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Avoiding "Benchslaps": The Real Scoop from the Other Readers of Your Appellate Briefs |

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$40 for KBA Members
$60 for Non-Member
$0 for KBA Member CLE Season Pass
$10 for Staff of KBA Member

60 minutes
Date Published

April 12, 2019

Publisher

Knoxville Bar Association

Subjects

Solo & Small Firm, Trial Practice

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Summary

The CLE Program "Avoiding “Benchslaps”: The Real Scoop from the Other Readers of Your Appellate Briefs" was originally presented and recorded on April 12, 2019.

A panel of judicial law clerks and staff attorneys from the Tennessee Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, and Court of Criminal Appeals will give examples of good (and not so good) brief writing and suggestions to improve your briefing and motion-drafting skills with a focus on earning the trust of all the sets of eyes that read every word you submit. With a presentation designed for new and experienced appellate practitioners alike, the panel will note some pertinent and often problematic rules, give suggestions to help you avoid frustrating the appellate courts, and offer tips for explaining your case and clarifying your argument. A question-and-answer session will also be included, so bring any questions you have about appellate practice, especially the parts that involve presenting the record, researching the law, and writing an argument that may make it easier for an appellate court to rule in your favor.

Speakers: Rebekah Bradley, Sally Goade (moderator), Alan Groves, Vanessa Johnson, Amye King, Cindy Padilla, Amy Paul, and Carlos Yunsan

(If you have any questions about the program please contact speakers at rebekah.bradley@tncourts.gov;Sally.Goade@tncourts.gov; ealangroves@gmail.com;vanessa.johnson@tncourts.gov; Amye.King@tncourts.gov; cindy.padilla@tncourts.gov; carlos.yunsan@tncourts.gov)

Approved for 1 hour of "Online" General CLE Credit.

IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY: Please verify when you register for an online CLE course that you have not previously attended the program during the live presentation or the video replay series offered twice a year. The CLE Commission will not approve CLE credit for the same course even if it is taken in a different calendar year.

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Presenters

Rebekah L. Bradley

Rebekah L. Bradley has served as an administrative law clerk to a Tennessee Court of Appeals judge since May 2016. In October... Read More

Sally A. Goade

Sally A. Goade has clerked for a Tennessee Court of Appeals judge for six years and formerly clerked for a Court of Criminal... Read More

E. Alan Groves

E. Alan Groves graduated from the UT College of Law in May 2018. As a law student, Alan interned for judges on the Workers’... Read More

Vanessa Johnson

Vanessa Johnson began clerking for the Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals upon graduating from the UT College of Law in... Read More

Amye King

Amye Tankersley King, a graduate of California State University, Fresno and the UT College of Law, is a twenty-year judicial... Read More

Cindy D. Padilla

Cindy D. Padilla has served as senior law clerk for two successive judges on the Tennessee Court of Appeals since 1999. For... Read More

Amy Leigh Paul

Amy Leigh Paul graduated from MTSU in 1996 with a B.S. in Political Science. Immediately upon her graduation from the UT... Read More

Carlos A. Yunsan

Carlos A. Yunsan serves as a judicial law clerk for a Justice on the Tennessee Supreme Court, in which role he reviews... Read More

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Program Titles and Supporting Materials

This program contains the following components:

Avoiding "Benchslaps" - Video
Avoiding "Benchslaps" - Paper
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Credit

If applicable, you may obtain credit in multiple jurisdictions simultaneously for this program (see pending/approved list below). If electing credit for this program, registrants in jurisdictions not listed below will receive a Certificate of Completion that may or may not meet credit requirements in other jurisdictions. Where applicable, credit will be only awarded to a paid registrant completing all the requirements of the program as determined by the selected accreditation authority.

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