Appellate Practice Update 2017 - Replay Denver
November 2017
Appellate Practice Update 2017
Program Highlights:
The always-popular and in-demand Appellate Practice Update is once again at the state- of-the-art Ralph L. Carr Colorado Judicial Center. Mark November 29 on your calendar and reserve your seat now to attend this outstanding event.
Take advantage of this opportunity to learn and network with colleagues and distinguished faculty members, including federal and state court Judges, Justices, and Clerks of Court, city and state attorneys, attorney regulation counsel, law school professors and private practitioners.
Back again —
- A lunchtime presentation! Lunch will be provided and is included in the registration fee.
- A Networking Reception at the Judicial Center sponsored by Aitken Law, LLC, Davis Graham & Stubbs LLP, Holland & Hart LLP, Messner Reeves LLP, and Snell & Wilmer LLP
Program Description:
Appellate Practice Update 2017 is designed for attorneys at all levels who perform appellate work and/or who would like to learn more about appellate practice. Topics include Colorado Appellate Court Statistics, Brief Writing, Oral Argument, Appellate Ethics, Recent Appellate Cases and Developments, Standards of Review (Criminal and Civil), Judicial and Clerks of Court Perspectives, and Messages from the Chiefs of the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals, Colorado Supreme Court, and Colorado Court of Appeals.
Agenda:
8:00 am
Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:45am
Welcome and Introduction
Extended by Christina F. Gomez, Esq., and Jessica E. Yates, Esq., Program Moderators
8:50 am
Statistics Update— Colorado Appeals Courts
Presented by Geoffrey C. Klingsporn, Senior Assistant City Attorney, City and County of Denver
9:10 am
Brief Writing — Be Persuasive and Effective
Panelists:
Honorable Elizabeth L. Harris, Judge, Colorado Court of Appeals
Honorable Robert M. Russel, Former Judge, Colorado Court of Appeals
Moderated by Michael Blasie, Esq., Law Clerk to the Honorable David J. Richman, Judge, Colorado Court of Appeals, and Christopher M. Jackson, Esq.
10:00 am
Networking Break
10:10 am
Oral Argument
Panelists:
Honorable Richard L. Gabriel, Justice, Colorado Supreme Court
Honorable Gilbert M. Roman, Judge, Colorado Court of Appeals
Honorable David Furman, Judge, Colorado Court of Appeals
Moderated by Stephen Masciocchi, Esq., and Brandi J. Pummell, Esq.
11:00 am
Appellate Ethics
Panelists:
Honorable John R. Webb, Judge, Colorado Court of Appeals
Honorable Michael H. Berger, Judge, Colorado Court of Appeals
Margaret B. Funk, Senior Deputy Regulation Counsel, Trial Division, Colorado Supreme Court Office of Attorney Regulation
Moderated by Patrick A. Withers, Esq., Assistant Attorney General, State of Colorado, and Jessica E. Yates, Esq.
11:50 am
Lunches Distributed (Lunch Included in Registration Fee)
12:00 pm
A Chat with Justice Jean Dubofsky: The Law, Civil Rights, and Appealing for Justice
Interviewer: Christina F. Gomez, Esq.
12:45 pm
Post-Lunch Break; Locate/Move to Breakout Sessions
1:00 pm
Breakout Session A: Standard of Review — Criminal Cases
Panelists:
Honorable John R. Webb, Judge, Colorado Court of Appeals
Honorable David Furman, Judge, Colorado Court of Appeals
Moderated by the Honorable David J. Richman, Judge, Colorado Court of Appeals,
Matthew S. Holman, Esq., First Assistant Attorney General, State of Colorado, and Karen Taylor, Esq., Chief Appellate Deputy, Colorado State Public Defender
1:00 pm
Breakout Session B: Standard of Review — Civil Cases
Panelists:
Honorable Gregory A. Phillips, Judge, Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals
Honorable Brian D. Boatright, Justice, Colorado Supreme Court
Honorable Craig R. Welling, Judge, Colorado Court of Appeals
Moderated by Sharlene Aitken, Esq., and Kyle W. Brenton, Esq.
1:45 pm
Networking Break; Return to Main Session Room
1:55 pm
Clerks’ Panel: Rule Changes and Best Practices
Panelists:
Elisabeth (Betsy) A. Shumaker, Clerk of Court, Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals
Cheryl Stevens, Clerk of Court, Colorado Supreme Court and Court of Appeals
Polly Brock, Clerk of Court, Colorado Court of Appeals
Moderated by Anne Whalen Gill, Esq., and Blain D. Myhre, Esq.
2:35 pm
Judges’ Roundtable
Panelists:
Honorable Timothy M. Tymkovich, Chief Judge, Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals
Honorable Monica M. Márquez, Justice, Colorado Supreme Court
Honorable Daniel M. Taubman, Judge, Colorado Court of Appeals
Moderated by Sean Connelly, Esq., Former Judge, Colorado Court of Appeals, and Katayoun Azizpour Donnelly, Esq.
3:25 pm
Messages from the Chiefs
Presented by:
Honorable Timothy M. Tymkovich, Chief Judge, Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals
Honorable Nancy E. Rice, Chief Justice, Colorado Supreme Court
Honorable Alan M. Loeb, Chief Judge, Colorado Court of Appeals
3:55 pm
Adjourn
4:00 pm
Networking Reception at the Judicial Center
Sponsored by Aitken Law LLC, Davis Graham & Stubbs LLP, Holland & Hart LLP, Messner Reeves LLP, and Snell & Wilmer LLP
Special Thanks to Kendra Beckwith, Esq., Messner Reeves LLP, and Sharlene Aitken, Esq. Aitken Law, LLC, for Coordinating All of the Reception Details!
Location Information
CBA-CLE Small Classroom
1900 Grant Street, Suite 300
Denver, CO 80203
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1900 Grant Street, Suite 300
Denver, CO 80203
Registration Fees
| Non Member | $379.00 |
| CBA Member | $359.00 |
| CBA Appellate Subsection Member | $329.00 |
| CBA Litigation Section Member | $329.00 |
| Paralegal/Legal Support Staff | $299.00 |
| New Lawyer Edge Partner | $179.50 |
| CLEACCESSBASIC - BASIC Pass Holder | $99.00 |
| CLEACCESSPASS--ELITE Pass Holder | $59.00 |
- General Credits: 8.00
- Ethics Credits: 1.00
- EDI Credits:
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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