Justice Don Willett to visit North Texas

Justice Don Willett will speak  to the Dallas Bar Appellate Section at noon on Thursday, January 19, 2012 at the Belo Mansion.  He will speak on "Tips and Preferences on Practicing Before the Court." One hour of CLE is available.

Justice Willett will also speak to the Collin County Bar Association at its monthly lunch meeting at noon on Friday, January 20, 2012 at the Center for American and International Law in Plano.  Lunch will be provided and one hour of CLE is available.

Justice Willett was appointed to the Texas Supreme Court by Governor Rick Perry in 2005.  Justice Willett has lead a diverse and distinguished career as Deputy Attorney General of Texas and before that, serving as a lawyer in the White House and Department of Justice.  He is recognized for his engaging and scholarly opinions and has been cited by noted columnist George Will.  He is currently serving a term that expires on December 31, 2012.  For more information about Justice Willett visit his official court bio.

Appellate Continuing Education in Dallas

What could be better than the State Fair of Texas?  How about the Dallas/Fort Worth Joint Appellate Seminar?  Okay, maybe not, but this continuing education opportunity will give you a chance to hear from the staff attorneys at the Dallas Court of Appeals and theFort Worth Court of Appeals.  You can learn about cutting edge topics in mandamus practice.  Plus ethics and more.  Almost as good as State Fair fried bubble gum and corny dogs....

The seminar is schedued for Thursday, October 6th, from 2:00pm to 6:00pm, and includes a reception that starts at 5:00pm.  And if you haven't seen the new Winspear Opera House, now's your chance because that's the venue.  For more details, including how to register, see this link.

Dallas Bar Appellate Law Section CLE

The Appellate Law Section of the Dallas Bar Association has it's monthly CLE luncheon scheduled for Thursday, June 16th, at noon.  The speakers will be Rob Gilbreath and Kendall Gray.  The unique subject of their presentation is titled "Don't be Ugly: Basic Typography and Document Design for the Legal Writer."   This presentation will be held at the Belo Mansion.

Appellate Continuing Education Opportunities

Got a couple of good Appellate CLE opportunities coming up:

March 2011 Appellate CLE Opportunities

I've got a couple of interesting Appellate CLE opportunities to report this week.

First, the Dallas Bar Association Appellate Law Section is having its monthly luncheon on March 17, 2011 at noon.   Speakers include Dallas Court of Appeals Staff Attorneys Judy White, David Tobias, and Greg Lensing.  The subject of their talk is called "Something New, Something Blue: Navigating the New Greenbook and Bluebook."  They will also reveal some of their secret writing-style preferences.  One hour of CLE is available.  The meeting will be held in the Haynes and Boone Room at the Belo Mansion.

Second, the Criminal Law Section of the Dallas Bar Association is sponsoring an appellate seminar on Friday, March 18, 2011, at the Belo Mansion from 8:45 to 3:30.  A copy of the registration form is attached here for your convenience.

Upcoming CLE Opportunities

Here are a couple of Continuing Education opportunities for appellate practitioners:

On Thursday, February 17th at Noon, Chief Justice Wallace Jefferson will speak to theDallas Bar Association Appellate Law Section on the "State of the Texas Supreme Court."  The event will take place at the Belo Mansion as part of the the Appellate Law Section's monthly lunch seminars and has been approved for 1 hour of CLE credit.

On Friday, April 15th, the Appellate Section of the State Bar of Texas will host an all-day seminar at the Sheraton Austin Hotel.  The event will include current Texas Supreme Court Justices Eva Guzman, Don Willett, Debra Lehrmann, and Nathan Hecht.  In addition, other speakers include prominent appellate practitioners from across the state and Texas Supreme Court Clerk Blake Hawthorne.  The seminar offers 6.75 hours of CLE credit.  A registration brochure is available at this link.

Dallas Bar Association, Appellate CLE

On Thursday, January 20, 2011, at Noon, David Horan of the Jones Day law firm, will speak at the Belo Mansion on the subject of "Gould v. U. S.: How A Routine Pro Bono Criminal Appeal Resulted in a Trip to the Supreme Court."  This CLE is hosted by the Dallas Bar Association's Appellate Law Section.  Attendance is good for one hour of CLE credit. 
 

Appellate Continuing Education

The Dallas Bar Association's Appellate Law Section is having its monthly CLE luncheon on Thursday, June 17th at Noon at the Belo Mansion.  This month's speaker is K&L Gates attorney Chris Kratovil.   Chris will be speaking on "Federal Mandamus and the East Texas Venue Wars."

 

Dallas Bar Association Appellate Law CLE: Justice Fillmore

Dallas Court of Appeals Justice Robert Fillmore will speak on the new rules and procedures governing electronic filing at the court of appeals on Thursday, April 15th at Noon at the Belo Mansion.  Here's an opportunity to get an hour's worth of CLE, meet with one of the new Justices on the court, and learn about some new technology.

Appellate CLE Opportunity

The Appellate Law Section of the Dallas Bar Association will have its final meeting of the year on Thursday, December 17th, at noon at the Belo Mansion.  Kirsten M. Castañeda of Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell will present an United States Supreme Court Update.  Also, as this is the annual business meeting, election of officers for 2010 will take place.

Continuing Education Oppotunities

The Texas State Bar's Annual Appellate Practice courses are right around the corner.  The Nuts and Bolts of Appellate Practice is scheduled for Wednesday, September 9, 2009, and the Advanced Appellate Practice course is scheduled for Thursday, September 10, 2009, and Friday, September 11, 2009.  If you can't make that date, the course will be replayed on video in Dallas on October 7th, 8th, and 9th.  For more information and for registration, click here.

The Defense Research Institute (DRI) Appellate Advocacy section is hosting its eighth Appellate Advocacy Seminar in La Jolla, California.  That seminar is scheduled for Thursday, November 5, 2009, and Friday, November 6, 2009. Distinguished speakers include Texas's own Chief Justice Wallace Jefferson.  For more information and for registration, click here.

Tarrant County Appellate Section CLE

On January 30, 2009, the Tarrant County Appellate Section is sponsoring a Brown Bag Seminar at Texas Wesleyan Law School in Fort Worth entitled "Fighting the Forum: Avoiding Litigation in Texas State Court."  Topics will include Special Appearance, Forum Non Conveniens, Arbitration, Forum Selection Clauses, and Removal and Remand--all topics that are near and dear to appellate practitioners.

The seminar will be held at the Texas Wesleyan University Law School, 1515 Commerce St., in Fort Worth, TX.  Registration begins at 12:00pm.  The seminar will conclude at 4:45pm with a reception to follow. 

Early registration is $70 for TCBA members, $95 for non-members.  Late and on-site registration is $75 for TCBA members and $100 for non-members.  For additional information, contact Sherry Jones at 817-338-4092.

Appellate CLE

The State Bar of Texas is sponsoring its 2009 Practice Before the Supreme Court on April 17, 2009, in Austin Texas.   The one-day course will be held at the AT&T Executive Education and Conference Center located at 1900 University Avenue.

The course will cost $325 ($275 for early bird registrants) and is worth approximately 5.5 hours of CLE credit.  A tentative brochure for the program may be found at this link.

Continuing Education Opportunities

We want to announce some upcoming continuing education opportunities of interest to Appellate Practitioners. 

The Dallas Bar Association, Appellate Law Section will have its monthly noon CLE on Thursday, November 20, 2008.  The keynote speaker is David Horan of Jones Day who will speak about Federal Interlocutory appeals.  Casey Kaplan of the K&L Gates firm will be the introductory speaker.  The meeting will occur at the Belo Mansion in Dallas, Texas.

The Collin County Bar Association will meet at noon on Friday, November 21, 2008.  The speaker will be Greg Lensing, Staff Attorney for the Dallas Court of Appeals, who will speak on Special Appearances and Personal Jurisdiction in Texas.  The meeting will be held at Ralph & Kacoo's on Central Expressway in Allen, Texas.

Other upcoming seminars for Appellate Practitioners are listed below:

The University of Texas School of Law has scheduled its annual symposium on January 22-23, 2009, in the Eidman Courtroom at the University of Texas School of Law.  This year's symposium is entitled “The Rise of Appellate Litigators and State Solicitors General,” and is scheduled to coincide with the tenth anniversary of the creation of the Office of Texas Solicitor General. 

The first day of the symposium will focus on appellate litigators in the private bar, and panel topics tentatively include "The Rise of the Appellate Litigator" and "Appellate Litigation from the Client's Perspective." The second day of the symposium will focus on state solicitors general and tentatively includes panel discussions on "State Solicitors General & the United States: A View from Washington," "Representing the States in the United States Supreme Court," and "The Impact of State Solicitors General on Appellate Litigation: A View from the Bench." Admission is free, but we are offering CLE credit for a fee of $150.00.  For more information, about the symposium, click on this link

The American Bar Association Appellate Practice Institute is hosting a national appellate practice workshop on May 29-31, 2009, at Northwestern Law School in Chicago.  Further information may be found at this link.