B05 – Don’t Lose It on Appeal: Practical Preservation Tips from Both Sides of the Bench (2026CLC-B05)

Tuesday, June 2, 2026

10:15 AM to 12:15 PM

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The Trial and Appellate Track

Presented by the Appellate Advocacy Section

About the Program

Join an appellate judge and two appellate attorneys for a candid discussion on what really works (and what does not) when it comes to preserving issues for appeal.

Issue preservation can make or break an appeal—and it starts long before the notice of appeal is filed. In this session, an appellate judge and two appellate practitioners share practical strategies trial attorneys can use to ensure that objections, rulings, and records are preserved for meaningful review. Through real examples and common pitfalls, the panel will highlight how small choices at trial can have big consequences on appeal—and how to protect your record from start to finish.

You Will Learn

About practical strategies trial attorneys can use to ensure that objections, rulings, and records are preserved for meaningful review
How small choices at trial can have big consequences on appeal—and how to protect your record from start to finish

Who Should Attend

Trial attorneys and appellate attorneys.

Credit

CT: 2.0 CLE Credit (General)
NY: 2.0 CLE Credit (AOP)

The Connecticut Bar Association/CT Bar Institute is an accredited provider of New York State CLE. This program qualifies for newly admitted and experienced attorneys CLE credits. 

Attorneys seeking NY CLE credit who have been admitted to the New York State Bar for two years or less must attend the live seminar for skills or ethics credit, a fully interactive videoconference, or simultaneous transmission with synchronous interactivity. Diversity, Inclusion and Elimination of Bias CLE credits are only available as non-transitional credits. For further information please see the NYCourts.gov page on CLE: http://ww2.nycourts.gov/attorneys/cle/index.shtml. 

Speakers

appjudge_wilson1 Hon. Robin L. Wilson
Connecticut Appellate Court, Hartford

Scott Garosshen1 Scott T. Garosshen
Robinson + Cole LLP, Hartford

Attorney Megan Wade1 Megan Wade
Connecticut Appellate Law Firm LLC, Eastford

Moderator

Alex Davenport
Connecticut Appellate Court, Hartford