Featured Appellate Practice Online CLEs
Preservation of Issues for Appellate Review at the Federal Level (Presented by the Federal Bar Association’s Richmond Chapter)
Peter S. Askin · John P. O’Herron
Federal appellate courts will not reach the merits of an issue that trial counsel failed to preserve — and the preservation rules governing motions in limine, Rule 50 motions, evidentiary objections, jury instruction challenges, and post-trial filings each carry their own traps, timing requirements, and specificity standards. The pressure of live trial advocacy makes mechanical…
