Appellate Practice - CLE Seminars

The third Tuesday of every month, except June and December, the Appellate Practice Section puts on a one-hour CLE telephone conference call as a service to its members. These seminars typically provide one-hour of appellate certification credit and deal with advances issues of appellate practice, often focusing on hot, substantive issues.

"Path to the Bench"
Tuesday, July 8, 2008 at 12:10 p.m.

The Hon. Raoul G. Cantero, III, outgoing Florida Supreme Court Justice, will be joined by Paul Huck, Jr., former General Counsel to Governor Charlie Crist, and Dean Colson, a former member of the Supreme Court Judicial Nominating Commission, for discussions on the process of becoming a Florida Supreme Court justice. Topics will include:

A discussion of the application process, where the application can be retrieved, the requirements of the application, and the JNC interview process.
What happens after the nominations are submitted, the interview process before the Governor, and related topics.
The work of a Supreme Court Justice, the anticipated daily duties, and the qualities that Justice Cantero thinks are important for a Justice of the Florida Supreme Court.

CLE Information:
Course #TBA
1:00 General CLE
1:00 Appellate Certification

The Appellate Practice Section of The Florida Bar
and Florida Coastal School of Law present
Successful Appellate Advocacy, 7th Edition
July 30 - August 1, 2008

The most popular intensive appellate workshop is back! This concentrated, three-day workshop is designed to provide participants at all skill levels with the advocacy tools necessary for a successful practice. This program provides participants with extensive feedback by program faculty on written and oral skills, and will culminate in an actual oral argument before a three-judge panel.
Click HERE for more information.

Webster's Tips for Successful Appellate Oral Advocacy
During the February 26, 2008 CLE conference call on preparing for oral argument, reference was made to a set of helpful tips compiled by Judge Peter Webster, of the First District Court of Appeal. For the benefit of our members, Judge Webster has agreed to allow us to post these tips, which can be accessed at the clicking HERE.

Appellate CLE Audio Tapes

Your Appellate Practice Section announces the 2008/2009 Telephone CLE Schedule.

The Section encourages participation in these one-hour lunch time CLEs that generally take place on the third Tuesday of each month with the exception of December and July. Each year attendance has increased for these informative seminars. Traditionally, these seminars allow attendees to receive Appellate Certificate credits as well as general CLE credits. The moderators and panelists do an exceptional job. The Section also encourages section members to participate in serving as moderators and panelists. Please contact John Mills at jmills@appellate-firm.com if you are interested in participating.

Please click HERE for the registration form. A discount is provided for those who register for the entire slate of seminars.

Telephonic CLE - Instructions to Participate

Register with the bar. The registration form may be found at HERE.

To access this conference, you will need to dial one of the following telephone numbers:
US / Canada Dial-in #: (888) 394-8033
International / Local Dial-in #: (973) 935-2405

The operator will ask you for the Conference ID number. The calls are set up with a password instead. Please tell the operator your password is "Appellate".

If you require assistance during the conference please press *0 for the operator. For Q&A press *1 to pose questions.

Instructions to Receive CLE Credit

You may now post your CLE credits online and watch your record update in real time. With an online account and a personal password, we believe you will find the new online CLE posting system to be easy and efficient to use. All you need to do is follow these simple instructions:

Make note of the course number. (This will be announced during the call.)
Go to www.flabar.org
Click on Member Profile on the right side of the web page.
Click on CLE Activity Posting.
Enter your user name and password.
(Note: You will need to request a password prior to using any of the online functions. Please allow 5-7 days to receive your confidential password.)
Please post your course entry using the assigned course number. If the assigned number ends in "R" and you intend to use the course toward compliance with the Basic Skills Course Requirement (BSCR), you may not post on-line. Please fax confirmation to 850/561-6660 or call 850/561-5842.
If you are posting a Florida Bar seminar you have completed by audio or video tape, please make sure the last digit is either an "A" for audio or "V" for video.

After you have completed posting all of your credits, you may wish to print the confirmation page for your records.

If you have any questions or need assistance with the online credit reporting, please contact the Legal Specialization and Education department at 850/561-5842.