Texas Appellate Watch

DRI Appellate Seminar (6/21-22/12)

The Appellate Advocacy Committee of DRI-The Voice of the Defense Bar will be presenting its 10th appellate advocacy seminar on June 21-22, 2012 in Boston.  From having been involved with this group for about 15 years, I can tell you that DRI consistently presents a top-notch appellate program that rivals any program on the market.

You do not have to be a DRI member to attend. You can click on the following link to view the seminar brochure.  Download DRI Appellate Seminar Brochure

--  Scott Stolley, Thompson & Knight

Dallas Bar Appellate Section Meeting -- April 19th

The Dallas Bar Association Appellate Section will hold its monthly meeting on Thursday, April 19 at noon at the Belo Mansion. It looks to be a great program with a panel discussion on "Finding the One Thing that Wins the Appeal." The panel will be Professor William V. Dorsaneo III, Brent Rosenthal, and Samara Kline, with Rob Gilbreath moderating.

Appellate CLE Opportunity

The monthly meeting of the Dallas Bar Association Appellate Section is tomorrow (March 15) at noon at the Belo Mansion. Diana Faust of Cooper & Scully will be speaking on supersedeas practice in state and federal court. She plans to offer pointers for handling disputes under the Texas statute that caps a supersedeas bond at 50% of the judgment-debtor's net worth. One hour of CLE credit will be available.

-- Rich Phillips, Thompson & Knight

CLE Offering -- Adventures in Error Preservation

For several years now, the Thompson & Knight Appellate Practice Group has offered a one-hour CLE presentation on the topic of error preservation.  We call it Adventures in Error Preservation, and we have found our audiences to be very receptive.  Given that it is ever more difficult for trial lawyers to get trial experience and maintain their trial skills, we have found that they appreciate a refresher on specific error-preservation problems. 

If your firm or any professional organization you belong to would like to have us present this program, please contact me. 

To view some sample slides from our program, please click on the following link.  Download Sample Slides

--  Scott Stolley, Thompson & Knight

Appellate CLE Opportunity

The February meeting of the DBA Appellate Section will feature the Hon. Mark Whittington, the Hon. David Keltner, and Vikram Chandhok (the appellate conference attorney at the Fifth Circuit). They will be speaking on appellate mediation.

The meeting will be at noon on Thursday, February 16 at the Belo Mansion.