Mastering The Standards of Appellate Review - 2005 Recorded in Los Angeles November 9, 2005 (includes Handout) (3 hours MCLE credit, including 0.5 hours "Legal Ethics") Free to RUTTERPASS Holders or get instant delivery for only $120 Because you viewed this program on RutterOnline, you are entitled to a special price on California Practice Guide: Civil Appeals and Writs. Please call (800) 747-3161, ext. 2 for more information. Focus Using the standards of review to decide whether to handle the appeal; Framing the issues to obtain the most favorable standard of review; What to look for in the record to facilitate use of the most helpful standard of review; Decisions that can make or break your appeal; Dealing with mixed factual and legal issues; Turning a factual issue into a legal issue; Unearthing and using structural errors to obtain de novo review; Raising legal error when the trial court is vested with discretion; Getting the appellate court to view the facts in the light most favorable to your client; Crafting and using an effective statement of decision; Successfully defending a judgment on appeal by arguing: right result for wrong reasons, harmless error, waiver; Working with presumptions to win your appeal. HIGHLIGHTS: • Using the standards of review to decide whether to handle the appeal • Framing the issues to obtain the most favorable standard of review • What to look for in the record to facilitate use of the most helpful standard of review • Decisions that can make or break your appeal • Dealing with mixed factual and legal issues • Turning a factual issue into a legal issue • Unearthing and using structural errors to obtain de novo review • Raising legal error when the trial court is vested with discretion • Getting the appellate court to view the facts in the light most favorable to your client • Crafting and using an effective statement of decision • Successfully defending a judgment on appeal by arguing:       • right result for wrong reasons       • harmless error       • waiver • Working with presumptions to win your appeal Panelists Justice Judith L. Haller, Moderator -- -- Calif. Court of Appeal, 4th Dist., Div. 1 Justice James J. Marchiano -- Calif. Court of Appeal, 1st Dist., Div. 1 Joseph G. Baxter -- Private Practice Dick Sherman -- De Goff & Sherman