Seminar Number

6903

 

Early
Registration Fee:

$375

On-Site
Registration Fee:

$395

Government Attorneys
Registration Fee:

$300

CLE Hours

(Georgia CLE)
12 CLE Hours
including
1 Ethics Hour,
1 Professionalism Hour and
3 Trial Practice Hours

(Alabama CLE)
9.5 CLE Hours
including
1 Ethics Hour

(Florida CLE)
11.5 General CLER
11.5 Appellate Certification Credit and 1 Ethics Credit

 

 

ELEVENTH CIRCUIT APPELLATE PRACTICE INSTITUTE

OCTOBER 23-24, 2008

State Bar of Georgia Headquarters
104 Marietta Street, NW
Atlanta, GA

FEATURING:
Justice Clarence Thomas, United States Supreme Court & the Eleventh Circuit’s Circuit Justice and Presentations by Eleven Judges of the Eleventh Circuit, U.S. Court of Appeals

Co-Sponsors:
Appellate Practice Section, State Bar of Alabama;
Appellate Practice Section, State Bar of Florida;
Appellate Practice Section, State Bar of Georgia

Presiding:
James F. Bogan III, Program Chair, Kilpatrick Stockton LLP, Atlanta, GA

Planning Committee:
Ivan B. Cooper, Program Vice Chair, Birmingham, AL
Matthew J. Conigliaro, St. Petersburg, FL
Laurie Webb Daniel, Atlanta, GA
Thomas D. Hall, Tallahassee, FL
Adam M. Hames, Atlanta, GA
Christopher J. McFadden, Decatur, GA
Jill A. Pryor, Atlanta, GA
Teresa W. Roseborough, Long Island City, NY
Scott Burnett Smith, Huntsville, AL
William H. Webster, Montgomery, AL
Amy Levin Weil, Atlanta, GA
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2008
8:45
 REGISTRATION AND CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
(All attendees must check in upon arrival. A removable jacket or sweater is recommended.)
9:45

WELCOME and OPENING REMARKS
James F. Bogan III
10:00

INTRODUCTION OF SPEAKER AND Featured Remarks
Hon. Phyllis Kravitch, Senior Judge, Eleventh Circuit, U.S. Court of Appeals, Atlanta, GA

Speaker:
Hon. Clarence Thomas, Associate Justice, U.S. Supreme Court, Washington, DC
11:00

Professionalism in the Appelate Process
Moderator:
Adam M. Hames, The Hames Law Firm L.L.C., Atlanta, GA

Panelists:
Hon. Clarence Thomas
Hon. Phyllis Kravitch
Hon. Raoul Cantero, Justice, Supreme Court of Florida,
Tallahassee, FL
12:00

LUNCHEON (Included in registration fee)
Speaker: David Bagwell, Attorney at Law, Fairhope, AL
1:00
 Preserving Issues for Appeal
Moderator:
Daniel G. Ashburn, Powell Goldstein LLP, Atlanta, GA

Panelists:
Hon. Frank M. Hull, Judge, Eleventh Circuit, U.S. Court of Appeals, Atlanta, GA
Ivan B. Cooper, Lightfoot Franklin White LLC, Birmingham, AL
Joyce W. Vance, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Northern District of Alabama, Birmingham, AL
2:00
 Characteristics of Effective Oral Argument
Moderator:
Scott Burnett Smith, Bradley Arant Rose & White LLP, Huntsville, AL

Panelists:
Hon. Joel F. Dubina, Judge, Eleventh Circuit, U.S. Court of Appeals, Montgomery, AL
Kevin C. Newsom, Bradley Arant Rose & White LLP, Birmingham, AL
Chilton D. Varner, King & Spalding LLP, Atlanta, GA
3:00
 WALK TO THE COURTHOUSE
3:30

Mock Oral Argument (U.S. District court)
Moderator:
Thomas D. Hall, Clerk of the Court, Supreme Court of Florida, Tallahassee, FL

Panelists:
Hon. Stanley Marcus, Judge, Eleventh Circuit, U.S. Court of Appeals, Miami, FL
Hon. William H. Pryor, Jr., Eleventh Circuit, U.S. Court of Appeals, Birmingham, AL
Hon. Joseph W. Hatchett, Akerman Senterfitt, Tallahassee, FL

Oral Advocates:
Thomas C. Goldstein, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP, Washington, DC
Leighton Moore, Troutman Sanders LLP, Atlanta
5:00

Reception (district court lobby)
Honoring:
Norman E. Zoller, Retired Circuit Executive, Eleventh Circuit, U.S. Court of Appeals, Atlanta, GA
7:30
 ROUND-ROBIN DINNER (LOCAL RESTAURANTS)
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2008
8:00

CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
8:30
 Presentation by Clerk’s Office
Thomas K. Kahn, Clerk of the Court, Eleventh Circuit, U.S. Court of Appeals, Atlanta, GA
John Ley, Chief Deputy, Office of Clerk of the Court, Eleventh Circuit, U.S. Court of Appeals, Atlanta, GA
9:00
 EFFECTIVE MOTIONS PRACTICE IN THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT
Moderator:
Matthew J. Conigliaro, Carlton Fields, P.A., St. Petersburg, FL

Panelists:
Hon. Stanley F. Birch, Jr., Judge, Eleventh Circuit, U.S. Court of Appeals, Atlanta, GA
Amy C. Nerenberg, Supervisory Motions Attorney, Eleventh Circuit, U.S. Court of Appeals, Atlanta, GA
Sharon J. Strange Stepler, Motions Attorney, Eleventh Circuit, U.S. Court of Appeals, Atlanta, GA
10:00
 BREAK
10:15
 APPELLATE JURISDICTION
Moderator:
Laurie Webb Daniel, Holland & Knight LLP, Atlanta, GA

Panelists:
Hon. Emmett Ripley Cox, Senior Judge, Eleventh Circuit, U.S. Court of Appeals, Mobile, AL
N. Lee Cooper, Maynard, Cooper & Gale, P.C., Birmingham, AL
Ilene L. Pabian, Holland & Knight LLP, Miami, FL
11:15
 Writing the Winning Brief
Moderator:
Ronan P. Doherty, Bondurant, Mixson & Elmore, LLP, Atlanta, GA

Panelists:
Hon. Peter T. Fay, Judge, Eleventh Circuit, U.S. Court of Appeals, Miami, FL
Mark I. Levy, Kilpatrick Stockton LLP, Washington, D.C.
C. Allen Garrett, Jr., Kilpatrick Stockton LLP, Atlanta, GA
12:15

LUNCHEON with Q & A (Included in registration fee)
Moderator:
Teresa W. Roseborough, MetLife, Long Island City, NY

Panelists:
To be determined
1:30
 REHEARING/REHEARING EN BANC
Moderator:
Amy Levin Weil, Appellate Chief, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Northern District of Georgia, Atlanta, GA

Panelists:
Hon. Gerald B. Tjoflat, Judge, Eleventh Circuit, U.S. Court of Appeals, Jacksonville, FL
Amy Lee Copeland, Appellate Chief, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Southern District of Georgia, Savannah, GA
Donald F. Samuel, Garland, Samuel & Loeb, P.C., Atlanta, GA
2:30
 Ethics: Judicial philosophy and jurisprudence
Moderator:
Christopher J. McFadden, Attorney at Law, Decatur, GA

Panelists:
Hon. James C. Hill, Senior Judge, Eleventh Circuit, U.S. Court of Appeals, Jacksonville, FL
Robert A. Schapiro, Associate Dean of Faculty, Professor, Emory University School of Law, Atlanta, GA
Timothy P. Terrell, Professor, Emory University School of Law, Atlanta, GA
3:30
 ADJOURN