Due to circumstances outside of our control, the Appellate Advocacy Institute will not go forward this year. We look forward to the return of the Appellate Advocacy Institute in the spring of 2023.
Presented by the Appellate Advocacy Section
About the Program
This popular one-and-a-half day legal analysis and oral argument program is designed to develop and sharpen your appellate advocacy skills in a supportive learning environment. You will be asked to perform as appellate counsel, in a mooting session, and in an oral argument to the Supreme Court. Each time you present, members of the faculty will provide guidance, instruction, and tips on how you can be more effective.
Note: Attendees should expect to spend at least 10-20 hours preparing an oral argument based on briefs and records that will be sent prior to the event.
This Hands-on Workshop Will Provide
• Assignments and course materials in advance
• Learning in a participatory small group setting
• One-on-one sessions with experienced appellate attorneys and judges
• Follow-up videotaped sessions with critiques by your colleagues, appellate attorneys, and judges
Who Should Attend
Any attorney who wishes to develop or hone their appellate advocacy skills, and learn from experienced attorneys from the bench and bar.
Program Chair
Brendon P. Levesque, Horton Dowd Bartschi & Levesque PC, Hartford
Featured Speaker
Daniel F. Polsenberg, Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie LLP, Las Vegas, NV
Cost
(Includes breakfast, lunch, breaks, electronic materials*, and parking in the public garage at 35 Bank St)
Member $379
Non-member $579
Speakers
Connecticut Supreme Court Justices
Hon. Gregory T. D'Auria
Hon. Maria Araujo Kahn
Hon. Christine E. Keller
Connecticut Appellate Court Judges
Hon. William H. Bright, Jr.
Hon. Nina F. Elgo
Hon. Melanie L. Cradle
Hon. José A. Suarez
Hon. Douglas S. Lavine
Connecticut Superior Court Judges
Hon. John B. Farley
(Additional Judges to be announced.)
Attorneys
Kenneth J. Bartschi, Horton Dowd Bartschi & Levesque PC, Hartford
Carl D. Cicchetti, Chief Clerk, Connecticut Supreme and Appellate Courts, Hartford
Thomas J. Donlon, Robinson+Cole, Stamford
Karen L. Dowd, Horton Dowd Bartschi & Levesque PC, Hartford
Hon. Anne C. Dranginis (Ret.), Pullman & Comley, Bridgeport
Scott T. Garosshen, Horton, Dowd, Bartschi & Levesque, PC, Hartford
Daniel J. Horgan, Incoming President of the CBA, Horgan Law Offices, New London
Wesley W. Horton, Horton Dowd Bartschi & Levesque PC, Hartford
Dana M. Hrelic, Pullman & Comley, Hartford
Daniel J. Krisch, Halloran Sage, Hartford
Brendon P. Levesque, Horton Dowd Bartschi & Levesque PC, Hartford
James Ralls, Chief State's Attorney, Appellate Bureau, Rocky Hill
Norman A. Roberts II, GraberRoberts LLC, Stamford
Barbara M. Schellenberg, Cohen and Wolf PC, Orange
Samuel V. Schoonmaker, IV, Schoonmaker Legal Group LLC, Stamford
James P. Sexton, Sexton & Company, Hartford
Jessica Solotruk, McCarter & English LLP, Hartford
Alinor Sterling, Koskoff, Koskoff & Bieder, PC
Justyn Stokely, McCarter & English LLP, Hartford
Michael S. Taylor, Horton Dowd Bartschi & Levesque PC, Hartford
Jonathan Weiner, Connecticut Supreme Court, Hartford
Laura Zaino, Halloran Sage, Hartford