Training Overview
This webinar will describe the value of appeals while spelling out the steps litigators must take in order to preserve appeal as an option. It will describe the critical importance of making a record for appeal, spelling out the procedural requirements, some strategies for how to meet them, and how to identify in advance the types of issues which may be worthy for appeal. It will also help attendees understand the need for courageous advocacy in the face of occasional judicial resistance to lawyers’ efforts to ensure the record for appeal is adequately developed. It will provide examples of appeal-worthy cases and will also invite discussion of attendees’ experiences and questions.
Learning Objectives
- Attendees will be able to identify and apply the steps required to create an adequate record for appeal.
- Attendees will be able to evaluate whether a trial error is appealable or constitutes a harmless error.
- Attendees will be able to demonstrate how to properly articulate errors at trial so they are preserved for appeal.
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