8:30 - 9:00 am
Registration and Continental Breakfast
9:00 - 9:05 am
Welcome and Introduction
Extended by Jen Erickson Baak, Esq., Hilgers Graben PLLC, Chair of the CLE Planning Committee, Ruth Moore, Esq., Moore Williams PLLC, Vice-Chair of the CLE Planning Committee, and Susie McNulty, Esq., CBA-CLE
9:05 - 9:25 am
Statistics Update-Colorado Appeals Courts
Presented by Geoffrey Klingsporn, Esq., Berg Hill Greenleaf Ruscitti LLP
9:25 - 10:15 am
Brief Writing
Panelists:
The Honorable Melissa Hart, Justice, Colorado Supreme Court
The Honorable David H. Yun, Judge, Colorado Court of Appeals
Moderated by Nelson Boyle, Esq., 5280 Appellate Group, a Division of the Paul Wilkinson Law Firm LLC, and Jesse Witt, Esq., Frascona, Joiner, Goodman and Greenstein, P.C.
10:15 - 10:25 am
Morning Break & Transition to Breakout Sessions
10:25 - 11:15 am
BREAKOUT SESSION (A)
The ABCs of Finality in Civil Appeals
Panelists:
The Honorable Christina F. Gomez, Judge, Colorado Court of Appeals
Taylor Bartlett, Esq., Motions and Jurisdiction Counsel, Colorado Court of Appeals
Marguerite Dethman, Esq., Motions and Jurisdiction Counsel, Colorado Court of Appeals
Moderated by Sharlene Aitken, Esq., Aitken Law LLC, and Paige Mackey Murray, Esq., Paige Mackey Murray, LLC
BREAKOUT SESSION (B)
Effective Advocacy in the Face of Uniquely Criminal Challenges
Panelists:
The Honorable Gregory A. Phillips, Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit
The Honorable Brian D. Boatright, Justice, Colorado Supreme Court
The Honorable Karl L. Schock, Judge, Colorado Court of Appeals
Moderated by Kyle Brenton, Esq., U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Colorado
11:15 - 11:25 am
Transition to Selected Breakout Session
11:25 am - 12:15 pm
BREAKOUT SESSION (C)
AI Round Table Discussion
Panelists:
The Honorable Maria E. Berkenkotter, Justice, Colorado Supreme Court
The Honorable Lino S. Lipinsky de Orlov, Judge, Colorado Court of Appeals
Jessica Yates, Esq., Attorney Regulation Counsel, Colorado Supreme Court
Carl Graham, Esq., Graham.Law
Moderated by Robin Lutz Beattie, Esq., Polidori, Franklin, Monahan & Beattie, LLC, and Cati Shadakofsky, Esq., White and Steele, P.C.
BREAKOUT SESSION (D)
Party Presentation Principle & Practice: Navigating When Courts Go Beyond the Briefing
Panelists:
The Honorable Richard L. Gabriel, Justice, Colorado Supreme Court
The Honorable Elizabeth L. Harris, Judge, Colorado Court of Appeals
The Honorable Timothy J. Schutz, Judge, Colorado Court of Appeals
Moderated by Dean Batchelder, Esq., Burg Simpson Eldredge Hersh & Jardine, P.C., and Meredith Rose, Esq., Office of the Colorado State Public Defender
12:15 - 12:25 pm
Return to East Classroom & Collect Boxed Lunches (included in your tuition)
12:25 - 1:15 pm
Oral Arguments - New Technology (Hybrid Arguments and Live Transcriptions)
Panelists:
The Honorable William W. Hood III, Justice, Colorado Supreme Court
The Honorable Carlos A. Samour, Jr., Justice, Colorado Supreme Court
The Honorable Sueanna P. Johnson, Judge, Colorado Court of Appeals
Moderated by Christopher Jackson, Esq., Holland & Hart LLP, and Brandi Peterson, Esq., Colorado Divorce Law Group
1:15 - 1:25 pm
Break
1:25 - 2:15 pm
Clerks' Panel
Panelists:
Cheryl Stevens, Esq., Clerk of Court, Colorado Supreme Court
Chris Wolpert, Esq., Clerk of Court, U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit
Moderated by Ruth Moore, Esq., Moore Williams PLLC
2:15 - 2:25 pm
Afternoon Break
2:25 - 3:15 pm
Appellate Ethics - Limited Scope of Representation
Panelists:
The Honorable Lino S. Lipinsky de Orlov, Judge, Colorado Court of Appeals
The Honorable Daniel M. Taubman (Ret.), Judge, Colorado Court of Appeals
Katayoun (Katy) Donnelly, Esq., Azizpour Donnelly LLC
Moderated by Josie Burt, Esq., Guardian ad Litem, and Joel Pratt, Esq., Law Office of Dailey & Pratt
*Submitted for 1.0 Ethics Credit
3:15 - 4:00 pm
Message from the Chiefs
Panelists:
The Honorable Allison Hartwell Eid, Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit
The Honorable Monica M. Márquez, Chief Justice, Colorado Supreme Court
The Honorable Rebecca R. Freyre, Deputy Chief Judge, Colorado Court of Appeals
Moderated by Jen Erickson Baak, Esq., Hilgers Graben PLLC
4:00 - 4:05 pm
Appellate Pro Bono Program/Civil Appeals Clinic
Presented by Dean Batchelder, Esq., Burg Simpson Eldredge Hersh & Jardine, P.C., and Kyle Brenton, Esq., U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Colorado
4:05 - 4:10 pm
Closing Remarks and Welcome to New Judges
Recognizing:
The Honorable Melissa C. Meirink, Judge, Colorado Court of Appeals
Extended by Jen Erickson Baak, Esq., Hilgers Graben PLLC, Chair of the CLE Planning Committee, and Ruth Moore, Esq., Moore Williams PLLC, Vice-Chair of the CLE Planning Committee
4:10 - 5:00 pm
Networking Reception
Sponsored by Aitken Law LLC and Hilgers Graben PLLC
