Upcoming Events
24
Oct 2025
24
Oct 2025
Civil Appeal Basics - How to Handle an Appeal in the IL Appellate Court from Start to Finish
by: Illinois State Bar Association
- Price: FREE
Get the step-by-step guidance you need to represent your client in a civil appeal before the Illinois Appellate Court. All significant parts of the process are covered, from pre-appeal considerations through the Appellate Court decision and remand. Attorneys attending this online program who have never handled an appeal (or rarely handle appeals and need a refresher) will better understand:
- Deciding whether to appeal
- How to obtain or oppose a stay pending appeal in the circuit court
- The content and importance of the notice of appeal
- Whether a cross-appeal is appropriate
- How to file the docketing statement in the Appellate Court
- How to assure that the record on appeal is complete
- How to file a supplemental record
- Determining what issues have been preserved for appeal
- Selecting the errors to advance
- Motions in the Appellate Court
- How to draft the opening brief and reply brief
- How to prepare for and deliver the oral argument
- The Appellate Court decision
- What you need to know when petitioning for rehearing
- Considering whether Illinois Supreme Court review may be available
- The mandate, remand, and beyond
Registration: https://www.
Start Date & Time
Fri, Oct 24, 2025, 11:00 AM
End Date & Time
Fri, Oct 24, 2025, 12:05 PM
Location
Virtual