Lawyers Roundtable: Views from the Inside: Practice in the Courts of Appeals

Elizabeth Lang Miers will serve as a panelist during the Lawyers Roundtable: Views from the Inside: Practice in the Courts of Appeals on February 24 at 4:00pm CT. 

Topics discussed include:

• Inside the Courts of Appeals: How are panels assigned? How are motions ruled on? What happens before oral argument? When are preliminary and final decisions made?
• Appellate strategy: Picking your fights. Mistakes trial lawyers should avoid at trial and on appeal.
• Oral Argument: How the justices prepare for oral argument. How lawyers should prepare for oral argument. Remote arguments.
• Current events and the Courts of Appeals: Judicial selection. Consolidation of appellate districts.
• Participant Q & A.