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1 - Tips from The Top, by Roger D. Townsend
2 - Tips from the First and Fourteenth Courts of Appeals, edited by Beth Crawford
3 - Calendar of Appellate Events, prepared by Derek Bauman
Please note that the March Appellate Section Luncheon
has been rescheduled to March 12 to accomodate Spring Break.
When adverse counsel lies about the record, don’t call your adversary a “liar.” Suggest, instead, that adverse counsel has “overlooked” a fact, “misread” the record, or “forgotten” certain testimony. To be kind, you can add “inadvertently.” To be mean, as was once done to me, you can add “perhaps” before “inadvertently.” The latter will never win you friends and is unlikely to persuade the court. It’s always better to practice acts of kindness — whether random or planned. In the rare case, where neither side will back down about its recollection and tempers are threatening to flare, you might simply say, “Here is the page (or exhibit) number, the Court will have to review it and decide for itself.” But use that only as a last resort.Roger D. Townsend, Alexander Dubose Jones & Townsend LLP
January 2009 through March 2009
* Please note that appellate practice luncheon for March is in the second week of the month, not the third due to spring break considerations.
January 1:
New Year’s Day
The following courts will be closed:
· Texas Supreme Court
· Fifth Circuit
· First Court of Appeals – the late filing box will not be available
· Fourteenth Court of Appeals – the late filing box will not be available
January 15:
HBA Appellate Practice Luncheon
The Honorable Sherry Radack, Chief Justice of the First Court of Appeals and the Honorable Adele Hedges, Chief Justice of the Fourteenth Court of Appeals: First and Fourteenth Courts of Appeals Update.
Place: Coronado Club, 919 Milam Street, 5th Floor
Time: 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Cost: $25 members; $30 non-members with RSVP and section walk-ins; $35 non-member walk-ins
CLE Credit: 1.0 hr. participatory credit
RSVP Deadline: Tuesday, January 13, 2009 by NOON. Please note that, if you RSVP and do not attend, you will be billed for the cost of the lunch. RSVP’s are transferable.
Contact: scampbell@rustyhardin.com or call Shannon Campbell at 713-652-9000
Additional Information: If you would like a vegetarian or fruit plate, please note this request when making your RSVP and kindly inform your waiter at the luncheon that you requested a vegetarian entrée/fruit plate.
January 19:
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
The following courts will be closed:
· Fifth Circuit
· First Court of Appeals – the late filing box will not be available
· Fourteenth Court of Appeals – the late filing box will not be available
February 16:
Presidents’ Day
The following courts will be closed:
· Texas Supreme Court
· Fifth Circuit
· First Court of Appeals – the late filing box will not be available
· Fourteenth Court of Appeals – the late filing box will not be available
February 19:
HBA Appellate Practice Luncheon
The Honorable Leslie Yates, the Honorable Terry Jennings, and Kent Rutter: Advanced Appellate Practice in the 1st and 14th Courts of Appeal: Understanding and Navigating the Thicket.
Place:
Time: 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Cost: $25 members; $30 non-members with RSVP and section walk-ins; $35 non-member walk-ins
CLE Credit: 1.0 hr. participatory credit
RSVP Deadline: Tuesday, February 17, 2009 by NOON. Please note that, if you RSVP and do not attend, you will be billed for the cost of the lunch. RSVP’s are transferable.
Contact: scampbell@rustyhardin.com or call Shannon Campbell at 713-652-9000
Additional Information: If you would like a vegetarian or fruit plate, please note this request when making your RSVP and kindly inform your waiter at the luncheon that you requested a vegetarian entrée/fruit plate.
February 24:
Mardi Gras
The following courts will be closed:
· Fifth Circuit
March 12:
HBA Appellate Practice Luncheon
Speaker and topic TBA
Place:
Time: 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Cost: $25 members; $30 non-members with RSVP and section walk-ins; $35 non-member walk-ins
CLE Credit: 1.0 hr. participatory credit
RSVP Deadline: Tuesday, March 10, 2009 by NOON. Please note that, if you RSVP and do not attend, you will be billed for the cost of the lunch. RSVP’s are transferable.
Contact: scampbell@rustyhardin.com or call Shannon Campbell at 713-652-9000
Additional Information: If you would like a vegetarian or fruit plate, please note this request when making your RSVP and kindly inform your waiter at the luncheon that you requested a vegetarian entrée/fruit plate.
Please note: The appellate practice luncheon for March is in the second week of the month, not the third due to spring break considerations.
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