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APPELLATE ADVOCACY SYMPOSIUM

October 15th, 2010 7:30am-4:00pm

George Mason University School of Law

This event is co-sponsored by the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces and the Judge Advocates Association.  For information about this event, please contact CPT Joshua Johnson at:  joshua.johnson34@us.army.mil.

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Agenda: 

  “Developing the Skills of a Successful Appellate Advocate”

0730   Registration and Continental Breakfast

0800    Welcoming Remarks

Chief Judge Andrew S. Effron, United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces

Colonel, USA (Ret.) Marc Warren, President, Judge Advocates Association

 0815        Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure Update for Appellate Practitioners

Professor Stephen A. Saltzburg, George Washington University Law School

Introduction by Brigadier General, USAF (Ret.) Thomas Hemingway, Vice President, JAA

 0930     Break

 0945     Appellate Practice within the Military Justice System

Rear Admiral Nanette M. DeRenzi, Deputy Judge Advocate General, United States Navy

Introduction by Brigadier General, USAF (Ret.) Thomas Hemingway, Vice President, JAA

 1045     Legal Research

Dwight Sullivan, Air Force Defense Appellate Division

 1130    Working Lunch (food provided) - Ethical Issues for Appellate Practice

Major Jay Thoman, Professor, The Judge Advocate General’s Legal Center and School

1300    Effective Appellate Advocacy

 *Neal Katyal, Acting Solicitor General of the United States (Invited)

Introduction by Brigadier General, USAF (Ret.) Thomas Hemingway, Vice President, JAA

 1400      Service Courts of Criminal Appeals Judges Panel

Moderator – Chief Judge Effron, United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces

1500     Break

1510     Persuading the Appellate Judge

Chief Judge David B. Sentelle, United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Introduction by Brigadier General, USAF (Ret.) Thomas Hemingway, Vice President, JAA

 1600     Evaluation and Adjournment 

The Symposium will be held in Room 121. 

George Mason University School of Law

Address:

3301 Fairfax Drive
Arlington, VA 22201
(703) 993-8000