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eSupplement to 2020 Conference on Criminal Appeals
Contains material from Mar 2018 to Apr 2020
Excellent.
The Course was excellent! I especially enjoyed Judge Keasler in "Ethics for Post-Conviction Lawyers," the session on ineffective assistance of counsel and appellate tips from the experts.
This was attached as a supplement to the seminar for criminal appeals. Several of these topics had nothing to do with criminal appeals or criminal law in general. I would suggest that next time all of the topics deal with criminal law or appellate procedure/law.
More criminal topics would be useful in this course for criminal practitioners, but there were a few standout exceptions-- like Katrina Grider's employment law talk.
nice addition
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Session 2: Ineffective Assistance of Counsel - Review the essentials of filing an ineffective assistance of counsel claim as defense counsel and responding as a prosecutor, with focus on essentials, pitfalls and necessity of claim.
Session 3: Appellate Tips from the Experts - Get a view from both sides of the criminal bar with practical tips on how appellate advocates and appellate courts can make their briefs and opinions interesting, easier to understand, and less likely to inflame the opposing side or losing party.
Session 4: Improve Your Legal Writing - Learn techniques for improving your legal writing in the short, medium, and long run.
Session 5: Error Preservation Ambushes: Infliction and Prevention - We can raise many complaints for the first time on appeal ... or when it is too late for the non-complaining party to do anything about it. These complaints involve jurisdiction, standing, summary judgment practice, experts, damages, the charge, and attorney's fees, just to name a few areas. Identify these areas, get suggestions about how to pre-empt your opponent from ambushing you with such complaints, and hear ideas about ambushing your opponent, while taking care to avoid a self-inflicted wound.
Session 6: Demonstrative Evidence: Pursuasion and the Use of Technology - Do you understand the differences between demonstrative evidence, and demonstrative aids? Join Claude Ducloux in this one hour presentation as he explores the following: Use of Summaries, Statistics, Trial Demonstrations, and Simulations/Videos. He will discuss: appropriate planning, themes, learning styles, and the ethic boundaries and duties when evidence is incorrect, wrong, or just plain false.
Session 7: Conviction Letters and Related Issues - Observe a roundtable discussion on navigating professional licensing complications related to criminal law matters.
Session 8: Advocacy Practice and Theory for the New Millennium - No one can deny the practice of law has changed dramatically in recent years, but many still advocate like it's 1999. Learn new tricks and tips on how to advocate effectively in today's courtrooms.
Session 9: Legal Malpractice Update - Get the latest on recent developments in Texas legal malpractice law, as well as notable ethics opinions that are applicable to appellate practitioners.
Session 10: Ethical Issues Presented by Changing Technology - Increasingly technology is integrated into the practice of law. Examine lawyers' current ethical responsibility in relation to the use of technology and how such responsibility may change as technological advances, like artificial intelligence, become more commonplace in the practice of law.
Session 11: Expanding Your Firm: How to Hire Contract and Associate Lawyers - What are the basics that you need to know? How do you manage your staff and attorneys? Get practical tips on how to answer these questions so that your firm can continue to flourish.
Session 12: Stress Kills Success: Mindfulness and the Small Firm Practitioner - Learn about the science behind stress and wellness, along with how mindfulness can help with peak performance.
Includes: Video Audio Paper Slides
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Hon. Michael Keasler
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Session 1
—34 mins
Ethics for Post-Conviction Lawyers (May 2018)
Examine the ethical considerations facing attorneys in post-conviction representation.
Originally presented: May 2018 Conference on Criminal Appeals
Hon. Michael Keasler,
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals - Austin, TX
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Carmen Roe
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Session 2
—32 mins
Ineffective Assistance of Counsel (May 2019)
Review the essentials of filing an ineffective assistance of counsel claim as defense counsel and responding as a prosecutor, with focus on essentials, pitfalls and necessity of claim.
Originally presented: May 2019 Conference on Criminal Appeals
Carmen Roe,
Carmen Roe Law Firm, PLLC - Houston, TX
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Dayna LeAnn Jones, Enrico Baltazar Valdez
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Session 3
—45 mins
Appellate Tips from the Experts (May 2018)
Get a view from both sides of the criminal bar with practical tips on how appellate advocates and appellate courts can make their briefs and opinions interesting, easier to understand, and less likely to inflame the opposing side or losing party.
Originally presented: May 2018 Conference on Criminal Appeals
Dayna LeAnn Jones,
The Law Office of Dayna L. Jones - San Antonio, TX
Enrico Baltazar Valdez,
Bexar County District Attorney's Office - San Antonio, TX
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Kamela Bridges
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Session 4
—29 mins
Improve Your Legal Writing (Sep 2019)
Learn techniques for improving your legal writing in the short, medium, and long run.
Originally presented: Aug 2019 Advanced Texas Administrative Law Seminar
Kamela Bridges,
The University of Texas School of Law - Austin, TX
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Steven K. Hayes
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Session 5
—29 mins
Error Preservation Ambushes: Infliction and Prevention (Jul 2019)
We can raise many complaints for the first time on appeal ... or when it is too late for the non-complaining party to do anything about it. These complaints involve jurisdiction, standing, summary judgment practice, experts, damages, the charge, and attorney's fees, just to name a few areas. Identify these areas, get suggestions about how to pre-empt your opponent from ambushing you with such complaints, and hear ideas about ambushing your opponent, while taking care to avoid a self-inflicted wound.
Originally presented: Jun 2019 Conference on State and Federal Appeals
Steven K. Hayes,
Attorney at Law - Fort Worth, TX
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Claude E. Ducloux
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Session 6
—59 mins
Demonstrative Evidence: Persuasion and Use of Technology (Apr 2020)
Do you understand the differences between demonstrative evidence, and demonstrative aids? Join Claude Ducloux in this one hour presentation as he explores the following: Use of Summaries, Statistics, Trial Demonstrations, and Simulations/Videos. He will discuss: appropriate planning, themes, learning styles, and the ethic boundaries and duties when evidence is incorrect, wrong, or just plain false.
Originally presented: Apr 2020 Demonstrative Evidence: Persuasion and Use of Technology
Claude E. Ducloux,
Attorney at Law - Austin, TX
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Joseph T. Marcee, Matthew L. Rienstra, Timothy E. Weitz
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Session 7
—49 mins
Conviction Letters and Related Issues (Sep 2019)
Observe a roundtable discussion on navigating professional licensing complications related to criminal law matters.
Originally presented: Aug 2019 Advanced Texas Administrative Law Seminar
Joseph T. Marcee,
Law Office of Joseph T. Marcee - Georgetown, TX
Matthew L. Rienstra,
Dalrymple, Shellhorse, Ellis & Diamond, LLP - Austin, TX
Timothy E. Weitz,
McDonald, Mackay, Porter & Weitz, LLP - Austin, TX
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Tracy W. McCormack
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Session 8
—32 mins
Advocacy Practice and Theory for the New Millennium (Jul 2019)
No one can deny the practice of law has changed dramatically in recent years, but many still advocate like it's 1999. Learn new tricks and tips on how to advocate effectively in today's courtrooms.
Originally presented: Jun 2019 Conference on State and Federal Appeals
Tracy W. McCormack,
The University of Texas School of Law - Austin, TX
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Robyn Bigelow Hargrove
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Session 9
—28 mins
Legal Malpractice Update (Jul 2019)
Get the latest on recent developments in Texas legal malpractice law, as well as notable ethics opinions that are applicable to appellate practitioners.
Originally presented: Jun 2019 Conference on State and Federal Appeals
Robyn Bigelow Hargrove,
Scott Douglass & McConnico LLP - Austin, TX
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Erreka Campbell, Skyla R. Johnson, Nate St. Clair
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Session 10
—58 mins
Ethical Issues Presented by Changing Technology (Aug 2019)
Increasingly technology is integrated into the practice of law. Examine lawyers' current ethical responsibility in relation to the use of technology and how such responsibility may change as technological advances, like artificial intelligence, become more commonplace in the practice of law.
Originally presented: Jul 2019 LLCs, LPs and Partnerships
Erreka Campbell,
WeWork - Dallas, TX
Skyla R. Johnson,
HSB Solomon Associates, LLC - Dallas, TX
Nate St. Clair,
Jackson Walker LLP - Dallas, TX
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Katrina Grider
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Session 11
—29 mins
Expanding Your Firm: How to Hire Contract and Associate Lawyers (Mar 2018)
What are the basics that you need to know? How do you manage your staff and attorneys? Get practical tips on how to answer these questions so that your firm can continue to flourish.
Originally presented: Feb 2018 Managing Your Success: Practice Management at the Next Level
Katrina Grider,
Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. - Houston, TX
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Melissa Marks Garner
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Session 12
—32 mins
Stress Kills Success: Mindfulness and the Small Firm Practitioner (Mar 2018)
Learn about the science behind stress and wellness, along with how mindfulness can help with peak performance.
Originally presented: Feb 2018 Managing Your Success: Practice Management at the Next Level
Melissa Marks Garner,
Your Mindful Edge - Dallas, TX