Justice Bob Fillmore will speak to the Collin County Bar Association at noon on Friday, October 19th at the Center for American and International Law in Plano. Justice Fillmore will speak on "Practice Tips in the Fifth Court of Appeals." Lunch is provided free to members who RSVP to admin@collincountybar.com.
Justice Fillmore was appointed by
The Dallas Bar Association Appellate Law Section will have its regular monthly meeting on Thursday, October 18th, 2012, at noon at the Belo Mansion. The speaker this month is Stacy Obenhaus of the Gardere law firm. Stacy will be speaking on "The Role of the U.S. Courts of Appeals in Shielding the Executive Branch
The Dallas Bar Appellate Law Section will not meet at its regularly-scheduled time this month. Instead, there is a special meeting this month to hear from author and Supreme Court advocate David O. Stewart. Mr. Stewart will be speaking on Tuesday, September 11, 2012, at noon at the Belo Mansion. He will be discussing
The Dallas Bar Appellate Law Section will be having its June meeting on Thursday, June 22nd, at noon at the Belo Mansion. Leane Medford of Polsinelli Shughart, P.C. will be speaking on the topic of E-Briefs and E-Records in the Appellate Courts. One hour of CLE credit is available.
Kirk Pittard of Kelly Durham & Pittard, LLP will be speaking on "Trends in Rulings by the Texas Courts of Appeals" at the May meeting of the Dallas Bar Association Appellate Law Section. The meeting will be at noon on Thursday, May 17th at the Belo Mansion. One hour of CLE credit is available.
There are a couple of Appellate Continuing Legal Education opportunities on the horizon that I will call out for you.
First, on May 31st and June 1st, the 22nd Annual UT Conference on State and Federal Appeals will be held at the Four Seasons Hotel in Austin, Texas. The program for registration may be
The Dallas Bar Association Appellate Law Section is having its monthly meeting Thursday, March 15, 2012, at noon at the Belo Mansion.
The speaker is Diana Faust of Cooper & Scully, P.C. She will be addressing Supersedeas Issues in State and Federal Court. One hour of CLE credit is available.
The Dallas Bar Association Appellate Law Section will have its monthly luncheon on Thursday, February 16, 2012, at noon at the Belo Mansion. The topic is "Positioning Your Appeal for Successful Mediation." Speakers include Vikram Chandhok (Fifth Circuit Conference Attorney), David Keltner (former justice on the Fort Worth Court of Appeals), and Mark Whittington
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
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