Appellate Practice and Preserving the Record

Available in-person at the RI Law Center, 41 Sharpe Dr., Cranston. Breakfast included.

The program will include components on brief writing, argument, and preservation, led by experienced appellate lawyers from both civil and criminal backgrounds. Topics will include identifying issues, drafting statements of fact, structuring legal arguments, preparing for oral argument, and—of particular interest to trial attorneys—preserving specific objections for appellate review. There will also be a segment on judicial perspectives of appellate advocacy.

Upon completion of the program, each participant will:

• Understand the components of a persuasive appellate brief.
• Plan for an effective oral argument.
• Preserve appellate issues at the trial court level.
• Understand the appellate judicial perspective
Online registration for this program will close on Tuesday, January 2nd, at noon. Please call the RI Bar CLE Department at (401) 421-5740 to register after this date.

The RIBA assumes no responsibility for opinions, statements, and facts in any Continuing Legal Education/Annual Meeting program. Neither the opinions expressed in any program, nor its content represent the official view of the Rhode Island Bar Association or the views of its members.

IMPORTANT: Please note, the RI Bar CLE Department is now PAPERLESS. All materials will be emailed as a pdf. If you are attending in-person and require printed materials, please contact the RI Bar CLE Department at (401) 421-5740 no less than 72 hours prior to the program - additional charges apply for printed materials.