Lisa S. Walsh — Circuit Civil CA 44

Lisa S. Walsh

• Division: Circuit Civil
• Section: CA 44
• Court Location: Osvaldo N. Soto Miami-Dade Justice Center
• Phone: (305) 349-7280
• Room: OSJC 16.261
• Judicial Assistant: Denise Wright

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Division 44

Parties and their counsel are required to abide by the Complex Business Litigation Rules and Procedures, and all court orders entered in their case.

Parties and their counsel are required to register for the clerk’s electronic service list and are required to keep an accurate email address. https://www.jud11.flcourts.org/Florida-Courts-eFiling-Portal 

Parties and their counsel shall note that Rule 1.201(c)(4) states:

          The court must schedule periodic case management conferences and hearings on lengthy motions at reasonable intervals based on the particular needs of the action. In addition to the conferral required under rule 1.202, the attorneys for the parties as well as any parties appearing pro se must confer no later than 15 days prior to each case management conference or hearing.

Thus, unrepresented litigants are required to confer under this rule, and for all represented litigants, there are two requirements for conferral.

Court Reporters: The moving party shall secure a court reporter for all hearings on motions. The Plaintiff shall secure a court reporter for case management conferences. Please do not retain more than one reporter per hearing.

Cancellations:  Counsel for the moving party shall file the notice of cancellation with the Clerk. If the case was set through CMAP you must cancel it through CMAP.

Interim case management conferences will be set by court order bi-monthly but can be cancelled by an agreed order as follows: Parties should upload an agreed order of cancellation and correspondence that both sides agree that the case is on track, there are no pending motions and there is nothing any side needs to bring to the judge’s attention.

Courtesy copies
The court does not require courtesy paper copies or binders prior to a hearing.

Use of the Supporting Documents feature of CMAP:  All motions and memoranda that support or oppose relief requested shall be uploaded as supporting documents to the hearing.  Any additional pleading, correspondence, or document that you believe Judge Walsh should consider in connection with the hearing should also posted as a supporting document. 

Making Calendar:  In order to verify if your case made the Calendar: 
    a. Log onto Court Map;
    b. Select “calendar” on top;
    c. Select “show events by case”;
    d. Enter your case number & click on the magnifying glass; and
Your case hearings will populate

Motions for Rehearing or Reconsideration.
Motions for rehearing or reconsideration shall be submitted by email to dwright@jud11.flcourts.org.  Do not set the motion for hearing unless 30 days have passed without a ruling.

Evidentiary hearing and trial exhibits: All exhibits are to be pre-marked and initialed and provided to clerk on the first day of trial or evidentiary hearing. Plaintiff’s exhibits are marked, if stipulated or agreed, into evidence with a numerical marking, i.e., 1, 2, 3. Plaintiff’s exhibits, if not yet deemed admitted, are marked for identification as 1a. 1b, 1c, for identification. Defendant shall likewise mark agreed exhibits alphabetically, i.e., a, b, c, and mark for identification as, i.e., a1, a2, a3. Exhibits shall be one-sided. No document or exhibit, except impeachment exhibits, may be offered into evidence unless it has been pre-marked.

• Final Dispo Form
• Hearing on Attorney Fees
• Order Granting Motion to Withdraw
• Voir Dire Outline

• Bachelor of Science in Speech, Northwestern University, 1988
• Juris Doctor, University of Miami, 1992
• Admitted to The Florida Bar, 1992
• Public Defender, 1992-2004
• Lisa S. Walsh, PA, 2004-2008 
• County Court Judge, 2008
• Circuit Court Judge, 2011- Current

Judge	Section	Room	Telephone
Areces, Barbara	CA 15	OSJC 18.254	305-349-7065
Simon, Lourdes	CA 02	OSJC 24.260	305-349-7152

Any emergencies please email the Administrative Judge, Lisa Walsh, at lwalsh@jud11.flcourts.org .

CBL Motion Calendar Information

Type: Open

Notice Before Hearing: No

Files at Hearing: None

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Hearing Documents

• CBL Trial Order
• Notice and Order of Adherence ..

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Additional Instructions

Motion Calendars, CMC Hearings, Calendar Calls
5-minute Motion calendars are held Mondays at 9:00 am and Thursdays at 9:30 am every week. Please do not set more than one motion.

Case Management Conferences (CMCs) are held Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday of every week at 9:00 and 9:30 am. The Plaintiff shall retain a Court Reporter for CMCs.

Motion calendars, CMC hearings, and calendar calls (5-minute hearings) are heard exclusively by Zoom. The Court’s Zoom ID is:
https://zoom.us/j/5374476802
Meeting ID  537 447 6802; call in number 786-635-1003

When you log on to a Zoom hearing, please identify yourself by renaming yourself with your full name and case number.

Upload the motion, response, and any other supporting documents to the CourtMap hearing for your motion. Include the Docket Entry number ("D.E. #") on all Notices of Hearing, the Subject area for the CourtMap setting, and when you submit a proposed order on your motion to CourtMap “Proposed Orders” or “Agreed Orders.” If the docket entry numbers are omitted from notices of hearing and the subject area for the CourtMap setting, the court will cancel your hearing. If the docket entry numbers are omitted from the proposed orders, the court will reject your orders.

The moving party is responsible for hiring a Court Reporter for the hearing. Please do not hire multiple reporters for a hearing.
Initial Case Management hearings, set pursuant to Rule 1.201(b), are governed by a detailed court order setting the hearing, require client attendance, and submission of a joint case management report.

Interim Case Management Conferences -   Interim Case Management Conferences (“CMCs”) are set every 2-3 months by the court. If all parties agree that the case is on track for trial, there are no pending motions and there is nothing any party needs to bring to the judge’s attention, the parties may submit an agreed order cancelling the conference no later than 48 hours before the hearing.

Go to courtMAP Construction Defect Motion Calendar Information

Type: Open

Notice Before Hearing: No

Files at Hearing: None

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Additional Instructions

Effective January 11, 2022 Parties will no longer be required to email motions in WORD format

Go to courtMAP Additional Instructions

-If you have an Emergency Motion please file the Motion with a Proposed Order in CourtMAP under the EMERGENCY SUBMISSION.
- All Parties must comply with CBL Rule 4.3, which refers to the requirement for the parties to Meet and Confer, before filing the emergency motion.

Go to courtMAP Hearing Documents

• CBL Trial Order

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Additional Instructions

-All Jury Instructions, Verdict Forms, and/or Proposed Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law must be submitted in word format to CBL44Docs@jud11.flcourts.org - PRIOR TO THE FINAL PRE-TRIAL CONFERENCE -

-Please include the case number and style of the case in the subject line.

Current Trial Periods

January 5, 2026- January 23, 2026

February 9, 2026- February 27, 2026

March 16, 2026- April 3, 2026

April 20, 2026- May 8, 2026

May 25, 2026- June 12, 2026

June 29, 2026- July 17, 2026

August 3, 2026- August 21, 2026

September 7, 2026- September 25, 2026

October 12, 2026- October 30, 2026

November 16, 2026- December 4, 2026

January 4, 2027- January 22, 2027

February 8, 2027- February 26, 2027

March 15, 2027- April 2, 2027

April 19, 2027- May 7, 2027

May 24, 2027- June 11, 2027

June 28, 2026- July 16, 2027

August 2, 2027- August 20, 2027

September 6, 2027-September 24, 2027

October 11, 2027- October 29, 2027

November 15, 2027- December 3, 2027

Go to courtMAP Hearing Documents

• Order on Attorneys Fees
• Order Granting Motion to Withdrwaw
• Blank CBL CMC and Trial Order

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Additional Instructions Go to courtMAP Hearing Documents

• CBL Blank CMC Trial Order
• AO 21-1

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Additional Instructions

Special Set Hearings
*As of February 2026*
Each month, the court sets two weeks of special-set hearings.

15-30 minute special set hearing calendars
Most special-set hearings require no more than 15-30 minutes. There are four calendars per special-set hearing week in which parties may set one 15-30 minute hearing. While the special-set hearing calendar reflects a two-hour block, each hearing shall not exceed 15-30 minutes. Parties may on their own coordinate and set such hearings through CourtMap and need not contact staff.
To ensure that hearing time is available to all cases, parties may not set more than one hearing on each special set calendar. If more than one motion is set per case, staff will cancel any excess hearings.
Special set calendars of 15-30 minute hearings are typically held by Zoom, but any party may set a hearing in person in the courtroom, with agreement of all parties and notice to the court.

Longer special-set hearings
To set a longer non-evidentiary hearing (more that 30 minutes long), parties must email staff with the request.  For example, some cases contain multiple related motions, which may merit a longer setting. The court will review the request. If more than 30 minutes is not necessary to hear the motion, the court will direct that the motion be set on a 15-30 minute motion calendar.
If approved, staff will offer the parties three options for their hearings. Parties must select one of the dates offered within 24 hours or the date will be given to another case. Judicial staff will make every effort to offer three dates, and the parties/ counsel are expected to pick one. Judicial staff cannot hold dates or offer more than three hearing dates.
Evidentiary hearings must be held in person. Contact the staff to set your hearing. Although such hearings are held in the courtroom, the parties may, in accordance with the rules of procedure, avail themselves of hybrid capability to accommodate out-of-town witnesses, observers, or counsel.
Longer non-evidentiary special-set hearings are presumed to be held in person. Parties may agree to Zoom with approval by the court

Uploading to CourtMap Portal
Parties shall include the Docket Entry number ("D.E. #") on all Notices of Hearing, the Subject area for the CourtMap setting,  and in Proposed Orders submitted to CourtMap. If the docket entry numbers are omitted from notices of hearing and the subject area for the CourtMap setting, the court will cancel your hearing. If the docket entry numbers are omitted from the proposed orders, the court will reject your orders.

The Court will cancel a hearing if there are no supporting documents uploaded to the event on CourtMAP at least 48 hours prior to the hearing.

The Court will cancel a hearing if the docket entry numbers for the motions set in CourtMap are not included in the subject area for the CourtMap setting and the notices of hearing.

The moving party is required to hire a court reporter for all Special Set hearings. If you are not the moving party, please confirm that the moving party has hired a reporter, and please do not retain more than one Court Reporter for a hearing. This deprives a Court Reporter of the opportunity for work.

Zoom hearings will take place on Judge Walsh's Zoom https://zoom.us/j/5374476802

 Zoom 537 447 6802. Call in number 786-635-1003.

Email addresses:

dwright@jud11.flcourts.org

Go to courtMAP

Documents and forms this judge posts

• Complex Business Litigation Rules and Procedures
• Final Dispo Form
• Hearing on Attorney Fees
• Order Granting Motion to Withdraw
• Voir Dire Outline
• CBL Trial Order
• Notice and Order of Adherence ..
• CBL Trial Order
• Order on Attorneys Fees
• Order Granting Motion to Withdrwaw
• Blank CBL CMC and Trial Order
• CBL Blank CMC Trial Order
• AO 21-1