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LATE REGISTRATION FEES begin 4 days before any seminar - ADD $20/person . . and CALL 941-342-0153 to register .ALL AT-THE-DOOR REGISTRATION FEES are $200/person.Cancellation refunds honored if requested 7 days before each seminar.Attendee substitutions will be honored.Register online: Link at: www.floridaisa.org Register by mail: Checks Payable to: Florida Chapter ISA Mail to: 7853 S Leewynn Court Sarasota, FL 34240 FEIN #65-0667299Register by fax: 941-342-0463Questions? Call: 941-342-0153

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SEATING IS L IMITED - REGISTER EARLY

SEATING IS L IMITED - REGISTER EARLY

We welcome and extend our member pricing to Southern Chapter ISA members!

LORI BALLARDLori Ballard is a partner in the practice of Samnik & Ballard Expert Tree Consultants, LLC. She is the Vice President of the Florida Chapter ISA Board of Directors and is the Chair of the Education Committee, Finance Committee and the Species Rating Committee. Her expertise in the fields of neighbor law and eminent domain has been instrumental in the settlement of million dollar and multi-million dollar business damage claims, providing evidence of deception and error that lead to settlements and verdicts in federal and eminent domain courts of law. Lori has been a presenter at the American Society of Landscape Architects annual conference, speaking on the subject of eminent domain tree and plant appraisals. She also spoke at Trees Florida on the subject of tree appraisals. She is a Certified Arborist, FNGLA Certified Horticulture Professional and has the ISA Tree Risk Assessment Qualification. Ms. Ballard received her bachelor’s degree from the University of South Florida.

NORM EASEYNorm Easey has been an active member of ISA for 29 years and is a charter member of the Florida Chapter of ISA. He is a long-standing member of the Society of Municipal Arborists and the Society of American Foresters. He has been active in urban forest management in Florida since receiving his bachelor’s degree in Forestry/Resource Management in 1980 from the University of Wisconsin. He is currently the CEO of the Florida Chapter of ISA. He also has a part-time urban forestry consulting practice, wherein he specializes in hazaard tree assessment and loss and urban forest management. For 18 years Norm was the Forestry Manager for Sarasota County, FL and has also been a County Forester with the Florida Division of Forestry. Mr. Easey is also a past Chairman of the Florida Urban Forestry Council.

Exhibitor and Sponsor opportunities are available at this class! For details:

Florida Chapter ISA 941-342-0153 floridaisa@comcast.net

www.floridaisa.org

O N E L O C A T I O N O N L Y !

M E E T O U R E X P E R T S

A G E N D AW H A T Y O U W I L L L E A R N

If tree appraisal is part of your job description or even if you just want to learn more about it, this seminar is not to be missed! Taught by leading ex-perts in the art and science of tree appraisal.

As a tree expert you are often called on to defend the many facets of our in-dustry, including tree appraisal. Here is your opportunity to learn the theory behind practice of tree appraisal.

After this seminar you will be better equipped to defend your position as an expert. The workshop format provides participants the opportunity to work in groups to appraise trees and discuss their findings.

This educational offering will provide you with actual court rulings on every-day appraisal methodology used to value trees.

8:00 - 8:30 Registration with Continental Breakfast

8:30 – 10:00 ABC’s of Appraising Trees Joe Samnik, Samnik & Ballard Expert Tree Consultants Learn how to appraise a tree including accurate field work, tree assessment, selecting the correct appraisal approach, and finally putting a price on the tree.

10:00 – 10:15 Break with refreshments

10:15 – 11:00 Tree Appraisals from an Attorney’s View William A. Fixel, Fixel & Willis Nothing in the plant appraisal community will define your success like the wisdom of attorneys who specialize in the plant appraisal legal process. These legal professionals have grappled with every approach used in plant appraisals and have firsthand knowledge of successful outcomes.

11:00 – 12:00 You be the Judge Joe Samnik, Samnik & Ballard Expert Tree Consultants This informal, interactive workshop will offer you the opportunity to appraise trees and plants which have already either been litigated or mediated. Compare your approach to value and your appraisal answers with the actual case outcomes.

12:00 – 12:45 Lunch, provided

12:45 – 2:30 You be the Appraiser Lori Ballard, Samnik & Ballard Expert Tree Consultants and Norm Easey, Urban Forestry Consulting Get out those calculators! In this session Lori and Norm will lead small groups in an indoor/outdoor exercise to collect data on local trees, the data will be combined with the facts of the case and the attendee will prepare an appraisal opinion. Opinions will be discussed with the class and the merits of each opinion evaluated.

2:30 – 2:45 Break with refreshments

2:45 – 4:00 Making Your Opinion Stick Joe Samnik, Samnik & Ballard Expert Tree Consultants Now that you have appraised the plants, learn the 10 rules to making your opinion stick.

4:00 Adjourn and Sign for CEUs

TALLAHASSEE Thursday March 3, 2016 UF-IFAS Leon County Extension 615 Paul Russell Road

Tallahassee, FL 32301 Host phone: (850) 606-5200DIRECTIONS:From I-10 Take Exit #199 to Monroe Street / US-27 south. Travel through Tallahassee about 6 miles and turn east on Paul Russell Road. Travel about 3/4 mile to the extension office on the right; it is a small, one-story white building.

WILLIAM A. F IXEL , ESQ.William A. Fixel earned his J.D. from the University of Virginia in 2005 after earning his bachelor’s degree from Duke University. He is currently with the law firm of Fixel & Willis in Tallahassee, FL. He has been listed as a 2013, 2014 and 2015 Super Lawyer Rising Star in Florida Eminent Domain Law. This honor is given to Florida attorneys under the age of 40 who have excelled in the practice of eminent domain law. Mr. Fixel’s practice concen-trates on the representation of private party owners in eminent domain cases throughout the state of Florida. Prior to joining Fixel & Willis in the spring of 2010, Mr. Fixel spent five years as an associate with King & Spalding, LLP in Atlanta, Georgia. While at King & Spald-ing, Mr. Fixel’s practice focused on mass tort litigation throughout the country.

JOE SAMNIKJoe Samnik is entering his 46th year as a consulting arborist. He is a partner in the practice of Samnik & Ballard Expert Tree Consultants, LLC whose practice is limited to arboreal consulting and expert witness testimony. Joe has been named as an expert witness in excess of 700 legal cases and testified in over 35 trials. He has been accepted as an expert in federal, criminal, civil, eminent domain, and small claims courts. He is a past president of the Association of Eminent Domain Professionals and founding president of the Florida Chapter ISA. His on-line courses offered through his business Distance Learn Pro are credited through the Department of Business and Professional Regulation for continuing education for landscape architects. He authored Rule Chapter 14-40 of the Florida Statutes which provides the formula for appraising roadside vegetation. Joe is the recipient of the Edward Bok Award for lifetime excellence in the field of arboriculture and the 2013 President’s Award. He has presented at over 80 annual, regional, and national conferences. Joe is licensed through the Office of Entomology to prescribe or treat pests of trees, lawns, and shrubs. GROUP DISCOUNT! Pay for 5 registrations and the 6th registration is free!

CEUs ISA: Cert Arb - 6.25 6.25-BCMA-M

FNGLA - 4 LIAF - 4

BRING ALONG A CALCULATOR! You will use it during portions of the seminar

BRING ALONG A CALCULATOR! for use during portions of the seminar

Please dress for your comfort level indoors and outdoors; we cannot always control the room temperature to suit everyone.

Come prepared to spend part of the day outdoors.

SEATING IS L IMITED - REGISTER EARLYWe welcome and extend our member pricing to Southern Chapter ISA members!