Navigating Your First Appeal Florida Bar Free CLE
Originally presented October 1, 2021
Available for Credit until April 30, 2023
Valid for up to
3 credits of General CLE Credits
3 credits of Appellate Practice Certification Credits
3 credits of Criminal Appellate Law Credits
This course serves as a guide for attorneys who are either new to appellate practice or who find their fundamentals could use some freshening up. It covers the progression of the average appeal, beginning with initiation, assembly of the record, and basic motion practice; the hard work of analyzing the record and writing your first appellate brief; and successfully and effectively presenting your first appellate oral argument. It closes with a reflection by experienced appellate practitioners on things an attorney should be particularly wary of and aim to avoid when handling their first appeal.
PROGRAM AGENDA
BEFORE YOU BRIEF...SOME ASSEMBLY REQUIRED
Courtney Brewer, Bishop & Mills, PLLC., Tallahassee
Matt Conigliaro, Carlton Fields, Tampa
WRITING YOUR FIRST BRIEF
Lindsey Lawton, Lawton Law, PLLC., Tallahassee
THE FINISHING TOUCHES: YOUR FIRST OA
Sec. Simone Marstiller, Agency for Health Care Administration, Tallahassee
Hon. Rachel Nordby, Florida First District Court of Appeal, Tallahassee
Jonathan L. Williams, Jonathan L. Williams, P.A., Tallahassee
Russell S. Kent, Florida Department of Corrections, Tallahassee (Moderator)
DON'T THROW A WRENCH IN THE WORKS: THINGS TO AVOID IN YOUR FIRST APPEAL
Hon. Timothy Osterhaus, Florida First District Court of Appeal, Tallahassee
Julissa Rodriguez, Shutts & Bowen, Miami
Osvaldo "Oz" Vazquez, Fair Work, P.C., Boston
Bailey Howard, Bishop & Mills, PLLC., Tallahassee (Moderator)
Course No. 5534
