Appellate Practice Update 2020

Appellate Practice Update 2020 - Virtual

Online registration will close at 5pm MT on Wednesday, November 4th. After this time, you will need to call our offices to register for the live conference.

Co-sponsored by the CBA Litigation Section, Appellate Practice Subcommittee

This year’s update is more accessible than ever! Entirely virtual, join us online from wherever you are, for two afternoons of presentations covering both general appellate topics and topics of special interest to appellate specialists, such as Rule 21 Petitions and amicus briefs.

Get invaluable insights and tips from more than 40 faculty members, including nearly 20 judges and justices from the Colorado Supreme Court, Colorado Court of Appeals, and Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals, who will speak about ethics, criminal law hot topics, oral argument preparation, and other issues. Court clerks from those courts plus the Appeals Specialist for the Arapahoe Combined Courts Clerk’s Office, will share invaluable insights and tips about the appellate process. Practitioners with rich appellate experience from private firms and offices of the City and County of Denver, the U.S. Attorney, the Colorado Attorney General and the State Public Defender will also share their expertise.

- Ethics

- Court statistics

- Appellate petitions

- Interlocutory and Rule 54(b) appeals

- Criminal law hot topics

- Oral argument preparation

- Amicus briefs

- … and more

Take advantage of this unique opportunity during this challenging and unprecedented time.

Please note that the home study will be available approximately 2-3 weeks following the end of the live program.

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2020 – GENERAL TOPICS

12:00 – 12:05pm

Welcome

Extended by the Honorable Christina F. Gomez, Judge, Colorado Court of Appeals, and Kendra N. Beckwith, Esq., Program Moderators

12:10 – 12:30pm

Statistics Update: Colorado Appellate Courts

Presented by Geoffrey C. Klingsporn, Esq.

12:35 – 1:25 pm

Appellate Clerks’ Panel

Panelists:

Chris Wolpert, Clerk of Court, Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals

Cheryl L. Stevens, Clerk of Court, Colorado Supreme Court

Pauline (Polly) Brock, Clerk of Court, Colorado Court of Appeals

Gregory Kaplan, Appeals Specialists, Arapahoe Combined Courts Clerk’s Office

Moderated by Katayoun Azizpour Donnelly, Esq., and Matthew S. Holman, Esq.

1:30 – 2:20pm

Appellate Petitions: Rehearing, Certiorari, and Rule 21

Panelists:

Honorable Allison Eid, Judge, Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals

Honorable Richard L. Gabriel, Justice, Colorado Supreme Court

Lynn Noesner, Esq., Lead Deputy State Public Defender – Appellate Division

Moderated by Anne Whalen Gill, Esq., and Ruth M. Moore, Esq.

2:20 – 2:30pm

Networking Break

2:35 – 3:10pm

Meet the New Judges

Panelists:

Honorable Sueanna P. Johnson, Judge, Colorado Court of Appeals

Honorable Christina F. Gomez, Judge Colorado Court of Appeals

Honorable David H. Yun, Judge, Colorado Court of Appeals

Moderated by Trina K. Taylor, Esq., and Marie E. Williams, Esq.

3:15 – 4:05pm

Appellate Ethics

Panelists:

Honorable Michael H. Berger, Judge, Colorado Court of Appeals

Honorable Lino S. Lipinsky de Orlov, Judge, Colorado Court of Appeals

Jessica E. Yates, Esq., Attorney Regulation Counsel, Office of Attorney Regulation Counsel, Colorado Supreme Court

Submitted for 1 Ethics Credit

4:10pm – 4:15pm

Closing Remarks

Extended by the Honorable Christina F. Gomez, and Kendra N. Beckwith, Esq., Program Moderators

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2020 – SPECIAL TOPICS

12:00 – 12:05pm

Welcome Back

Extended by the Honorable Christina F. Gomez, and Kendra N. Beckwith, Esq., Program Moderators

12:10 – 1:00pm

Breakout Sessions

Session 1: Interlocutory and Rule 54(b) Appeals: Perspectives from the Bench

Panelists:

Honorable Diana Terry, Judge, Colorado Court of Appeals

Honorable Ted C. Tow, III, Judge, Colorado Court of Appeals

Honorable Morris B. Hoffman, Judge, Denver District Court

Moderated by Sharlene Aitken, Esq., and Katharine Lum, Esq.

Session 2: Hot Topics in Criminal Law

Panelists:

Honorable Terry Fox, Judge, Colorado Court of Appeals

Honorable Craig Welling, Judge, Colorado Court of Appeals

Moderated by Marixa Frias, Esq., and Patrick A. Withers, Esq.

1:10 - 1:40pm

Messages from the Chiefs

Presented by:

Honorable Timothy M. Tymkovich, Chief Judge, Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals

Honorable Brian D. Boatright, incoming Chief Justice, Colorado Supreme Court

Honorable Steve Bernard, Chief Judge, Colorado Court of Appeals

1:45 – 1:55pm

Networking Break

2:00 – 2:50pm

Techniques for Preparing and Conducting an Effective Oral Argument

Panelists:

Honorable Rebecca R. Freyre, Judge, Colorado Court of Appeals

Honorable Neeti V. Pawar, Judge, Colorado Court of Appeals

Beth Ford Milani, Esq., Assistant United States Attorney

Moderated by Paige Mackey Murray, Esq., and Lynn Noesner, Esq.

2:55 – 3:05pm

Appellate Pro Bono Opportunities

Presented by Kyle W. Brenton, Esq., and Melanie MacWilliams-Brooks, Esq.

3:10 – 4:00pm

Friend or Foe: Amicus Briefs in Colorado’s Appellate Courts

Panelists:

Honorable William W. Hood, III, Justice, Colorado Supreme Court

Honorable Melissa Hart, Justice, Colorado Supreme Court

Honorable Steve Bernard, Chief Judge, Colorado Court of Appeals

Moderated by Kendra N. Beckwith, Esq., and Fred R. Yarger, Esq.

4:05 – 4:10pm

Closing and Adjourn

See you at the 2021 Appellate Practice Update!

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Start Date - End Date

November 05, 2020 - November 06, 2020

Start Time - End Time

12:00 PM - 4:15 PM

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