Join the Appellate Practice Section for Effective Appellate Litigation: Improving Your Practice in State and Federal Courts of Appeals

By Jonathan Ellis and Erik Zimmerman

The Appellate Practice Section is pleased to present its 2021 CLE, Effective Appellate Litigation: Improving Your Practice in State and Federal Courts of Appeals.

During this program, superstars of the North Carolina bench and bar will cover a variety of topics to help you become a better and more effective appellate attorney.

 

 

Our speakers include:

• Judge Allison J. Rushing, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
• Judge Allegra Collins, North Carolina Court of Appeals
• Judge Richard D. Dietz, North Carolina Court of Appeals
• Judge Fred Gore, North Carolina Court of Appeals
• Judge Lucy N. Inman, North Carolina Court of Appeals
• Sean E. Andrussier, Duke University School of Law
• James W. Doggett, North Carolina Department of Justice
• Robert E. Harrington, Robinson, Bradshaw & Hinson, P.A.
• Richard E. Hicks, Ph.D., HRC Behavioral Health & Psychiatry PA
• Mark A. Hiller, Robinson, Bradshaw & Hinson, P.A.
• John J. Korzen, Wake Forest University School of Law
• Matthew N. Leerberg, Fox Rothschild LLP
• Timothy P. Lendino, Compass Group North America
• Michelle A. Liguori, Ellis & Winters LLP
• Sripriya Narasimhan, North Carolina Department of Justice
• Elizabeth Brooks Scherer, Fox Rothschild LLP

Program sessions include:

• The Nuts and Bolts of Appellate Litigation in North Carolina Courts
• Hidden Gems: The Surprising Stories Behind Some of North Carolina’s Appellate Practices
• Strategies and Resources for Addressing the Risks of Remote Work for Mental Health and Professionalism
• From the Private Bar to the Federal Bench: What I Know Now That I Wish I Knew Then
• Issue Framing
• Cross-Appeals: What, Why, When and How in State and Federal Courts
• The Lighting of a Fire: Lessons Learned in Supervising Appellate Clinic Students

The CLE will take place by live webcast on Thursday and Friday, June 3-4, 2021, from 8:55 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The CLE is approved for 6.00 hours of credit in North Carolina, including 1.00 hour of Substance Abuse/Mental Health credit and 1.00 hour of Technology Training credit. This program also qualifies for NC State Bar Appellate Practice Specialization.

Sign up soon! Early-bird pricing ends May 13. The first 45 members of the Appellate Practice Section who register will receive a further supplemented tuition rate. Discounts also may be available for NCBA members who are students, law professors, judges or legal services/public interest attorneys.

Click here to register, or call 919-677-0561 for additional details or assistance.