Advanced Appellate Practice
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About
This Course
In this course, experienced appellate attorneys Austin Atkinson and Betsy Moran will address complex and crucial topics in appellate law. Atkinson and Moran will discuss many key elements, such as the importance of preserving challenges to charges and of challenging jury charges. From comprehending and taking advantage of different appellate standards of review to avoiding common pitfalls in verdict forms, this course is essential for attorneys practicing appellate law.
Attendees will learn strategies for preserving error related to charges and verdict forms and distinguishing reversible error from harmless error. This course will also teach how to understand and avoid – or exploit – common scenarios in which a potentially reversible error becomes harmless. Additionally, attendees will learn to identify the most common standards of review and how they impact the decision to appeal, choice of issues for appeal, briefing, and argument.
This program is geared toward attorneys who are developing an appellate practice and/or have moderate experience in the field. Trial attorneys are also welcome, as many of these issues begin at the trial level.
Learning Objectives:
- Discover the importance of preserving error in jury charges and verdict forms
- Utilize error in jury charges and verdict forms on appeal.
- Identify the primary standards of review and the benefits and drawbacks of each
- Identify and capitalize on common scenarios that involve “layered” or nuanced review standards
- Apply the concepts of reversible error and harmless error and how to apply them in your briefing and argument
- Analyze common scenarios that result in harmless error and avoid or utilize them
Production Date: 9/9/2024 | Closed captioning (CC) available
About the Presenters
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Elizabeth Moran, Esq.
Hall Booth Smith, P.C.
Practice Area: Litigation (+ 5 other areas)
Betsy Moran, a partner in the Denver office of Hall Booth Smith, P.C., has practiced post-trial and appellate law in the state and federal courts of Colorado for over 30 years. As lead counsel, she has briefed and argued well over 130 cases to the Colorado Court of Appeals, Colorado Supreme Court (original and certiorari proceedings) the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, as well as pre- and post-trial proceedings in the district courts involving a broad range of civil litigation issues, including medical negligence, products liability, age discrimination, Section1983/civil rights claims, premises liability, insurance law, personal injury, ...
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Austin Atkinson, Esq.
Hall Booth Smith, P.C.
Practice Area: Trial
Austin is a partner in the firm’s Atlanta office. He focuses his practice on appellate and appellate-related matters in a variety of types of litigation. As part of this practice, Austin regularly represents businesses and individuals on appeal, in post-trial proceedings, and in pre-trial matters, including complex motions and issues.Austin also teaches two courses as an adjunct professor at Georgia State University College of Law. He teaches Georgia Appellate Practice and Procedure in the spring and Georgia Practice and Procedure in the fall. Before joining the firm, Austin served as a law clerk to the Honorable J. Randal Hall of ...
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