Friendly Persuasion: Drafting Effective Amicus Briefs & Using Them Strategically

Earn 1 CA CLE Hour

Friday, 1/14, 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm Pacific via ZOOM

This program is FREE for BHBA Members and $25 for Non Members.

Malcolm S. McNeil

President-Elect, BHBA

and

International Practice Co-Leader

Arent Fox

Lawrence S. Ebner

Executive Vice President & General Counsel

Atlantic Legal Foundation

and Founder, Capital Appellate Advocacy PLLC

Amicus curiae briefs are a common as well as important part of appellate practice in the U.S. Supreme Court, federal courts of appeals, and state appellate courts. This 1-hour webinar will be packed with practical information for lawyers who either are seeking influential amicus support for clients involved in appeals, or who are called upon to draft persuasive amicus briefs on behalf of trade associations, professional organizations, advocacy groups, or ad hoc coalitions of legal, scientific, or technical experts.

Here are some of the topics that will be covered:

Role of amicus briefs in appellate advocacy
When and how to solicit & where to find amicus support
Differences between petition-stage and merits-stage amicus briefs in the U.S. Supreme Court
U.S. Supreme Court amicus brief rules & practice tips
Filing amicus briefs in the Ninth Circuit and other federal courts of appeals
Amicus letters supporting petitions for review in the California Supreme Court
Coordinating multiple amici curiae
Do’s and don’ts for drafting amicus briefs — content, tone, style, and format
Presenting factual information & public policy arguments in amicus briefs

This program is presented by the Amicus Briefs Committee and the Litigation Section

The Committee evaluates and recommends to the Executive Committee and Board of Governors the cases in which the Association should take a position as amicus curiae. As well, they oversee preparation of the Association’s briefs for authorized cases. The committee is chaired by Stephen L. Raucher.

This program is chaired by Malcolm S. McNeil

The Litigation section covers the traditional substantive and procedural law governing adversarial judicial dispute resolution. The section is chaired by Rudolph Lehrer. Find out more about the Section at bhba.org/litigation-law

MCLE CREDIT This activity has been approved for participatory Minimum Continuing Legal Education credit by the State Bar of California in the amount shown above and the Beverly Hills Bar Association certifies that this activity conforms to the standards for approved education activities prescribed by the rules and regulations of the State Bar of California governing minimum continuing legal education.