Message From the Chair

I am excited about serving as Chair of the Appellate Advocacy Committee of the TIPS for the coming year. Our leadership has already held a teleconference to prepare for our upcoming business meeting in October at the TIPS Fall Leadership Meeting in Dallas, as well as for our upcoming programs. We are planning a C.L.E. program at the 2011 TIPS Spring Meeting in Amelia Island, Florida which will address the topic of the proper approach to jury instructions.

In addition, we are planning a program on the intersection of the appellate system and arbitration for the 2011 A.B.A. Annual Meeting in Toronto. Our Program Committee, led by Juliana McCabe and Daniel Wallach, will certainly be busy getting these two outstanding programs presented to the Section. Of course, we still plan to have newsletter as a regular source of content. I want to thank our Circuit Editors for their efforts keeping all of us informed of developments in the law around the country. Another way to stay informed is to follow us in our LinkedIn group and on Facebook. All of our committee activities are posted there by our Chair-elect Designee and Technology Vice Chair, John Neiman.

If you are able to attend any of the TIPS meetings this year, check the schedule for our business meeting. I plan to continue our committee’s tradition of holding business meetings in person at all four of TIPS section-wide meetings in the bar year. While not everyone can attend these meetings, convening those who can is a great way to keep momentum. Please e mail any member of our leadership, if you are interested in getting more involved with programming, the newsletter or the committee in general.

September 20, 2010
David Wilson

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