Moderator: Erwin O. Switzer, Greensfelder, St. Louis
Presented by: Hon. Mary R. Russell, chief justice of the Supreme Court of Missouri, Jefferson City; Hon. Mary W. Sheffield, Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District, Springfield; Hon. Gary D. Witt, Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, Kansas City; Hon. Philip M. Hess, Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, St. Louis
Attendees participating in this session will:
1. Learn what judges want to see from lawyers in appeals;
2. Learn what judges don't want to see in briefs or at oral argument;
3. Learn how to write a better brief and effectively argue;
4. Learn about the inner workings of the Court of Appeals; and
5. Ask questions of judges from every state appellate court in Missouri.