Speaking and Writing

Mr. Fitzgibbons has frequently spoken or written on a wide variety of criminal law issues, often appearing before legal and other organizations. The following is a summary of some of those presentations.

  • Co-author, Post-Trial Inquiry into the Jury’s Verdict, The Florida Bar Journal
  • The Court of Public Opinion: Trial Lawyers and Trial Publicity, Hillsborough County Bar Association Lawyer
  • The Tug of War Over ex-Parte Contact by Federal Prosecutors, The Federal Lawyer
  • Panel Member and Program Faculty Member, Current Issues in Corporate Criminal Justice, American Bar Association Criminal Justice Section and Stetson University College of Law
  • Speaker, Current Legal Tangles and How to Prevent Them, University of South Florida College of Medicine
  • Panel Member, Evidence and Ethics at Trial, Stetson University College of Law
  • Speaker and Program Faculty Member, Medicine for Lawyers, Law for Physicians, Physician Practice Structures, Fraud/Abuse and Self-Reporting, Stetson University College of Law and University of South Florida College of Medicine
  • Panelist and Program Faculty Member, Medicine for Lawyers, Law for Physicians II, Fraud and Abuse Investigations, Stetson University College of Law and University of South Florida College of Medicine
  • Speaker, Defense Attorneys and the Cash-Paying Client: Recent Developments in the Courts and the New Federal Law, Hillsborough County Bar Association Criminal Law Seminar
  • Panel Member, Covering the High Publicity Case: Juggling a Variety of Issues, The Florida Bar’s Media Law Conference
  • Speaker, Lawyers and the Media, Trials in the Public Forum, Hillsborough County Bar Association
  • Speaker and Panel Member, IRS Criminal Investigation Division’s Continuing Professional Education Seminar for Special Agents
  • Speaker, Interacting with the Media: Effective Practical Skills and Professional Concepts for Judges and Lawyers, American Inns of Court National Conference
  • Speaker and Panel Member, How you become a Federal Judge, Hillsborough Association of Women Lawyers
  • Speaker and Panel Member, Investigators (and Lawyers) Gone Wild: The Ethical and Legal Ramifications of Pretexting and Undercover Investigation, American College of Trial Lawyers Tri-State Meeting
  • Panel Member, The Role of the Defense Attorney in the Criminal Justice System, U.S. Attorney’s office for the Middle District of Florida District-Wide Training and Meeting
  • Panel Member, Introduction to Criminal Justice, University of Tampa
  • Panel Member, Problems in the Criminal Justice System and Ethical Issues, Hillsborough County Bar Association Criminal Law Seminar
  • Speaker, Preparation for Practice Seminar, University of South Florida College of Medicine
  • Panel Member, Evidence and Ethics at Trial, Stetson University College of Law
  • Panel Member, U.S. v You, Ethically Representing Your Client Without Becoming One, Stetson University College of Law White Collar Crime Institute
  • Panel Member, High Profile Cases and the Media, William Reece Smith, Jr. Litigation American Inn of Court