Appellate Procedure Update

        
  
     
Legal Area:        Appellate Civil Criminal Litigation Trial
Session END DATE:        06/30/2025
Total CLE Hours:        1.00
Ethics Hrs Included:        0.00
Registration Fee:        $20.00
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** Available on-demand any time of day and in time increments convenient to you through Session End Date above **



This CLE presentation will provide an update on recent developments in appellate and trial procedure, including appendices in lieu of a record, superseding prejudgment interest, class certification, and appellate jurisdiction in severed proceedings. This CLE course features streaming video and downloadable audio presentations from a seminar by the Houston Bar Association (HBA) on June 28, 2024. Subjects include:



  • Appendices in Lieu of a Record

  • Permissive Interlocutory Appeals

  • 15th Court of Appeals

  • Class Certifications

  • Supersedeas

  • Filing, Document, and Service Updates

  • Appellate Jurisdiction & Finality of Judgments


  • Speakers:

    Jane Langdell Robinson, Partner, AZA Law (Ahmad, Zavitsanos & Mensing).  Jane Langdell Robinson specializes in appellate practice. Ms. Robinson offers extensive experience in state and federal appeals, having represented clients in mandamus proceedings, interlocutory appeals, and appeals of final judgments in Texas and other state appellate courts as well as numerous federal circuits, the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, and the United States Supreme Court. Ms. Robinson has been a co-author of O’Connor’s Texas Rules * Civil Trials, the premiere civil trial rules guide for Texas lawyers and judges, since 2018. She is also recognized in the Best Lawyers in America and Texas Super Lawyers for her appellate work. Ms. Robinson has been board certified in civil appellate law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization since 2016. She has argued appeals before the Texas Supreme Court, Texas intermediate appellate courts, and the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. Ms. Robinson has also prepared several amicus curiae briefs in state and federal court. Ms. Robinson also has extensive litigation experience in state and federal courts, including complex contract and commercial disputes and matters involving trademarks, copyrights, patents, and trade secrets. More information may be found on her firm's website.


    Barbara B. DePena, AZA Law (Ahmad, Zavitsanos & Mensing); U. S. Court of Appeals, Judicial Law Clerk.  Barbara DePeña is a trial and appellate lawyer. Ms. DePeña clerked for Chief Justice Nathan L. Hecht of the Supreme Court of Texas as well as Judge Lynn N. Hughes of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas. She joined AZA from a leading Houston firm where she handled complex commercial litigation matters involving breaches of contract, tortious interference, trade secret disputes, and copyright infringement claims. Ms. DePeña is a graduate of the University of Texas School of Law. Prior to law school, she received her M.S. from Johns Hopkins University and her B.A. from Harvard University, where she graduated cum laude.  More information may be found on her LinkedIn page.




    ACCREDITATION INFORMATION

    This course is approved for CLE credit by the STATE BAR OF TEXAS (MCLE Provider #8238).  Please check with your State Bar regarding specific accreditation requirements.


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