The mission of the Committee on Appellate
Practice is to improve the quality of appellate representation of
clients in commercial litigation, provide a forum for the improvement of
law and practice as it relates to appellate litigation, and promote
collegiality and networking among like-minded appellate lawyers and
judges.
The Committee serves its mission by:
* writing and speaking about matters of
interest to appellate lawyers
and judges, including publishing articles in the
NY Litigator and
preparing reports for the Commercial and Federal Litigation
Section's
Executive Committee;
* developing continuing legal education
programs specific to appellate
litigation;
* sponsoring bench-bar initiatives on appellate
practice; and
* working with other Commercial and Federal
Litigation Section
Committees and other NYSBA Sections on issues of shared
interest.
The Committee on Appellate Practice is
co-chaired by
Megan P. Davis, Flemming
Zulack, NYC mdavis@fzwz.com and by David H. Tennant, Nixon Peabody LLP,
Rochester dtennant@nixonpeabody.com.s
Committee Activities
* Report
on certification practices in the Second Circuit
* Practice guides for Appellate Divisions – these will be
prepared on
a rolling basis, beginning with the Second and Fourth
Departments
* CLE Program on leave taking to New York Court of Appeals
* Report on interlocutory appeals in state courts (in collaboration
with
Complex Civil Litigation Committee)
Committee Reports
En Banc Review for Intermediate Appellate
Courts in NYS (2010)
Appellate Division Survey on
Policies
Certification of Questions of State Law in the Second
Circuit (2007)
Report
on Judicial Use of Internet (2005)
Civil
Appeals to the Appellate Division (1990)
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