2023 Appellate Practice Update - Webinar
Learn how appeals are managed by the courts; hear bench perspectives on standards of review, preservation of issues, brief writing, and oral arguments; and discover how ethics and professionalism intersect in appellate practice.
• Back by popular demand – a reception immediately following the last presentation. Join us to mix and mingle with your colleagues, judges, and justices!
• Faculty of over 40 Judges and Justices, Court Appellate Specialists, Including Clerks of Court, and Highly Respected Appellate Practitioners Covering Important Appellate Issues
• Get to Know Your Distinguished Colleagues and Faculty, and the Ralph L. Carr Colorado Judicial Center
• Civil and Criminal Breakout Sessions
CBA-CLE will email webinar access information to registrants 24-48 hours before the program.
Home studies will be available approximately 2-3 weeks following the live program.
If disability accommodations or special assistance are needed, please contact us at [email protected]. Requests must be made at least two weeks prior to the scheduled program.
The program will be submitted for CLE accreditation in Colorado. If you need to seek accreditation in another state, please review the process and requirements for that individual state. CBA-CLE staff can provide a Uniform Certificate of Attendance, and it is the attendee’s responsibility to complete the accreditation outside of Colorado.
8:30 – 9:00 am
Registration and Breakfast
9:00 – 9:05 am
Welcome and Introduction
Extended by Sharlene Aitken, Esq., Aitken Law LLC, Chair of the CLE Planning Committee, and Nelson Boyle, Esq., 5280 Appellate Group, a Division of the Paul Wilkinson Law Firm LLC, Vice-Chair of the CLE Planning Committee
9:05 – 9:25 am
Statistics Update—Colorado Appeals Courts
Presented by Geoffrey C. Klingsporn, Esq., Berg Hill Greenleaf Ruscitti LLP
9:25 – 10:15 am
Why Did I Receive an Order to Show Cause? An Insider Look at Jurisdictional Screening at the Court of Appeals
Panelists:
Motions and Jurisdiction Counsel Team, Colorado Court of Appeals:
Taylor Bartlett, Esq .
Marguerite Dethman, Esq.
Tiffany Mortier, Esq.
Moderated by Ruth Moore, Esq., Moore Williams PLLC, and Jennifer Schaffner, Esq., Griffiths Law PC
10:15 – 10:25 am
Break
10:25 – 11:15 am
BREAKOUT SESSION (A)
Topics Related to 10th Circuit Practice
Panelists:
Jane Castro, Esq., Deputy Clerk of Court, United States Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit
Niki E. Heller, Chief Staff Counsel, 10th Circuit Court of Appeals
Shannon Stevenson, Esq., Solicitor General, State of Colorado
Moderated by Max Hamilton, Esq., Davis Graham & Stubbs LLP, and Blain D. Myhre, Esq., Blain Myhre LLC
BREAKOUT SESSION (B)
Peek Behind the Curtain of the Colorado Supreme Court and Court of Appeals
Panelists:
Honorable Richard L. Gabriel, Justice, Colorado Supreme Court
Honorable Carlos A. Samour, Jr., Justice, Colorado Supreme Court
Honorable Christina F. Gomez, Judge, Colorado Court of Appeals
Moderated by Sharlene Aitken, Esq., Aitken Law LLC, and Joel Pratt, Esq., Law Office of Dailey & Pratt
11:15 – 11:20 am
Break
11:20 am – 12:10 pm
Motions Practice in the Colorado Court of Appeals and Supreme Court
Panelists:
Honorable Melissa Hart, Justice, Colorado Supreme Court
Honorable Gilbert M. Román, Chief Judge, Colorado Court of Appeals
Honorable Ted C. Tow, III, Judge, Colorado Court of Appeals
Pauline (Polly) Brock, Esq. , Clerk of Court, Colorado Court of Appeals
Moderated by Sharlene Aitken, Esq., Aitken Law LLC, and Paige Mackey Murray, Esq., Paige Mackey Murray, LLC
12:10 – 12:15 pm
Break
Collect boxed lunches – included in your tuition.
12:15 – 1:05 pm
Brief Writing
Panelists:
Honorable Jerry N. Jones, Judge, Colorado Court of Appeals
Honorable Lino S. Lipinsky de Orlov, Judge, Colorado Court of Appeals
Honorable David H. Yun, Judge, Colorado Court of Appeals
Moderated by Christopher M. Jackson, Esq., Holland & Hart LLP, and Craig L. Pankratz, Esq., Springer & Steinberg, P.C.
Submitted for 1 Ethics/Professionalism Credit
1:05 – 1:15 pm
Break
1:15 – 2:05 pm
BREAKOUT SESSION (C)
Criminal Law Appeals
Panelists:
Honorable William W. Hood, III, Justice, Colorado Supreme Court
Honorable Jaclyn Casey Brown, Judge, Colorado Court of Appeals
Honorable Rebecca R. Freyre, Judge, Colorado Court of Appeals
Moderated by Lynn Noesner, Esq., Lead Deputy Public Defender, Appellate Division, and Nicole Soto-Quintero, Esq., Judicial Law Clerk, Honorable Christina F. Gomez, Colorado Court of Appeals
BREAKOUT SESSION (D)
CAR21 Petitions and Civil Interlocutory Appeals
Panelists:
Honorable Brian D. Boatright, Chief Justice, Colorado Supreme Court
Honorable Terry Fox, Judge, Colorado Court of Appeals
Moderated by Robin Lutz Beattie, Esq., Polidori, Franklin, Monahan & Beattie, LLC, and Nelson Boyle, Esq., 5280 Appellate Group, a Division of the Paul Wilkinson Law Firm LLC
2:05 – 2:15 pm
Break
2:15 – 3:05 pm
Oral Argument
Panelists:
Honorable Maria E. Berkenkotter, Justice, Colorado Supreme Court
Honorable Stephanie Dunn, Judge, Colorado Court of Appeals
Honorable Timothy J. Schutz, Judge, Colorado Court of Appeals
Moderated by Katayoun (Katy) Donnelly, Esq., Azizpour Donnelly LLC, and Grant T. Sullivan, Esq., Assistant Solicitor General, Office of the Colorado Attorney General, State Services Section
3:05 – 3:50 pm
Messages from the Chiefs
Panelists:
Honorable Brian D. Boatright, Chief Justice, Colorado Supreme Court
Honorable Gilbert M. Román, Chief Judge, Colorado Court of Appeals
Moderated by Sharlene Aitken, Esq., Aitken Law LLC
3:50 – 3:55 pm
Appellate Pro Bono Program Update/ Civil Appeals Clinic
Presented by Kyle W. Brenton, Esq., Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado, and Melanie R. MacWilliams-Brooks, Esq., Foster Graham Milstein & Calisher
3:55 – 4:00 pm
Closing Remarks and Welcome to New Judges and Justices
Honorable Katharine E. Lum, Judge, Colorado Court of Appeals
Honorable Karl L. Schock, Judge, Colorado Court of Appeals
Extended by Sharlene Aitken, Esq., Aitken Law LLC, Chair of the CLE Planning Committee, and Nelson Boyle, Esq., 5280 Appellate Group, a Division of the Paul Wilkinson Law Firm LLC, Vice-Chair of the CLE Planning Committee
4:00 – 5:00 pm
Adjourn to Networking Reception at the CBA – just across the street from the Judicial Center!
Sponsored by Aitken Law LLC, Law Office of Dailey & Pratt, and Paige Mackey Murray, LLC
Registration Fees
| Non Member | $529.00 |
| CBA Member | $399.00 |
| CBA Litigation Section Member | $319.00 |
| Public Service/Government | $199.50 |
| Active Military | $199.50 |
| New Lawyer Edge Partner | $199.50 |
| CLEACCESSPASS--ELITE Pass Holder | $0.00 |
| Student Currently Enrolled in Law School | $0.00 |
- General Credits: 7.00
- Ethics Credits: 1.00
- EDI Credits:
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