Effective Monday, February 8, 2016, the Oregon Supreme Court and Court of Appeals will no longer charge document recovery fees for documents filed through the court’s eFiling system.
What Just Happened? A Review of Significant 2015 Oregon Appellate Decisions
The OSB Appellate Practice Section invites and encourages you to attend its upcoming brown bag CLE regarding significant 2015 decisions from our state appellate courts. Registration is open.
A Review of Significant 2015 Oregon Appellate Decisions
Thursday, February 25, 2016
Noon to 1:30 p.m.
Our distinguished panelists include Oregon Supreme Court Justice Richard Baldwin, Oregon Court of Appeals Judge Joel DeVore, Oregon Deputy Solicitor General Paul Smith, and Willamette University Law Professor Jeffrey Dobbins. Section chair Cody Hoesly will moderate. The panel will discuss significant 2015 decisions from both appellate courts in diverse areas of law.
Location: Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt, PC, 1211 SW Fifth Ave., 19th Floor, downtown Portland.
Credits: 1.5 general MCLE credits (pending).
Cost: $20 Appellate Practice Section members; $25 nonmembers; free for judges and court staff.
Registration: Print and complete the form below. Send the completed form and a check payable to “Oregon State Bar” to: Sara Kobak, Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt, PC, 1211 S.W. Fifth Ave., 19th Floor, Portland, OR 97204.
Name of person attending: _________________________
Bar number: ______________
Appellate Practice Section member (yes or no): _______
Amount of check enclosed: $ _______
Questions? Email [email protected]
ORAP 16.50 “Bookmark” Issue
Appellate Practice CLE & Social Materials
- Article – Judge-Friendly Briefs in the Electronic Age (9 Pages)
- Article – Writing (and Reading) Appellate Briefs in the Digital Age (17 Pages)
- FAQ – Appellate eFiling (18 Pages)
- FAQ – Circuit Court eFiling (18 Pages)
- Handout – Federal Rules: Rule 25-5 (6 Pages)
- Handout – ORAP 16.50 (2 Pages)
- List – Recent Articles (2 Pages)
- OCEI Tip Sheet (3 Pages)
CLE: “The Supreme Court Inside and Out”
The Oregon State Bar’s Business Litigation Section is pleased to present a distinguished panel to discuss the ins and outs of preparing and presenting argument before the U.S. Supreme Court and the unique decision-making process that results in precedents that impact us all.
5:00 – 5:30 P.M. Reception
5:30 – 6:30 CLE Program
Where: Red Star Tavern
503 SW Alder Street
Portland, Oregon 97204
The panel includes Oregon Supreme Court Justice Rives Kistler who is a former clerk to U.S. Supreme Court Justice Lewis Powell; Jeff Lamken, a partner at Molo Lamken in Washington D.C, who is a former clerk to U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Conner and a former Assistant Solicitor General who has argued 21 cases before the U.S. Supreme Court; and Steve Wilker, a partner at Tonkon Torp who argued a case before the U.S. Supreme Court last year.
Registration details are below the jump.
Please sign me up for “The Supreme Court Inside and Out” on November 11, 2015, at 5:00 p.m., at the Red Star Tavern, 503 SW Alder Street, Portland, OR 97204. The Business Litigation Section is applying for 1 hour of General CLE Credit for this program.
Name:
Section Member?
Non-Member?
Judge?
Student or 2014/2015 Admittee?
Registration Fee: $20 section members; $25 non-members; $5 for law students and 2014/2015 admittees; Judges are free. CREDIT CARDS ARE NOT ACCEPTED.
Please return this form with a check payable to “Oregon State Bar” byWednesday, November 4, 2015, to OSB Business Litigation Section Treasurer, John Casey, K&L Gates LLP, One SW Columbia St., Suite 1900, Portland, OR 97258.
Appellate Practice Section Social – October 29, 2015
We have a great CLE planned, and the Social is always a terrific opportunity to mingle with colleagues and Oregon’s appellate judges. It’s the appellate event of the year. Don’t miss it! Register now!
When: Thursday, October 29, 2015, 3:00 PM – 7 PM
Where: Sentinel Hotel
614 SW 11th Ave.
Downtown Portland
Agenda and registration information below the jump.
3:00-3:05 p.m. — Annual Meeting.
3:05-5:00 p.m. — CLE: “E-Briefing in Oregon.” An e-brief is more than a brief filed electronically. It is one strategically designed to be read electronically. Our fabulous panel—including Justice Kistler, Justice Landau, Judge Sercombe, Supreme Court Staff Attorney Lisa Norris-Lampe, and attorney Cody Hoesly—will discuss what Oregon appellate judges and staff attorneys like (and don’t like) to see when they read an e-brief. With practical demonstrations.
5:00-5:15 p.m. — CLE: Results of the Court of Appeals Performance Standards Survey. Judge Sercombe will discuss the results of this recent survey.
5:15-5:30 p.m. — A Brief Celebration of Justice Linder and Chief Judge Haselton. On the occasion of their upcoming retirements.
5:30-7:00 p.m. — Appellate Social. Mingle, mingle, mingle. Beer and wine hosted by Schwabe Williamson & Wyatt and Tonkon Torp LLP.
COST: The CLE is $30 for Appellate Practice Section members; $40 for non- members; and free for appellate judges, clerks, and court staff. Social is free.
CLE CREDITS: We will be requesting 2.25 general credits for the CLE.
REGISTRATION INFORMATION: Print and complete the following form. If you are attending the CLE, include a check in the appropriate amount, payable to “Oregon State Bar.” Send to: Sara Kobak, Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt, PC, 1211 SW Fifth Ave., 19th Floor, Portland, OR 97204. If you are not enclosing a check, you may email the form to [email protected].
Name of person attending: _______________________________________
Bar number: ____________
Appellate Practice Section member: YES ____ NO ____
Attending: CLE & Social ____ CLE Only ____ Social Only ____
Check enclosed: YES ____ N/A ____
Questions? Email: [email protected]
APS “Brown Bag” CLE – February 11, 2015
Supreme Court Adopts Permanent Amendments to Oregon Rules of Appellate Procedure
Appellate Practice Section Annual Social and CLE!
The section invites you to its annual social event at the Sentinel Hotel in downtown Portland! The section will offer a short one-hour CLE, followed by a reception.
What: Appellate Practice Section’s Annual Social and CLE!
When: Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2014, 4-6:30 p.m.
614 SW 11th Ave
Please register below. We hope to see you there!
- State of the Courts address;
- A farewell to retiring Judge Wollheim;
- An introduction to Court of Appeals Judge-to-be Meagan Flynn; and
- Updates from appellate court staff.
The social (5-6:30 p.m.) includes a bar hosted by Tonkon Torp LLP and Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt, PC.
The social is free and the CLE costs only $15 (fee waived for judges and judicial clerks)
Please RSVP with your name, bar number and a check for the CLE fee payable to “Oregon State Bar.”to:
1211 SW Fifth Ave., Ste. 1900
Judicial Profile: Judge Lagesen
The Executive Committee is pleased to present our members with a profile the Honorable Erin Lagesen of the Oregon Court of Appeals. Julie A. Smith, attorney and partner at Cosgrave Vergeer Kester LLP, kindly volunteered her time to author the article.
Again, if you would like the opportunity to contribute to the 2014 Appellate Almanac, please let me know.