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!