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

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Jonathan Ellis & Erik Zimmerman

Jonathan Ellis

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.