No one is born knowing how to tell compelling stories in their statements of the case. No one’s first oral argument is an elegant symphony of understated persuasion. Even the best Third Circuit advocates, lawyers like Peter Goldberger and Nancy Winkelman and Donna Doblick, work very hard to continue learning and improving. Appellate advocacy isn’t a talent, it’s a skill.
Here’s a chance to improve your appellate skills. Next month, there will be a two-hour CLE program in Delaware, entitled Effective Third Circuit Advocacy. The presenters:
- The Honorable Kent A. Jordan, Circuit Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
- The Honorable Jane R. Roth, Circuit Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
- The Honorable Christopher J. Burke, Magistrate Judge, District of Delaware
- Tieffa Harper, Assistant Federal Public Defender, District of Delaware
- Ilana Eisenstein, DLA Piper partner and former Assistant to the Solicitor General
The program will take place on Wednesday, January 10 from 3 to 5 p.m. with refreshments afterwards. It will be held at the Federal Courthouse in Wilmington at 844 N. King Street.
The event is co-sponsored by the Third Circuit Bar Association (3CBA) and the Delaware Chapter of the Federal Bar Association. The fee to attend is $20 for current members of either sponsor or $40 for non-members. (You can join or renew at the event, or online here or here.)
To register in advance, email me at Matthew@StieglerLaw.com. (I’m a 3CBA board member and one of the event’s organizers, along with Nilam Sanghvi and Kelly Farnan.) In your email, include your name, business address, and state(s) of admission.
(If you’re interested but unable to attend this one, panic not! 3CBA plans to put on a series of these programs in 2018 and beyond, featuring different Third Circuit judges, in locations around the circuit.)
This should be a terrific event. I’m going, and I hope you can, too.