The Arkansas Bar's Appellate Law Section met this afternoon in an hour-long Zoom call.
There seemed to be a consensus that the section should host an appellate CLE program next April at the Justice Building in Little Rock. Several ideas for sessions were mentioned: a presentation by the Clerk of the Court's office on common mistakes, a panel of appellate judges similar to those hosted at the 2023 Annual Meeting, a speaker from the Attorney General's Office to address their appellate strategy and practice, a comparison of Arkansas and Eighth Circuit practice and rules, and so forth. Stay tuned!
Turning to the section's budget, funds were allocated to the CLE program for the 2026-2027 year. Assuming that a CLE program would be hosted every other year, funds for the 2027-2028 year were allocated to planning and sponsoring a program at the 2028 annual meeting. The idea would be to attract a known speaker of some national reputation.
Finally, a new secretary was elected, completing the list of officers for the 2026-2027 year. Tory Lewis will serve as Chair; Frank Arey will serve as Chair-Elect; and Noah Watson was elected Secretary.
If you have ideas for that CLE program, please let us hear from you.
There seemed to be a consensus that the section should host an appellate CLE program next April at the Justice Building in Little Rock. Several ideas for sessions were mentioned: a presentation by the Clerk of the Court's office on common mistakes, a panel of appellate judges similar to those hosted at the 2023 Annual Meeting, a speaker from the Attorney General's Office to address their appellate strategy and practice, a comparison of Arkansas and Eighth Circuit practice and rules, and so forth. Stay tuned!
Turning to the section's budget, funds were allocated to the CLE program for the 2026-2027 year. Assuming that a CLE program would be hosted every other year, funds for the 2027-2028 year were allocated to planning and sponsoring a program at the 2028 annual meeting. The idea would be to attract a known speaker of some national reputation.
Finally, a new secretary was elected, completing the list of officers for the 2026-2027 year. Tory Lewis will serve as Chair; Frank Arey will serve as Chair-Elect; and Noah Watson was elected Secretary.
If you have ideas for that CLE program, please let us hear from you.
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