Appellate Practice and Preserving the Record

Kick off 2024 by attending our first CLE of the year!



Appellate Practice and Preserving the Record

January 5 | 9:00 AM-1:00 PM

4.0 credits | In-Person Only

🥐 Breakfast included 🥯

Don't Miss Our Esteemed Panel!

Judges:

Hon. Melissa A. Long

Associate Justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court

Hon. Lara E. Montecalvo

Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Attorneys:

Thomas M. Dickinson, Esq.

Lauren E. Jones, Esq.

Kara Hoopis Manosh, Esq.

John E. Roberts, Esq.

Aaron L. Weisman, Esq.

Angela Yingling, Esq.

The program will include components on brief writing, argument, and preservation, led by experienced appellate lawyers from both civil and criminal backgrounds. Topics will include identifying issues, drafting statements of fact, structuring legal arguments, preparing for oral argument, and—of particular interest to trial attorneys—preserving specific objections for appellate review.

There will also be a segment on judicial perspectives of appellate advocacy.

Upon completion of the program, each participant will:

• Understand the components of a persuasive appellate brief.
• Plan for an effective oral argument.
• Preserve appellate issues at the trial court level.
• Understand the appellate judicial perspective

Schedule

• Welcome and Overview
• Brief Writing – John Roberts and Kara Maguire (approx. 1 hr 10 min).
• Oral Argument – Tom Dickinson and Aaron Weisman (approx. 30 min).
• Preserving the Record – Lauren Jones, Esq., Kara Manosh, Esq., and Angela Yingling, Esq. (approx. 1 hr).
• Judicial Q&A – Justice Long and Judge Montecalvo, moderated by Kara Maguire (approx. 40 min).

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