OBA Civil Litigation PROGRAM | Official Program Date: April 5, 2023

Appellate advocacy raises different considerations from trial advocacy, and appellate counsel need the right skills and tools to effectively advocate for their clients on appeal. This essential program features an experienced panel that will provide the insights you need for effective appellate advocacy, including:

• Why relitigating every issue lost at trial is seldom effective advocacy.  How do you choose what issues to appeal on and whether to appeal at all?
• What makes for effective written advocacy in appellate courts?
• How do you prepare for oral argument on an appeal?
• What do judges expect from good appellate counsel? What do judges find unhelpful?

PROGRAM CHAIRS

Paul-Erik Veel, Lenczner Slaght LLP
Andrew Max, Polley Faith LLP

PROGRAM SPEAKERS

The Honourable Justice Lise Favreau, Court of Appeal for Ontario
The Honourable Justice Benjamin Zarnett, Court of Appeal for Ontario
Julie Rosenthal, Goodmans LLP