Effective Appellate Brief Writing: Table-Top Training - LIVE ONLY
RESCHEDULED FROM 05/15/2020
Co-sponsored by the Colorado Bar Association Litigation Section
LIVE ONLY!
Take a Pro Bono Case from the CBA Appellate Practice Subcommittee Pro Bono Program in the Coming Year - Attend for ONLY $99
Three essential topics. Three writing exercises. Three opportunities for you to practice, practice, practice effective brief writing skills, and, to receive one-on-one feedback from the court and other elite appellate brief reviewers and writers. It is table-top learning at its finest and available to you on August 25, in Denver.
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Agenda
8:30 – 9:00 AM
Registration and Continental Breakfast
9:00 – 9:10 AM
Welcome and Introductions
Extended by Katayoun Azizpour Donnelly, Esq., and Blain D. Myhre, Esq.
9:10 - 10:00 AM
Topic 1: Drafting an Effective Statement of the Case
Learn how to convey in your statement of the case the nature of the issues, factual and procedural posture, and how the lower court committed reversible error
Presented by Walter H. Sargent, Esq., and Katayoun Azizpour Donnelly, Esq.
10:00 – 10:10 AM
Networking Break
10:10 – 11:00 AM
Writing Exercise 1: Draft an Effective Statement of the Case
With individualized table-top guidance from your faculty, draft a statement of the case. Your faculty will review and wrap up the exercise with key takeaway points.
11:00 – 11:50 AM
Topic 2: Framing Argument Sections
Learn how to use the standard of review and preservation section to frame each argument and to integrate the standard of review into the argument.
Presented by Blain D. Myhre, Esq., and Jill M. Wichlens, Esq.
11:50 AM – 12:30 PM
Lunches Distributed and Lunch (included in registration fee)
12:30 – 1:20 PM
Writing Exercise 2: Write a Brief Section that Effectively Uses the Standard of Review Section to Frame and Guide an Argument Section
With individualized table top guidance from your faculty, draft a brief section in the foregoing manner. Your faculty will review and wrap up the exercise with key takeaway points.
1:20 – 1:30 PM
Post-Lunch Break
1:30 – 2:20 PM
Topic 3: Conversational Brief Writing: How to Make Briefs More Readable by Adopting a Storytelling/Conversational Style
Presented by the Honorable William W. Hood, III, Katayoun Azizpour Donnelly, Esq., and Blain D. Myhre, Esq.
2:20 – 3:10 PM
Writing Exercise 3: Take a “Traditional” Brief Excerpt and Edit It into a More Conversational Style Piece
With individualized table top guidance from your faculty, edit a “traditional” brief excerpt to make it more conversational. Your faculty will review and wrap up the exercise with key takeaway points.
3:10 PM
Adjourn
Registration Fees
| Non Member | $489.00 |
| CBA Member | $389.00 |
| CBA Litigation Section Member | $329.00 |
| Government | $329.00 |
| Paralegal/Support Staff | $247.00 |
| New Lawyer Edge Partner | $164.50 |
| CLEACCESSPASS--ELITE Pass Holder | $99.00 |
| Yes - I will take a Pro-Bono Case in the coming year | $99.00 |
- General Credits: 6.00
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- Current Colorado Appeals Court Statistics
- How to Write Winning Briefs and Deliver Effective Oral Arguments
- Appellate Ethics Tips and Traps
- Standards of Review Nuances
- The Ins and Outs of the Courts Where You File and Argue Your Appeals
- Perspectives of State and Federal Appeals Court Judges and Justices