Session 2: Applying Standards of Review
Format: Online only- and will be recorded.
Day 2 shifts to the appellate stage, breaking down how courts understand and apply the layered standards of review in criminal cases.
Faculty
- Hon. Elizabeth Dewar, Supreme Judicial Court
- Monica DeLateur, Assistant Clerk, Massachusetts Appeals Court
- Kathryn Janssen, Esq., Assistant District Attorney, Eastern District
- Eva Jellison, Esq., Jellison & Nathanson, LLP
- Joseph Schneiderman, Esq., Appellate Practitioner
What You Will Learn:
- A practical guide to the varied standards of review utilized by appellate courts.
- How to successfully frame your arguments within those standards, including navigating waived or forfeited errors.
- Writing tips, brief-crafting strategies, and best practices from both advocates and the Court.
CPCS approved 2.0 credits for each day for the YAD Trial and Appeals, Mental Health Appeals and Criminal Trial and Appeals panels. CPCS also approved 1.0 credits for the Mental Health Trials panel for day one only.*
Online registration is encouraged. For assistance with group registrations, disability accommodations, or out-of-state CLE credits, please contact CLE Coordinator Michael Saporito at [email protected].
Note on Recordings: Most Social Law Library CLE events are recorded. All registrants will receive a digital download link, typically within one week of the program. To ensure you receive the video link, please register in advance.
Please note: CLE credit (and/or certificates) are only granted to those who attend at least 80% of the live webinar. A separate certificate will be emailed for each day.
Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed are those of the speakers and do not necessarily reflect the positions of the Social Law Library.