createElement('script');
28      wf.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 'https' : 'http') +
29          '://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/webfont/1/webfont.js';
30      wf.type = 'text/javascript';
31      wf.async = 'true';
32      var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0];
33      s.parentNode.insertBefore(wf, s);
34    })();
35  </script>
35
36
37  
37<script type="text/javascript" src="/universal/yui/yahoo-dom-event/yahoo-dom-event.js?CE=75"></script>
vendor: 1 bytes, line 37
37
38<script type="text/javascript" src="/universal/yui/connection/connection_core-min.js?CE=75"></script>
vendor: 1 bytes, line 38
38
39<script type="text/javascript" src="/universal/yui/json/json-min.js?CE=75"></script>
vendor: 1 bytes, line 39
39
40<script type="text/javascript" src="/universal/yui/animation/animation-min.js?CE=75"></script>
vendor: 1 bytes, line 40
40
41<script type="text/javascript" src="/universal/yui/selector/selector.js?CE=75"></script>
vendor: 1 bytes, line 41
41
42<script type="text/javascript" src="/universal/yui/element/element.js?CE=75"></script>
vendor: 1 bytes, line 42
42
43<script type="text/javascript" src="/universal/scripts/global.js?CE=75"></script>
vendor: 1 bytes, line 43
43
44<script type="text/javascript" src="/universal/scripts/lightbox.js?CE=75"></script>
vendor: 1 bytes, line 44
44
45<script type="text/javascript" src="/universal/scripts/api.js?CE=75"></script>
vendor: 1 bytes, line 45
45
46<script type="text/javascript" src="/universal/scripts/base64.js?CE=75"></script>
vendor: 1 bytes, line 46
46
47<script type="text/javascript" src="/universal/scripts/census.js?CE=75"></script>
vendor: 1 bytes, line 47
47
48<script type="text/javascript" src="/universal/scripts/yui2-yui3-bridge.js?CE=75"></script>
vendor: 1 bytes, line 48
48
49<script type="text/javascript" src="/universal/scripts/squarespace-gallery-slideshow.js?CE=75"></script>
49
50
51
52  
52<script type="text/javascript">
53  // <![CDATA[
54
55    Squarespace.Constants.SS_AUTHKEY = encodeURIComponent("");
56    Squarespace.Constants.WEBSITE_TITLE =  "Judge de la O"; 
57    
58     Squarespace.Constants.CURRENT_MODULE_ID = "3300881"; 
59    
60    
61    
62    Squarespace.Constants.ADMINISTRATION_UI =  false; 
63    
64    
65    
66    Squarespace.Constants.CORE_APPLICATION_DOMAIN = "squarespace.com";
67    Squarespace.Constants.CORE_V6_APPLICATION_DOMAIN = "squarespace.com";
68    Squarespace.Constants.V5_FRONTSITE = "http://www.squarespace.com";
69    Squarespace.Constants.WEBSITE_ID = "313803";
70
71    
72
73    
74
75    
76
77  // ]]>
78  </script>
78
79
80      <title>Judge de la O - Activities</title>
81    <meta property="og:title" content="Judge de la O - Activities" /> 
82  
83
84  
85
86  
87
88  <!-- End Heading -->
89
90  
90<script type="text/javascript">
91var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://ssl." : "http://www.");
92document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" + gaJsHost + "google-analytics.com/ga.js' type='text/javascript'%3E%3C/script%3E"));
93</script>
vendor: 2 bytes, line 93
93
94<script type="text/javascript">
95try{ 
96var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-910123-12");
97pageTracker._trackPageview();
98} catch(err) {} 
99</script>
99
100
101  
101<script type="text/javascript" src="/universal/scripts/cookie-min.js"></script>
101
102  
102<script type="text/javascript" src="/universal/scripts/eu-cookie-policy.js"></script>
102
103
104</head>
105
106<body  id="modulePage3300881"   >
107
108  
108<script type="text/javascript">
109  YAHOO.util.Event.onDOMReady(function() {
110    if (document.location.href.indexOf("SSLogoutOk=true") != -1) {
111      new Squarespace.FixedPositionTip("Logout Successful", "You have been successfully logged out.", { xMargin: 15, yMargin: 15, icon: "/universal/images/helptip-info.png", orientation: "upper-right", viewportFixed: true, autoHide: 1800 }).show();
112    }
113  });
114</script>
114
115
116    
117
118  
118<script type="text/javascript">
119    YAHOO.util.Event.onDOMReady(function() { new Squarespace.Census.hit(); } );
120  </script>
120
121
122  
122<script type="text/javascript">
123    YAHOO.util.Event.addListener(document, "keyup", function (e) { if (!e) { e = event; } if (e.keyCode == 27) { document.location.href = "https://www.judgedelao.com/login/?returnUrl=%2Factivities%2F"; } });
124  </script>
124
125
126
127
128
129  
130
131  <div id="canvasWrapper"><div id="canvas">
132  
133  
134
135  <div id="pageHeaderWrapper"><div id="pageHeader">
136
137      <div id="navigationTop"><div id="navigationTop-sectionContent1650372" class="horizontalNavigationBar"><ul class="content-navigation">
138    
139  <li class="module   " id="navigationTop-moduleContentWrapper3271629">
140
141    <div id="navigationTop-moduleContent3271629">
142
143              <a id="navigationTop-moduleLink3271629" class=" " href="/" ><span>Home</span></a>
144      
145
146      
147
148    </div>
149
150  </li>
151
152
153  <li class="module   " id="navigationTop-moduleContentWrapper3270503">
154
155    <div id="navigationTop-moduleContent3270503">
156
157              <a id="navigationTop-moduleLink3270503" class=" " href="/biography/" ><span>Biography</span></a>
158      
159
160      
161
162    </div>
163
164  </li>
165
166
167  <li class="module active-module  " id="navigationTop-moduleContentWrapper3300881">
168
169    <div id="navigationTop-moduleContent3300881">
170
171              <a id="navigationTop-moduleLink3300881" class=" " href="/activities/" ><span>Honors &amp; Activities</span></a>
172      
173
174      
175
176    </div>
177
178  </li>
179
180
181  <li class="module   " id="navigationTop-moduleContentWrapper3271577">
182
183    <div id="navigationTop-moduleContent3271577">
184
185              <a id="navigationTop-moduleLink3271577" class=" " href="/contact-us/" ><span>Contact Us</span></a>
186      
187
188      
189
190    </div>
191
192  </li>
193
194
195  <li class="module   " id="navigationTop-moduleContentWrapper9692892">
196
197    <div id="navigationTop-moduleContent9692892">
198
199              <a id="navigationTop-moduleLink9692892" class=" " href="/2010-campaign-suspension/" ><span>2010 Campaign</span></a>
200      
201
202      
203
204    </div>
205
206  </li>
207
208
209  <li class="module   " id="navigationTop-moduleContentWrapper19450021">
210
211    <div id="navigationTop-moduleContent19450021">
212
213              <a id="navigationTop-moduleLink19450021" class=" " href="/published-decisions/" ><span>Published Decisions</span></a>
214      
215
216      
217
218    </div>
219
220  </li>
221
222
223  </ul><br class="clearer"/></div></div>
224
225    
226        
227      
228  
229      <div id="bannerAreaWrapper"><div id="bannerArea">
230
231        
232        <div id="bannerWrapper">
233          <a href="https://www.judgedelao.com/"><img id="banner" src="/storage/images/Judge_DeLaO_Website_Banner-700px.png" alt="Judge de la O" title="Judge de la O"/></a>
234        </div>  
235
236      
237      
238      </div></div>
239    
240    
241    
242
243      <div id="navigationBottom"><div id="navigationBottom-sectionContent1650372" class="horizontalNavigationBar"><ul class="content-navigation">
244    
245  <li class="module   " id="navigationBottom-moduleContentWrapper3271629">
246
247    <div id="navigationBottom-moduleContent3271629">
248
249              <a id="navigationBottom-moduleLink3271629" class=" " href="/" ><span>Home</span></a>
250      
251
252      
253
254    </div>
255
256  </li>
257
258
259  <li class="module   " id="navigationBottom-moduleContentWrapper3270503">
260
261    <div id="navigationBottom-moduleContent3270503">
262
263              <a id="navigationBottom-moduleLink3270503" class=" " href="/biography/" ><span>Biography</span></a>
264      
265
266      
267
268    </div>
269
270  </li>
271
272
273  <li class="module active-module  " id="navigationBottom-moduleContentWrapper3300881">
274
275    <div id="navigationBottom-moduleContent3300881">
276
277              <a id="navigationBottom-moduleLink3300881" class=" " href="/activities/" ><span>Honors &amp; Activities</span></a>
278      
279
280      
281
282    </div>
283
284  </li>
285
286
287  <li class="module   " id="navigationBottom-moduleContentWrapper3271577">
288
289    <div id="navigationBottom-moduleContent3271577">
290
291              <a id="navigationBottom-moduleLink3271577" class=" " href="/contact-us/" ><span>Contact Us</span></a>
292      
293
294      
295
296    </div>
297
298  </li>
299
300
301  <li class="module   " id="navigationBottom-moduleContentWrapper9692892">
302
303    <div id="navigationBottom-moduleContent9692892">
304
305              <a id="navigationBottom-moduleLink9692892" class=" " href="/2010-campaign-suspension/" ><span>2010 Campaign</span></a>
306      
307
308      
309
310    </div>
311
312  </li>
313
314
315  <li class="module   " id="navigationBottom-moduleContentWrapper19450021">
316
317    <div id="navigationBottom-moduleContent19450021">
318
319              <a id="navigationBottom-moduleLink19450021" class=" " href="/published-decisions/" ><span>Published Decisions</span></a>
320      
321
322      
323
324    </div>
325
326  </li>
327
328
329  </ul><br class="clearer"/></div></div>
330
331
332  </div></div>
333  
334  
335
336  
337
338  
339  <div id="pageBodyWrapper"><div id="pageBody">
340  
341  <div id="sidebar1Wrapper" class="verticalNavigationBarWrapper"><div class="iw-vnb1"><div class="iw-vnb2"><div class="iw-vnb3"><div class="iw-vnb4"><div id="sidebar1" class="verticalNavigationBar">
342
343  
344
345    <div id="sectionContent1650372" class="sectionWrapper promotedContainer "><div class="iw-s1"><div class="iw-s2"><div class="iw-s3"><div class="iw-s4"><div class="section">
346
347      
348
349      
350        
351          <ul class="content-navigation">
352  <li class="module   " id="moduleContentWrapper3271629">
353
354    <div id="moduleContent3271629">
355
356              <a id="moduleLink3271629" class=" " href="/" ><span>Home</span></a>
357      
358
359      
360
361    </div>
362
363  </li>
364
365
366  <li class="module   " id="moduleContentWrapper3270503">
367
368    <div id="moduleContent3270503">
369
370              <a id="moduleLink3270503" class=" " href="/biography/" ><span>Biography</span></a>
371      
372
373      
374
375    </div>
376
377  </li>
378
379
380  <li class="module active-module  " id="moduleContentWrapper3300881">
381
382    <div id="moduleContent3300881">
383
384              <a id="moduleLink3300881" class=" " href="/activities/" ><span>Honors &amp; Activities</span></a>
385      
386
387      
388
389    </div>
390
391  </li>
392
393
394  <li class="module   " id="moduleContentWrapper3271577">
395
396    <div id="moduleContent3271577">
397
398              <a id="moduleLink3271577" class=" " href="/contact-us/" ><span>Contact Us</span></a>
399      
400
401      
402
403    </div>
404
405  </li>
406
407
408  <li class="module   " id="moduleContentWrapper9692892">
409
410    <div id="moduleContent9692892">
411
412              <a id="moduleLink9692892" class=" " href="/2010-campaign-suspension/" ><span>2010 Campaign</span></a>
413      
414
415      
416
417    </div>
418
419  </li>
420
421
422  <li class="module   " id="moduleContentWrapper19450021">
423
424    <div id="moduleContent19450021">
425
426              <a id="moduleLink19450021" class=" " href="/published-decisions/" ><span>Published Decisions</span></a>
427      
428
429      
430
431    </div>
432
433  </li>
434
435</ul>
436
437        
438
439      
440  
441    </div></div></div></div></div></div>
442
443  
444
445    <div id="sectionContent1650374" class="sectionWrapper  "><div class="iw-s1"><div class="iw-s2"><div class="iw-s3"><div class="iw-s4"><div class="section">
446
447       <div class="caption">Search</div> 
448
449      
450        
451          <div class="content-passthrough"><div id="moduleContentWrapper3270560" class="widget-wrapper  widget-type-search"><div id="moduleContent3270560">
452
453
454<!-- <form method="get" action="/display/Search">
455	<div class="search-form-pt-wrapper">
456	  <div class="search-form-pt">
457	    <span class="queryFieldWrapper"><input type="text" class="text queryField" name="searchQuery" value=""/></span>
458	    <span class="queryButtonWrapper"><input type="submit" class="button queryButton" value="&raquo;"/></span>
459	    <input type="hidden" name="moduleId" value="3270560"/>
460	    <br class="clearer"/>
461	  </div>
462	</div>
463</form> -->
464
465<form method="get" action="/display/Search">
466	<input type="hidden" name="moduleId" value="3270560"/>
467	<table class="search-form-pt-wrapper search-form-table" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
468		<tr class="search-form-pt search-form-row">
469			<td class="queryFieldCell search-form-cell">
470				<span class="queryFieldWrapper">
471					<input type="text" class="text queryField" name="searchQuery" value=""/>
472				</span>
473			</td>
474			<td class="queryButtonCell search-form-cell">
475				<span class="queryButtonWrapper">
476					<input type="submit" class="button queryButton" value="&rarr;"/>
477				</span>
478			</td>
479		</tr>
480	</table> 
481</form></div></div><div id="moduleContentWrapper19604142" class="widget-wrapper  widget-type-links"><div id="moduleContent19604142">
482
483
484
485
486
487
488  <ul class="link-group-list-pt">
489
490    
491
492          <li id="linkGroup1655832">
493
494            
495             <div class="title">LINKS</div> 
496            
497
498            <ul>
499
500            
501
502                      <li id="link5110233">
503                        <div class="title"><a onclick="this.target='new';" href="http://judgedelao.squarespace.com/storage/home.html">Menu&nbsp;Page</a></div>
504                        <div class="description"></div>
505                        
506                      </li>
507
508                    
509
510            </ul>
511
512          </li>
513
514        
515
516  </ul>
517
518</div></div></div>
519
520        
521
522      
523  
524    </div></div></div></div></div></div>
525
526  
527
528  
529
530</div></div></div></div></div></div>
531  <div id="sidebar2Wrapper" class="verticalNavigationBarWrapper"><div class="iw-vnb1"><div class="iw-vnb2"><div class="iw-vnb3"><div class="iw-vnb4"><div id="sidebar2" class="verticalNavigationBar">
532
533  
534
535  
536
537</div></div></div></div></div></div>
538  
539  
540
541  <div id="contentWrapper"><div id="content">
542    
543          
544    
545
546
547  
548
549 
550  
551    <h3><strong><span style="font-family: &amp;amp;amp;">WORK EXPERIENCE</span></strong></h3>
552<p><span style="font-family: Arial;">CIRCUIT JUDGE,&nbsp;<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Criminal Division (2013-2018; 2019-); Civil Division (2018 &ndash; 2019); Appellate Division (2024-)</span><br /><span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Associate Administrative Judge, Criminal Division, 2015 - 2018; 2021-2025<br />&nbsp;Administrative Judge, Appellate Division, 2017-2019<br /></span></p>
553<p><span style="font-family: Arial;">&nbsp;</span><span style="font-family: Arial;">ADJUNCT PROFESSOR, FIU College of Law, August 2017-</span></p>
554<p><span style="font-family: Arial;">MANAGING PARTNER,&nbsp;de la O, Marko, Magolnick &amp; Leyton, September 1994 - 2012<br />ASSOCIATE,&nbsp;<span style="font-family: Arial;">Neal R. Sonnett, P.A.,</span> October 1993 - August 1994<br />
554ASSOCIATE, <span style="font-family: Arial;">Sonnett Sale &amp; Kuehne, P.A.,</span> August 1991 - September 1993<br />ASSOCIATE,&nbsp;<span style="font-family: Arial;"> Steel Hector &amp; Davis</span>, September 1989 - August 1991</span></p>
555<h3 style="line-height: 12.2pt;"><strong><span style="font-family: &amp;amp;amp;">HONORS:</span></strong></h3>
556<div id="_mcePaste">
557<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 99.0pt; text-indent: -99.0pt; line-height: 12.2pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; tab-stops: -1.0in -.5in 0in .5in 1.0in 99.0pt 117.45pt 178.5pt 193.8pt 209.5pt 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in 6.5in;">Hon. Ted Klein Award, Florida Association for Women Lawyers,<span style="text-indent: -99pt;">&nbsp;2025</span></p>
558<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 99.0pt; text-indent: -99.0pt; line-height: 12.2pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; tab-stops: -1.0in -.5in 0in .5in 1.0in 99.0pt 117.45pt 178.5pt 193.8pt 209.5pt 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in 6.5in;"><span style="font-family: &amp;amp;quot;">William M. Hoeveler Judicial Professionalism Award, Florida Bar, 2025</span></p>
559<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 99.0pt; text-indent: -99.0pt; line-height: 12.2pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; tab-stops: -1.0in -.5in 0in .5in 1.0in 99.0pt 117.45pt 178.5pt 193.8pt 209.5pt 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in 6.5in;"><span style="font-family: &amp;amp;quot;">Celeste Hardee Muir Professionalism Award, Miami-Dade Bar, 2025</span></p>
560Hon. Gerald Kogan Judicial Distinction Award from the Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 2020</div>
561<div id="_mcePaste"></div>
562<div>Maxine Cohen-Lando Community Service Award, Transition Inc., 2018</div>
563<div id="_mcePaste">Inducted into Miami Jackson Sr. High School Hall of Fame, 2018</div>
564<div></div>
565<p style="margin: 0in -0.3in 0.0001pt 110.85pt; text-indent: -110.85pt; line-height: 12.2pt;">Justice Award, League of Prosecutors, 2016</p>
566<p style="margin: 0in -0.3in 0.0001pt 110.85pt; text-indent: -110.85pt; line-height: 12.2pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">AV rated by Martindale-Hubbell</span></p>
567<p style="margin: 0in -0.3in 0.0001pt 110.85pt; text-indent: -110.85pt; line-height: 12.2pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Named a Florida Legal Elite by Florida Trend Magazine, 2004 &ndash; 2012</span></p>
568<p style="margin: 0in -0.3in 0.0001pt 110.85pt; text-indent: -110.85pt; line-height: 12.2pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Named a Florida &ldquo;Super Lawyer&rdquo; by Law &amp; Politics Magazine, 2007 &ndash;&nbsp;2013<br /></span></p>
569<p style="margin: 0in -0.3in 0.0001pt 110.85pt; text-indent: -110.85pt; line-height: 12.2pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Named &ldquo;Best of the Bar&rdquo; by the South Florida Business Journal, 2005</span></p>
570<p style="margin: 0in -0.3in 0.0001pt 110.85pt; text-indent: -110.85pt; line-height: 12.2pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Union Planters&rsquo; Young Hispanic Leadership Award, 2004</span></p>
571<p style="margin: 0in -0.3in 0.0001pt 110.85pt; text-indent: -110.85pt; line-height: 12.2pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Named &ldquo;Boss of the Year&rdquo; by The Miami-Dade Legal Support Association, 2004</span></p>
572<p style="margin: 0in -0.3in 0.0001pt 110.85pt; text-indent: -110.85pt; line-height: 12.2pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Fellowship, Miami Fellows Initiative, 1999-2000</span></p>
573<p style="margin: 0in -0.3in 0.0001pt 110.85pt; text-indent: -110.85pt; line-height: 12.2pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Guardian <em>Ad Litem</em> of the Month, March 1992 and January 1994.</span></p>
574<p style="margin: 0in -0.3in 0.0001pt 110.85pt; text-indent: -110.85pt; line-height: 12.2pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Nominated, 11th Judicial Circuit Guardian <em>Ad Litem</em> Award, 1994</span></p>
575<p style="margin: 0in -0.3in 0.0001pt 110.85pt; text-indent: -110.85pt; line-height: 12.2pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">2nd place, National Cross-Examination Debate Association Tournament, 1986</span></p>
576<p><strong><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: &amp;amp;amp;"> </span></strong></p>
577<h3 style="margin-left: 99pt; text-indent: -99pt; line-height: 12.2pt;"><strong><span style="font-family: &amp;amp;amp;">JUDICIAL ACTIVITIES</span></strong><span style="font-family: Univers;"> </span></h3>
578<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 12.2pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; tab-stops: -1.0in -.5in 0in .5in 1.0in 99.0pt right 6.5in;"><span style="font-family: &amp;amp;quot;">
578Special Committee on Criminal Justice, Florida Bar (2019 &ndash; 2021)<br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -99pt;">Supreme Court Criminal Court Steering Committee (2016 &ndash; )</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -178.5pt;"><br />Judicial Ethics Advisory Committee, (2015</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -178.5pt;">) (Chair, 2017 &ndash; 18) Elections Subcommittee (2022 &ndash; ) (Chair, 2024-26))<br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -178.5pt;">Co-Chair, Circuit Conference Ethics Committee, (2016 &ndash; 18)<br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -178.5pt;">Faculty, Circuit Court Conference and New Judges School (2015 &ndash; )<br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -178.5pt;">Faculty, Advanced Judicial Studies (2019 &ndash; )<br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -178.5pt;">Member, Board of the Circuit Conference (2016-18; 2024-26)<br /></span><span style="font-family: &amp;amp;quot;">Co-Chair</span>,&nbsp;<a name="_Hlk203302282"></a>C<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">hair, Circuit Conference Criminal Justice Committee (2024 &ndash; 2026)</span></p>
579<p><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: &amp;amp;quot; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;amp;quot; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;</span></p>
580<h3><strong>PRESENTATIONS</strong></h3>
581<p>&ldquo;Techniques for Cross-Examination and Closing Arguments,&rdquo; October 3, 2013 (ABA Miami Regional CLE Workshop)</p>
582<p>&ldquo;Issues in Voir Dire,&rdquo; Lunch and Learn CLE Seminar, March 26, 2014 (FACDL)</p>
583<p>&ldquo;Jury Selection: Learn How to Improve Your Jury Selection Skills,&rdquo; October 17, 2014 (Pincus Seminars)<br /><br />&ldquo;Hot Topics in Criminal Law,&rdquo; Florida Conference of Circuit Judges, August 4, 2015<br /><br />&ldquo;New Advertising Rules for Lawyers,&rdquo; Dade County Bar Association, September 25, 2015<br /><br />&ldquo;Use of Technology in the Courtroom,&rdquo; Legaltech MIAMI, November 6, 2015<br /><br />&ldquo;Jury Instructions,&rdquo; Superstars in Trial, Dade County Bar Association, July 15, 2016<br /><br />&ldquo;Hot Topics in Criminal Law,&rdquo; Florida Conference of Circuit Judges, August 9, 2016<br /><br />&ldquo;Pronouncing Sentence: Dos and Dont&rsquo;s,&rdquo; Florida Conference of Circuit Judges, July 26, 2017</p>
584<p>&ldquo;Voir Dire &amp; Maximizing The Presentation for the Jury,&rdquo; Dade County Bar Association, Fall Bench and Bar Conference, November 17, 2017</p>
585<p>&ldquo;Judicial Ethics,&rdquo; Inns of Court, Bench and Bar Conference, March 1, 2019</p>
586<p class="MsoNormal">"Hot Topics in Zoning,&rdquo; Dade County Bar Association, Bench and Bar Conference, April 5, 2019</p>
587<p class="MsoNormal">&ldquo;Circuit Court Bootcamp,&rdquo; June 6, 2019 (Pincus Seminars)</p>
588<p class="MsoNormal">&ldquo;Artificial Intelligence in Courtroom Practice,&rdquo; February 27, 2020, National Judicial College</p>
589<p class="MsoNormal">&ldquo;Zooming in the Courtroom,&rdquo; League of Prosecutors &amp; Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers Webinar, April, 21, 2020</p>
590<p><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">&ldquo;</span><em>COVID-19 Courtroom Advocacy: How to Courtroom Zoom Like a Pro,</em><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">&rdquo; Florida Bar Criminal Law Section, May 15, 2020<br /><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">&ldquo;Professional and Ethical Considerations and Experiences in the Context of the COVID Pandemic,&rdquo; Cuban American Bar Association, May 19, 2020<br /></span></p>
591<p><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">&ldquo;Connect: A Criminal Law Conversation Series,&rdquo; Florida Bar Criminal Law Section, October 9, 2020<br /></span></p>
592<p><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">&ldquo;Litigating Civil Rights Cases: Due Process and State Law Claims in State or Federal Court,&rdquo; Federal Bar Association Webinar, February 3, 2021</span></p>
593<p><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">&ldquo;How to Courtroom Zoom Like a Pro,&rdquo; Florida Association for Women Lawyers, February 26, 2021</span></p>
594<p><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">&ldquo;Hot Topics in Criminal Law,&rdquo; Florida Conference of Circuit Judges, August 2, 2022<br /><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Panel on Circuit Criminal Policies, Coral Gables Bar Association, September 20, 2023<br /><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">&ldquo;Artificial Intelligence and the Law,&rdquo; Bench &amp; Bar Conf., Nov. 9, 2023<br /><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">&ldquo;Judicial Precedent,&rdquo;
594 College of Advanced Judicial Studies, Oct. 27, 2023<br /><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">&ldquo;Artificial Intelligence for Trial and Business Lawyers,&rdquo; FIU CLE Conference, March 1, 2024<br /><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Panel on Ethics, ABA 40th White Collar Crime Institute, March 6, 2025<br /><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Ethics Masterclass, 2025 Florida Law Con, April 4, 2025<br /><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">&ldquo;Random Jury Selection,&rdquo; Coral Gables Bar Association, July 16, 2025</span></p>
595<h4><span style="font-weight: normal;">&ldquo;Jury Trials: Pretrial to Verdict,&rdquo; Advanced Judicial College, Oct. 27, 2025</span></h4>
596<h4>&nbsp;</h4>
597<h4>COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES</h4>
598<p><span style="font-family: Arial;">Board of Directors, Transition, Inc., 2015-<br />Chairperson, City of Miami Civil Service Board, 2004 &ndash; 2012</span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><br />Board of Directors, Miami-Dade Urban Debate League, 2005 &ndash;</span><span style="font-family: Arial;"> 2009<br />Member, Coral Way K-8 Educational Excellence School Advisory Council, 2008 &ndash; 2012</span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><br />Board of Directors, Dade County Bar Association, 2002 &ndash; 2006</span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><br />Hearing Officer, Dade County School Board, 1995 &ndash; 2008</span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><br />Member, Community Relations Board, City of Miami, 2003 &ndash; 2005<br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial;">Member, Charter Review Committee, City of Miami, 2003 &ndash; 2004<br />Member, Civilian Investigative Panel Nominating Committee, 2002</span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><br />Board of Directors, Human Services Coalition, 2001 &ndash; 2006</span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><br />Board of Directors, People with Aids Coalition, 1996 &ndash; 1998<br />Guardian Ad Litem Attorney, 1990 - 1995</span></p>
599<h3 style="margin: 0in -0.3in 0.0001pt 99pt; text-indent: -99pt; line-height: 12.2pt; page-break-after: avoid;"><strong><span style="font-family: &amp;amp;amp;">BAR<br /></span></strong></h3>
600<h4><span style="font-family: Arial;"><strong>Admissions</strong>: </span></h4>
601<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Florida, 1989<br />Southern District of Florida, 1991 (Trial Bar, 1992)<br />Middle District of Florida, 2002<br />Northern District of Florida, 2002<br />Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals, 1991<br />Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, 1996<br />Second Circuit Court of Appeals, 1997<br />Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, 2008</span></p>
602<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial;"> </span></p>
603<h4><span style="font-family: Arial;"><strong>Memberships</strong>: </span></h4>
604<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Florida Association for Women Lawyers<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial;"><br /><span style="font-size: 80%;">Cuban-American Bar Association</span></span><br />Dade County Bar Association<br />Spellman-Hoeveler American Inn of Court</span></p>
605<h4><span style="font-family: Arial;"><strong>Activities</strong>:</span></h4>
606<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Chair (2006-07), Florida Board of Bar Examiners, 2002 &ndash; 2007<br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial;">Emeritus Member, Florida Board of Bar Examiners, 2007 &ndash; 2012<br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial;">Chair (2006-07), Florida Bar Grievance Committee &ldquo;B,&rdquo; 11th Circuit, 2004 &ndash; 2007<br />Board of Directors, Dade County Bar Association, 2002 &ndash;&nbsp;2006<br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial;">Rules and Code of Evidence Committee, Florida Bar (1991 - 1993)</span></p>
607<h3 style="margin-left: 99pt; text-indent: -99pt; line-height: 12.2pt;"><span style="font-family: &amp;amp;amp;"> </span></h3>
608<h4><span style="font-family: Arial;">Publications:</span></h4>
609<p style="margin-left: 99pt; text-indent: -99pt; line-height: 12.2pt; padding-left: 90px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">M. de la O &amp; D. Leyton, <em>Worth the Wait: Do Copyright Holders Waive The Right To Protect Their Works By Waiting Too Long To File Suit?</em>, <span style="font-variant: small-caps;">Copyright World</span> (Feb. 2003)</span></p>
610<p style="margin-left: 99pt; text-indent: -99pt; line-height: 12.2pt; padding-left: 90px;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Comment, <em>Admissibility of Prior Acquitted Crimes Under Rule 404(b): Why the Majority Should Adopt the Minority Rule</em>, 16 <span style="font-variant: small-caps;">Fla. St. U.L. Rev.</span> 1033 (1989).</span></p>
611<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 99.0pt; text-indent: -99.0pt; line-height: 12.2pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; tab-stops: -1.0in -.5in 0in .5in 1.0in 99.0pt 110.85pt 117.45pt 178.5pt 193.8pt 209.5pt 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in 6.5in;"><span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif;">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;M. de la O, <em>AI Basics for Lawyers</em>
611, <span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-caps: small-caps; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal;">Kidside Newsletter</span> (July 2024) (</span><a href="https://kidsidemiami.org/ai-basics-for-lawyers/"><span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif;">https://kidsidemiami.org/ai-basics-for-lawyers/</span></a><span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif;">).</span></p>
612<h3 style="margin-right: -0.3in; line-height: 12.2pt;"><strong><span style="font-family: &amp;amp;amp;">EDUCATION</span></strong></h3>
613<p style="margin-right: -0.3in; line-height: 12.2pt; padding-left: 30px;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Florida State University College of Law, Graduated April, 1989 with High Honors</span></p>
614<h4 style="padding-left: 60px;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><strong>Member</strong> </span></h4>
615<p style="padding-left: 90px;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Law Review, Articles and Notes Editor<br />Moot Court, Editorial Chairperson</span></p>
616<h4 style="padding-left: 60px;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial;">Awards</span></strong></h4>
617<p style="padding-left: 90px;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Privacy &amp; Information Law Moot Court Competition, Fifth Place, 1987 &amp; 1988; Second Best Brief, 1988<br />Book Awards: Legal Research &amp; Writing, 1987; Moot Court, 1989</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><br />Vandercreek Award for Moot Court, 1989<br />Order of the Barristers, 1989</span></p>
618<p><span style="font-family: Arial;">National Criminal Defense College, Macon, GA, Summer, 1992</span></p>
619<p><span style="font-family: Arial;">Florida State University, B.S. in Political Science &amp; Criminology, 1986 (Cum Laude)</span></p>
620
621  
622
623
624</div></div> <!-- Content -->
625  
626    
627  
628    </div></div> <!-- Page Body -->
629
630    
631    
632    <div id="pageFooterWrapper"><div id="pageFooter">
633  
634              Political advertisement paid for and approved by Miguel de la O, for Circuit Judge.</p></br>
635
636
637
638      
639  
640      
641  
642    </div></div>
643  
644  </div></div> <!-- Canvas -->
645  
646   
647
648
649  <div class="clearer" id="bodyClearer"></div>
650
651  
652
653
654
655</body>
656</html>

Line numbers count LF bytes from the start of the resource, as the search results do. Vendor segments are library code the classifier recognised; they are stored but not indexed. Bytes are shown as Latin1 characters, one per byte.