Advocates Society hosts dinner, meeting, and appellate advocacy CLE on March 9

The Advocates Society, the association of Polish-American attorneys, is holding its regular meeting on Thursday, March 9, at 7:00 p.m., at the Annex at Copernicus Hall, 5216 W. Lawrence Ave. Dinner will be served.

And that's not the half of it.

Dinner will be preceded by cocktails and networking at 6:30 p.m.

And, then, at 7:30 p.m., four Appellate Court justices will offer a CLE program on the Do's and Don'ts of Appellate Advocacy.

(In strict alphabetical order) Justices Mathias W. Delort, Mary L. Mikva, Aurelia M. Pucinski, and Jesse G. Reyes will address a number of topics, including:

• When does an appeal makes sense?
• How should the parties formulate a strategies for an appeal?
• Does the Illinois Appellate Court have jurisdiction for the appeal?
• How should you preserve the best record on Appeal?
• What are some strategies for preparing the necessary parts of the appellate briefs and appendix?
• If granted an oral argument, how should one prepare?
• What are some effective ways to orally argue before the panel?

Attorney Alon Stein will serve as moderator for the program.

Advocates members can attend this event for free (although members will be asked to voluntarily contribute $15 each to defray the costs of the dinner). Tickets for non-members are $30 apiece. To register for this event, click here.