Teaching of Trial and Appellate Advocacy Committee

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MANDATE: To promote and encourage the teaching of trial and appellate advocacy and the participation of the College and its Fellows in the teaching process.

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On Friday, June 23, 2017 at the University of Texas School of Law in Austin, the Utah Supreme Court case State v. Long was the basis for a program called "May It Please the Court: Effective Oral Appellate Advocacy." It was presented to public interest lawyers by Fellows of the College and the American Academy of Appellate Lawyers. It was the first time these two organizations have collaborated.

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Click here to read the Journal article.

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Click here to view the complete program.

Click the links below to read the written briefs that were the subject of the May It Please The Court mock arguments.

Clopten Opening Brief
Clopten Response Brief
Clopten Reply Brief

Click the link below to read the opinion in the actual appeal.

Supreme Court of of Utah Opinion - State of Utah v. Deon L. Clopten

Committee Members

Joseph C. Crawford

Chair

Lorna S. McClusky

Vice Chair

John C. Barron

Member

Pamela A. Bresnahan

Member

Richard C. Burch

Member

Thomas P. Burke II

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Barry Coburn

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Harriet E. Cooperman

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David D. Ernst

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Henry D. Fellows, Jr.

Member

John P. Gilligan

Member

Michael L. Goldberg

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Peter Griffin

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Nan M. Horvat

Member

Jessica Kimmel

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James D. Pagliaro

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Dawn M. Parsons

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Mary Lee Ratzel

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Kenneth W. Ravenell

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Dennis R. Suplee

Member

Steven W. Usdin

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Sylvia H. Walbolt

Member

Lonnie J. Williams, Jr.

Member

Joe R. Caldwell, Jr.

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