eCourse
Appellate Ethics
Contains material from Jun 2014
Great course for inclusion in the online library. Helpful and easy to follow along with on the computer.
Excellent. Especially Rothenberg
Excellent course. All three speakers were interesting and provided useful insights.
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Session 2: Prevailing in the Face of "White Horse Authority" - A client hires you on appeal in a "must win" case, but your research reveals authority that is directly against your client's position. Explore techniques and strategies that you can, and sometimes must, use when confronted with "white horse authority" that is adverse to your client's position.
Session 3: Sneaky Appellate Ethics - Some ethical issues are "in your face," while others sneak up on you, disguised as everyday tasks. Whether they are woven into the rules, created by emerging case law, or generated by case management issues, these sneaky ethical issues are a lot easier to handle properly when you know how to spot them.
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Robert B. Dubose
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Session 1
—32 mins
Can I Cite Wikipedia? (Jun 2014)
Is it ethical and advisable to cite Internet authority? How reliable are online sources compared to published sources? When do cites to the Internet constitute prohibited extra-record materials? If it's on the Internet, it's not always the truth!
Originally presented: Jun 2014 State and Federal Appeals
Robert B. Dubose,
Alexander Dubose Jefferson & Townsend LLP - Houston, TX
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Scott Rothenberg
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Session 2
—28 mins
Prevailing in the Face of "White Horse Authority" (Jun 2014)
A client hires you on appeal in a "must win" case, but your research reveals authority that is directly against your client's position. Explore techniques and strategies that you can, and sometimes must, use when confronted with "white horse authority" that is adverse to your client's position.
Originally presented: Jun 2014 State and Federal Appeals
Scott Rothenberg,
Law Offices of Scott Rothenberg - Houston, TX
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Kirsten Castañeda
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Session 3
—27 mins
Sneaky Appellate Ethics (Jun 2014)
Some ethical issues are "in your face," while others sneak up on you, disguised as everyday tasks. Whether they are woven into the rules, created by emerging case law, or generated by case management issues, these sneaky ethical issues are a lot easier to handle properly when you know how to spot them.
Originally presented: Jun 2014 State and Federal Appeals
Kirsten Castañeda,
Locke Lord LLP - Dallas, TX