ÿþ<title>The 4th Annual Appellate Practice Institute - Schedule and Faculty</title> <table border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="8" cellpadding="0" id="table1"> <tr> <td align="left" valign="top" colspan="2"> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 32px"> <font face="Arial" color="#CC6633" size="4"> Schedule and Faculty</font></p><span LANG="EN"> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial" size="2">8:00  8:40 a.m. </font></p> <blockquote> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial" size="2">REGISTRATION &amp; CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST</font></p> </blockquote> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial" size="2">8:40  8:45 a.m.</font></p> <blockquote> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial" size="2">WELCOME &amp; INTRODUCTION</font></p> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"><i> <font face="Arial" size="2"> Stephen F. Buterin, MSBA Appellate Practice Section Chair</font></i></p> </blockquote> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial" size="2">8:45  9:00 a.m.</font></p> <blockquote> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"><b> <font face="Arial" size="2">An Overview of the Minnesota Court of Appeals</font></b></p> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial" size="2">Now in his fifth term as Chief Judge, the Honorable Edward Toussaint will open the Appellate Practice Institute by presenting an overview of the Minnesota Court of Appeals, its processes and procedures  past, present, and future. </font></p> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"><i> <font face="Arial" size="2"> Chief Judge Edward Toussaint, Jr.</font></i></p> </blockquote> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial" size="2">9:00  10:30 a.m.</font></p> <blockquote> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"><b> <font face="Arial" size="2">Appellate Decision-Making: You Can t Always Get What You Want, But You Can Get What You Need</font></b></p> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial" size="2">A panel of prominent judges from four benches will describe the behind-the-scenes process of discussing cases at conference, reaching conclusions, and producing written opinions. Learn <i>how</i> appellate judges decide cases so you can give them what they <i>need.</i></font></p> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"><i> <font face="Arial" size="2"> Judge Kermit E. Bye<br>  Judge Joan N. Ericksen<br>  Associate Justice Alan C. Page<br>  Judge Michelle Ann Larkin<br>  Moderator: Chief Justice Eric J. Magnuson</font></i></p> </blockquote> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial" size="2">10:30  10:45 a.m. </font></p> <blockquote> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial" size="2">BREAK</font></p> </blockquote> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial" size="2">10:45 a.m.  12:00 p.m. </font></p> <blockquote> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"><b> <font face="Arial" size="2">This Just In: Late-Breaking Issues for Appellate Lawyers</font></b></p> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial" size="2">The latest developments in appellate practice from a renowned appellate practitioner, the Deputy Clerk in Charge for the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals, and one of the nation s leading authorities on the Supreme Court.</font></p> <ul> <li> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 9px"><b> <font face="Arial" size="2">Latest Revisions to the Rules of Civil Appellate Procedure<br> </font></b><i><font face="Arial" size="2"> David F. Herr</font></i></li> <li> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 9px"><b> <font face="Arial" size="2">The Eighth Circuit Goes Electronic: Status, Recent Developments, and Tips<br> </font></b><i><font face="Arial" size="2"> Maureen Watz Gornik</font></i></li> <li> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"><b> <font face="Arial" size="2">Skip the Boring Stuff: Which Supreme Court Cases Should We <i>Really</i> Pay Attention To?<br> </font></b><i><font face="Arial" size="2"> Professor David R. Stras</font></i></li> </ul> </blockquote> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial" size="2">12:00  12:45 p.m.</font></p> <blockquote> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial" size="2">LUNCH (on your own)</font></p> </blockquote> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial" size="2">12:45  2:45 p.m.</font></p> <blockquote> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"><b> <font face="Arial" size="2">Persuasion and the Art of Storytelling: Organizing Facts and Law, and the Elusive Quality of &quot;Style&quot;</font></b></p> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial" size="2">Recognized as one of the nation s foremost authorities on legal writing, Professor Tim Terrell will lead us through a fast-paced and transformational presentation on how to command the attention and trust of the judicial reader through coherent, focused and forceful writing. His presentation will include how to think strategically about persuasion, how to use the principles of &quot;super-clarity,&quot; how to present a strong legal analysis, and how to use rhetoric and style to make your argument more compelling and powerful. </font></p> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"><i> <font face="Arial" size="2"> Professor Timothy P. Terrell</font></i></p> </blockquote> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial" size="2">2:45  3:00 p.m. </font></p> <blockquote> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial" size="2">BREAK</font></p> </blockquote> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial" size="2">3:00  4:00 p.m.</font></p> <blockquote> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"><b> <font face="Arial" size="2">Persuasion and the Art of Storytelling (continued)</font></b></p> </blockquote> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial" size="2">4:00  4:45 p.m.</font></p> <blockquote> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"><b> <font face="Arial" size="2">The Judges React: Is Professor Terrell Right?</font></b></p> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial" size="2">Let the review begin! The current and former appellate judges on this panel will present their thoughts about effective appellate argument and advocacy in light of Professor Terrell s presentation.</font></p> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"><i> <font face="Arial" size="2"> Associate Justice Paul H. Anderson<br>  Associate Justice G. Barry Anderson<br>  Judge Natalie E. Hudson<br>  Judge Bruce D. Willis (retired)<br>  Moderator: Judge Louise Dovre Bjorkman</font></i></p> </blockquote> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial" size="2">4:45  5:30 p.m.</font></p> <blockquote> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial" size="2">THE ANNUAL APPELLATE PRACTICE INSTITUTE RECEPTION</font></p> </blockquote> </span> </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</td> <td align="left" valign="top" width="100%"> &nbsp;</td> </tr> </table>