Tag Archives: Appellate Law

Brendan Begley is our Latest Featured Speaker!

Posted on by Faith Pincus
03 Aug

Our latest featured speaker is Brendan Begley from Weintraub Tobin!

Brendan will be speaking at our upcoming 9th Circuit Court of Appeals Boot Camp: The Nuts and Bolts Webinar on September 26 & 28. He most recently spoke at our Covid 19 Employment Litigation: Liability, Privacy, and Arbitration Webinar where he was praised by attendees for how direct and concise his presentation was.

We’re excited to have him back with us!

Brendan is a shareholder at Weintraub Tobin, who spearheads the firm’s Appeals and Writs group, and is a member of the firm’s Litigation, Labor & Employment, Trust, Probate, and Elder Abuse Litigation groups.

Throughout his career, Brendan has worked on class actions and managed entire cases, including conducting witness interviews, preparing and responding to written discovery, arguing related motions, taking and defending scores of depositions, prevailing on numerous anti-SLAPP and dispositive motions, mediating many cases, and second-chairing trials to successful verdicts. At the appellate stage, he has handled both briefing and oral argument before all appellate courts, from the California Court of Appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court.

Before Weintraub Tobin, Brendan served as a judicial clerk to the Honorable John M. Gerrard, Associate Justice of the Nebraska Supreme Court, and later as a judicial clerk to the Honorable Connie M. Callahan, Circuit Judge for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

Thank you for joining the program, Brendan! We are excited to have him back.

Susan Horst is our Latest Featured Speaker!

Posted on by Faith Pincus
01 Aug

Our latest featured speaker is Susan Horst from Complex Appellate Litigation Group!

Susan will be speaking at our upcoming Appellate Law Certified Legal Specialist Exam Four-Part Online Prep Course (CA) on August 22, 23, 24 and September 7, 2023. She most recently spoke at our 8th Annual Advanced Appellate Practice (CA) Webinar where she was praised for her stellar handouts and expertise in writs.

In fact, Susan is such a popular speaker that she has been teaching writs topics for at least ten years at our appellate and writs related seminars (advanced and beginner level)!

We’re excited to have her join this course this year!

Susan is a counsel at Complex Appellate Litigation Group. She has briefed and argued cases in the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals and every District Court of Appeal in California, and has filed amicus briefs on the merits in several cases before the U.S. and California Supreme Courts. For more than 31 years, Susan served as the writ attorney for the California Court of Appeal for the First District, Division One, in San Francisco.

Susan is one of the only practicing attorneys in California to have devoted virtually her entire career to appellate writs.

As writ attorney in the First District, Susan evaluated thousands of pre- and post- trial writ petitions in all types of civil and criminal matters. In the process, she learned precisely what the justices on the Court of Appeal look for before taking the extraordinary step of granting writ relief — and what an opposing party needs to highlight to have the best shot at getting a petition denied.

In addition to Pincus Professional Education, Susan has presented seminars to the San Francisco City Attorney, District Attorney and Public Defender Offices, the State Bar of California, California Continuing Education of the Bar, The Rutter Group, bar associations across California, and the Center for Judicial Education and Research. She is the co-author of two Continuing Education of the Bar (CEB) titles: Appeals and Writs in Criminal Cases and California Criminal Law: Procedure and Practice.

Thank you for joining us again, Susan!

Robert Dato is our Latest Featured Speaker!

Posted on by Faith Pincus
31 Jul

Our latest featured speaker is Robert Dato from Buchalter!

Robert will be speaking at our upcoming 9th Circuit Court of Appeals Boot Camp: The Nuts and Bolts Webinar on September 26 & 28. He recently spoke at our previous 9th Circuit Court of Appeals Boot Camp where attendees complimented his materials and knowledge of the subject.  In the past, Bob has spoken at our Annual Advanced Appellate program many times, most recently at our 2017 Advanced Appellate program.

We’re excited to have him back with us!

Robert is Co-Chair of the Buchalter’s Appellate Practice Group. He primarily represents clients in business litigation and employment matters, with particular emphasis on appeals and related proceedings.

As a Certified Appellate Specialist in California since 1996, Robert has handled more than 400 appellate matters in state and federal courts throughout the United States and served as the national coordinating appellate counsel for two major pharmaceutical manufacturers.

Robert was previously a senior research attorney to Presiding Justice David G. Sills of the California Court of Appeal in Santa Ana, where he prepared approximately 200 appellate opinions in substantive areas ranging from family law to complex business litigation matters. He also occasionally served as the court’s writ attorney, reviewing and making recommendations regarding writ petitions filed with the court.

Additionally, Robert is currently a member of the Orange County Bar Association’s Professionalism and Ethics Committee. He is a past chair of the State Bar’s Committee on Administration of Justice and a past chair of the Orange County Bar Association’s Appellate Law Section. Robert was recognized as a Southern California Super Lawyer from 2004-2023, as well as a 2013 Top Rated Lawyer in the area of Commercial Litigation by American Lawyer Media in conjunction with Martindale Hubbell.

Thank you for joining us again, Robert!

Adam Hofmann is our Latest Featured Speaker!

Posted on by Faith Pincus
27 Jul

Our latest featured speaker is Adam Hofmann from Hanson Bridgett!

Adam will be speaking at our upcoming Appellate Law Certified Legal Specialist Exam Four-Part Online Prep Course (CA) on August 22, 23, 24 and September 7, 2023.  In addition to the exam prep course, Adam will be speaking at our Fall 9th Circuit Court of Appeals Boot Camp: The Nuts and Bolts Webinar on September 26 & 28, 2023.

In fact – Adam has spoken at many of our appellate programs over the past few years, including our 9th Circuit Court of Appeals Boot Camp in 2021,  where he was praised by the attendees for his engaging presentation of course!

We’re excited to have you with us again, Adam!

Adam is a partner and a Co-Chair of the Appellate Practice Group at Hanson Bridgett. He has briefed and argued cases in the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals and every District Court of Appeal in California, and has filed amicus briefs on the merits in several cases before the U.S. and California Supreme Courts.

Throughout his career, Adam has represented cities, counties, and special districts in writs and appeals relating to public finance and revenue measures, land use, civil rights, employee benefits, labor standards, and election law. He has represented water districts and cities in a range of disputes regarding rates, fees, and charges, including work on some of the leading published cases interpreting related provisions of the California Constitution.

Outside of his work at Hanson Bridgett, Adam coaches regionally and nationally competitive moot-court teams at UC Davis School of Law. He also speaks and writes on questions of local government authority and policy under the California Constitution and has taught courses in local government and land use law as an adjunct professor at the University of San Francisco School of Law.

Thank you for joining us again, Adam!

Jack Reiter is our Latest Featured Speaker!

Posted on by Faith Pincus
21 Jul

Our latest featured speaker is Jack Reiter from GrayRobinson!

Jack will be speaking at our upcoming Preserving the Trial Record for Appeal in Florida Civil Cases Webinar on August 1 & 3, 2023. Most recently, Jack spoke at our Advanced Appellate Practice (FL) Seminar. Attendee testimonials commended Jack on his informative presentation and excellent content.

Jack is a shareholder at GrayRobinson and leads the firm’s Appellate and Trial Support Team (nationally ranked Tier 1 by U.S. News- Best Lawyers in 2023). He is Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Appellate Practice and former chair of Florida Bar Appellate Court Rules Committee and Appellate Practice Section. Jack focuses his practice on litigation and trial support matters in commercial and business disputes, insurance coverage issues, products liability and negligence, and toxic tort law. His experience includes preparing and arguing complex trial motions to dismiss and for summary judgment, as well as motions in limine and for directed verdict.

Outside of the firm, Jack is a member of the American Bar Association, the Tort and Insurance Practice Section and the Defense Research Institute. Jack has also served as chair of The Florida Bar Appellate Court Rules Committee, the Appellate Practice Section of The Florida Bar and the Dade County Bar Appellate Court Committee.

Thank you for joining the program, Jack!  We are so happy to have you back.

Alyssa Reiter is our Latest Featured Speaker!

Posted on by Faith Pincus
18 Jul

Our latest featured speaker is Alyssa Reiter from Wicker Smith!

Alyssa will be speaking at our upcoming Preserving the Trial Record for Appeal in Florida Civil Cases Webinar on August 1 & 3, 2023. Alyssa has collaborated with Pincus before at our Illinois appellate programs. We are so excited to have her back with us!

Formerly of Illinois, Alyssa is now a partner at Wicker Smith’s Fort Lauderdale office and focuses her practice on handling appeals, litigation support, and insurance coverage matters. She has argued cases in the Florida Supreme Court, the Illinois Supreme Court, the 11th Circuit and the 7th Circuit, and numerous appellate courts throughout not only Florida and Illinois, but the entire United States.

Throughout her career, Alyssa has represented clients in a wide range of cases, including: products liability, professional malpractice, commercial litigation, insurance coverage and bad faith, vehicular accident, premises liability, and aviation.

Having served three terms on the Board of Directors for the Appellate Lawyers Association, Alyssa is a highly capable attorney. She was selected by her peers as a Leading Lawyer and a Super Lawyer in the field of civil appeals. Alyssa has also earned an AV rating from Martindale-Hubbell, the highest rating awarded by that organization.

Thank you for joining the program, Alyssa!

 

Scott Howie is our Latest Featured Speaker!

Posted on by Faith Pincus
17 Jul

Our latest featured speaker is Scott Howie from Donohue Brown Mathewson & Smyth!

Scott will be speaking at our upcoming Preserving the Trial Record for Appeal in Illinois Civil Cases Webinar on July 18 & 20, 2023. This will be his first time speaking with us. Welcome, Scott!

Scott is a partner at Donohue Brown Mathewson & Smyth. His expertise is concentrated in posttrial motions and appeals. Scott regularly practices in appellate courts throughout Illinois—and has even been called on to participate in appeals in other jurisdictions, either appearing pro hac vice or working behind the scenes to prepare written briefs.

In hundreds of civil appeals, Scott has written more than 500 appellate briefs and delivered well over a hundred oral arguments, including several each in the Illinois Supreme Court and the U.S Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.

Scott is a past president (2021–22) of the Appellate Lawyers Association, which coordinates speakers and seminars on appellate topics and promotes interactions with appellate judges and court officials. Since 2013 Scott has been a regular contributor to the IDC Quarterly, the scholarly publication of the Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel, for which he writes a column on appellate practice. He also serves by appointment of the Illinois Supreme Court on the E-Business Policy Advisory Board, which formulates standards for the implementation of electronic and online procedures. He is also a member of the amicus committee of the Illinois Chamber of Commerce, which promotes the interests of the business community in cases before the state supreme court.

Thank you for joining the program, Scott!

Jamie Moses is our Latest Featured Speaker!

Posted on by Faith Pincus
12 Jul

Our latest featured speaker is Jamie Moses from Holland & Knight!

Jamie will be speaking at our upcoming Preserving the Trial Record for Appeal in Florida Civil Cases Webinar on August 1 & 3, 2023. Most recently, she spoke at our Advanced Appellate Practice (FL) Program, where she was praised for the advice and perspective she brought to the table. Jamie also taught at our Florida 2021 Deposition Training program and received fantastic reviews.

It’s great to have you back with us, Jamie!  We love working with you and having you speak!

Jamie is a member of Holland & Knight’s Appellate Team. Her practice primarily focuses on state and federal appeals. She also has significant experience representing clients in real estate and broker litigation, professional malpractice litigation, along with insurance and bad faith litigation. She is board certified in Appellate Law by The Florida Bar. Prior to joining Holland & Knight, she was a partner at a large Orlando law firm, where she led the appellate practice group.

As the former president of the Central Florida Association for Women Lawyers and the Florida Bar’s Young Lawyers Division, Jamie offers practical advice that only a seasoned attorney can provide. Jamie has also been recognized by “The Best Lawyers in America” guide in Appellate Law, 2021-22 as well as “Florida Super Lawyers” magazine, 2015-2023.

Thank you for joining the program, Jamie!

Kristen Fiore is our Latest Featured Speaker!

Posted on by Faith Pincus
10 Jul

Our latest featured speaker is Kristen Fiore from Akerman!

Kristen will be speaking at our upcoming Preserving the Trial Record for Appeal in Florida Civil Cases Webinar on August 1 & 3, 2023. Most recently, she spoke at our Advanced Appellate Practice (FL) Program, where she was an attendee favorite.

It’s so good to have you back with us, Kristen!

Kristen is a partner at Akerman. She is a seasoned, board certified appellate attorney, who has handled hundreds of complex commercial appeals and orally argued dozens of those cases, including appeals in all five Florida District Courts of Appeal, the Florida Supreme Court, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Second, Fifth, Seventh, Ninth, and Eleventh Circuits. Her extensive experience encompasses civil and administrative cases touching on a wide range of law, including: constitutional issues, discovery, class actions, damages, bankruptcy, malpractice, probate, American Indian, taxation, and family law. Significant areas of focus in her appellate work include financial, insurance, and labor & employment disputes.

Kristen currently serves on the Florida Appellate Court Rules Committee and is a frequent speaker on appellate topics, most recently presenting on the Jurisdiction of the Florida Supreme Court for the Appellate Practice Section’s Practice Before the Florida Supreme Court CLE Seminar.

Recognized by Florida Trend, Benchmark Litigation, and Super Lawyers, Kristen brings a wealth of knowledge to her appellate practice from having served as a staff attorney for judges on both the Florida Supreme Court (Justice Barbara Pariente) and Florida’s Fourth District Court of Appeal (Judge Fred Hazouri), where she participated in countless appeals — which provides her with invaluable insight in framing compelling arguments during both the trial and appellate stages of litigation.

Thank you for joining us again, Kristen!

Peder Batalden is our Latest Featured Speaker!

Posted on by Faith Pincus
07 Jul

Our latest featured speaker is Peder Batalden from Horvitz & Levy!

Peder will be speaking at our upcoming 9th Circuit Court of Appeals Boot Camp: The Nuts and Bolts Webinar on September 26 & 28. He most recently spoke at our 8th Annual Advanced Appellate Practice Seminar in California and was praised by the attendees for his knowledge and insight.  He also spoke at our 2021 9th Circuit Court of Appeals Boot Camp to rave reviews.

We’re excited to have you with us again, Peder!

Peder is a partner at Horvitz & Levy. He has successfully petitioned for review in the U.S. Supreme Court, and he has argued and won numerous appeals in the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Ninth and Tenth Circuits. He routinely assists clients in responding to large money judgments, drawing upon a deep knowledge of federal jurisdiction and procedure to assist in staying enforcement of judgments and preparing post-trial motions so that issues for appeal are not lost.

Additionally, Peder is co-author of the leading treatise on civil appeals before the Ninth Circuit, the Rutter Group’s Ninth Circuit Civil Appellate Practice. Because Peder is speaking at our 9th Circuit program, along with co-author John Querio, the Rutter Group will give attendees at that program 40% off the Guide.  Attendees will learn how to take advantage of this discount during the program.

He is also a past Chair of the State Bar of California’s Standing Committee on the Federal Courts, which works to enhance bench-bar relations and studies proposed changes to federal rules. He also routinely comments on proposed amendments to the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure and to the Ninth Circuit rules.

Throughout his career, Peder has represented many significant companies, including AutoNation, Bank of America, Chevron, Ford Motor Company, Honeywell, Hospital Corporation of America, Lyft, Media News Group, The Sherwin-Williams Company, Newell Brands, Sempra Energy, TASER International, Travelers, and Toyota Motor Sales. He has also represented government entities and employees in federal civil rights actions; major medical providers in healthcare matters; and insurers in coverage actions.

Thank you for joining us again, Peder!