| Improving Your Chances of Success on Appeal
Macaronis Institute for Trial and Appellate Advocacy
Please Note: This course has already
been held.
Date: Friday, November 02, 2001
Location: Suffolk University Law School, 120 Tremont St., Boston, MA
Time: 09:00 AM - 01:00 PM
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Maneuvering through the appellate process can be a daunting task regardless of one's experience level. This program is designed to give you an in-depth and behind-the-scenes view of the workings of appellate courts and to provide tools with which to master some of the more challenging aspects of appellate work.
Understanding how the appellate courts operate and how your case proceeds through the court will help you to successfully present or defend an appeal. The program faculty includes the Honorable Bruce M. Selya, Judge of the U. S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, the Honorable Margaret H. Marshall, Chief Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, and the Honorable Christopher J. Armstrong, Chief Justice of the Massachusetts Appeals Court. These three distinguished appellate jurists will discuss such issues as the opinion process, their views on successful appellate advocacy, and future plans in their respective courts. Justices Marshall and Armstrong will also address how the Massachusetts appellate system has been affected by the appointment of the many new judges to the Massachusetts Appeals Court. In addition, come hear former appellate law clerks discuss how law clerks handle the parties' briefs and the record in reviewing your appeal.
Appellate practitioners will give concrete instruction and examples of some trickier issues. What is the standard of review when factual and legal issues are intertwined? How and when can you get your Massachusetts case before the Supreme Judicial Court, whether by direct appellate review or further appellate review? Finally, three very experienced appellate practitioners share their secrets for preparing for oral argument in both civil and criminal appeals.
This seminar is designed to improve your chances of success on appeal, regardless of your appellate experience.
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Susan E. Stenger
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Perkins, Smith & Cohen, LLP |
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Bruce M. Selya
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U. S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit |
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Margaret H. Marshall
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Chief Justice, Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court |
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Christopher J. Armstrong
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Chief Justice, Massachusetts Appeals Court |
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Henry Clay
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Chief Staff Counsel, Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court |
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David S. Friedman, Esq.
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Massachusetts Attorney General's Office |
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Geraldine C. Griffin
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Legal Practice Skills, Suffolk University Law School |
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Herbert N. Ramy
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Director of the Academic Support Program and Acting Director of Legal Practice Skills, Suffolk University Law School |
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Wendy Sibbison, Esq.
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Law Offices of Wendy Sibbison, Greenfield, MA |
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Brownlow M. Speer
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Is Chief Appellate Attorney, Committee for Public Counsel Services; J.D., Harvard Law School 1970. Mr. Speer has been the chief of the Massachusetts public defender appeals unit since 1979. He is the author of “Contract Rights and the Planned Economy: Peaceful Coexistence Under the 1969 Soviet Statutes on Deliveries of Goods”, 3 Law and Policy in International Business 510 (1971); and (with Frank R. Herrmann) “Facing the Accuser:Ancient and Medieval Precursors of the Confrontation Clause”, 34 Virginia Journal of International Law 481 (1994). He is a member of the editorial board of the Massachusetts Law Review and a co-author of the 2001 Cumulative Supplement to Blumenson et al., Mass. Criminal Practice. |
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Joseph D. Steinfield
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Hill & Barlow |
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Honorable John J. Irwin, Jr., Director
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Macaronis Institute for Trial and Appellate Advocacy
Suffolk University Law School, Boston, MA |
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Professor Michael Avery
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Suffolk University Law School, Boston, MA |
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| S C H E D U L E / A G E N D A |
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Introduction |
Honorable John J. Irwin, Jr.
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| 9:05 |
Jumping the First Hurdle - Determining the Appropriate Standards of Review |
Susan E. Stenger, Esq.
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Obtaining Direct Appellate Review or Further Appellate Review from the Supreme Judicial Court |
| Strategy, Timing, and Mechanics
Henry Clay, Esq. & Wendy Sibbison, Esq.
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| 10:30 |
How to Prevent Losing at Oral Argument |
| Preparation and Organizational Tips
Professor Michael Avery, Brownlow M. Speer, Esq. & Joseph D. Steinfield, Esq.
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| 11:15 |
Behind the Scenes |
| Hear from Former Appellate Law Clerks About the Law Clerk's Role - What Actually Happens to the Record, and What Influences the Outcome
David S. Friedman, Esq., Geraldine C. Griffin, Esq. & Herbert N. Ramy, Esq.
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| 12:00 |
The Judges' Views on the Opinion Process |
| The Best Techniques for Appellate Advocacy, the Role of Technology, and Future Plans
Honorable John J. Irwin, Jr., Moderator, Honorable Bruce M. Selya, Chief Justice Margaret H. Marshall & Chief Justice Christopher J. Armstrong
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| Date: |
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Friday, November 02, 2001 |
| Tuition: |
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Tuition is $149; $129 for attorneys admitted since 1998. Tuition includes refreshments and course book.
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| Walk-Ins: |
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Space is limited. Registrations at the door are welcome, but please register in advance to reserve a seat and your written course materials or call to confirm space availability.
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Any cancellations received 24 hours prior to the program will be granted a refund, minus a $15.00 charge. If you cannot attend, you can send a substitute, otherwise you will receive the written course materials.
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Suffolk University Law School, 120 Tremont St., Boston, MA
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Approved for CLE Credit in RI, NH, VT & NY.
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If you have special needs addressed by the Americans with Disabilities Act, please notify us as soon as possible.
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