The Dallas Court of Appeals has revised its local rules. The new rules were effective July 1, 2012. Electronic filing is now included with the rules themselves. The revised rules may be accessed here.
CLE on E-Briefs and E-Records
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.
Appellate Trends
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.
Spring Appellate CLE Opportunities
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
Continuing Education opportunity
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.
Appellate CLE Opportunity: Appellate Mediation
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
When does “expedite” mean “eliminate”?
The Texas Supreme Court’s Advisory Committee will be meeting Friday, January 27th and Saturday, January 28th to discuss–among other things–the proposal that the Court’s task force has assembled to implement House Bill 274. In relevant part, House Bill 274 requires the Court to adopt rules for a "prompt, efficient, and cost-effective resolution of civil actions" for
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
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
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