Resources and Training for Appellate Attorneys

Using Program Software

• defenderData Training- OPD Appellate

Personal Restraint Petitions

• Frequently Asked Questions-12/2022 [Video]
• Centering the Client Experience-6/2022 [Video | Material]
• An Overview CLE- 3/2022 [Video | Materials]
• Washington Supreme Court-Personal Restraint Petitions- 2022 [PDF]
• Avoiding PRP Pitfalls- 12/2021 [Video | Material]

Writing

• Editing Appellate Briefs and Other Appellate Tidbits- 7/2024 [Video]
  • Presentation Slides [PDF]
  • 7th Circuit Handout Excerpt [PDF]
• Effective Appellate Brief Writing, Part 1- 9/20 [Video]
• Effective Appellate Brief Writing, Part 2- 9-20 [Video]

Oral Argument

• Effective Appellate Oral Advocacy, Part 1- 11/2003 [Video]
• Effective Appellate Oral Advocacy, Part 2- 11/2003 [Video]

Race Equity

• Getting to Zamora- 2022 [Video]
• Challenging Racial Bias and Disproportionality in Sentencing from the Death Penalty to Death in Prison-2022 [Video | Material]

Appellate Practice

• Discretionary Review Update & Training-5/2022 [Video]
• State v. Sweidan: Confrontation Rights Over Video-Conferencing- 10/20 [Video | Material]
• Washington Court of Appeals Motion Practice 5/19 [PDF]
• Performance Guidelines for Appointed Counsel- 2018 [PDF]

Ethics

• Appellate Ethics [Video | Material]

Mental Health

• Dealing with Secondary Trauma [Video | Material]