Seminar: “The Nuts and Bolts of Federal Circuit Practice”

Posted on | September 2, 2008 | 1 Comment

I just received an email that on 09 September 2008 the Federal Circuit Bar Association is presenting a webcast on "The Nuts and Bolts of Federal Circuit Practice."  The cost is $105 for non-members, $65 for members, with reduced rates for government, academic and retired participants.  A copy of the flyer is attached here.  You can register online here.

The panelists are:

Pamela J. Twiford
Chief Deputy Clerk
United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Jan Horbaly
Circuit Executive and Clerk of Court
United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Karen Smagala Hendrick
Senior Deputy Clerk for Case Calendaring
United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

and will be moderated by:

Kimberly J. McGraw
Former Law Clerk to the Honorable Giles S. Rich
Frommer, Lawrence & Haug LLP, New York

The flyer summarizes the session as follows:

This webcast will provide a practical “How To” discussion
of the rules and issues that practitioners and companies must face when
appealing to the Federal Circuit such as: How does the Court handle the
many highly technical issues that come before it? How is my panel drawn
and when do they get the briefs? Can I see the docket sheet for my
appeal? What are the time limits for filing a notice of appeal and
briefs? How important are the page limits and font/size requirements?
Can I cite nonprecedential opinions? What happens when a brief does not
comply with the rules? Where does my brief go once it is filed? What
role does the Clerk’s Office play in deciding motions? These questions
and many others will be answered as our panel presents a
behind-the-scenes tour of the Court’s personnel and operations from the
time the appeal is docketed to the day the mandate issues. Recent and
proposed amendments to the Federal Circuit Internal Operating
Procedures will also be addressed.

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