Chronology

• Publication year: 2002
• Pages: 31
• Citation: Vol. 31 No. 2 Pg. 31

31 Colo.Law. 31 Colorado Lawyer 2002.

2002, March, Pg. 31. Chronology

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Vol. 31, No. 2, Pg. 31

The Colorado Lawyer
March 2002
Vol. 31, No. 3 [Page 31]

Departments
Appellate Practice
Chronology
by Andrew M. Low

Andrew M. Low is a partner in the firm of Davis Graham &amp Stubbs LLP, Denver. Low heads the firm's appellate practice. This special department is published quarterly

I had just finished a long trial in federal court, and the other side had won. My client wanted to appeal, so I knew there would be no respite from this dog of a case with its seemingly endless litany of bad facts. I was tired and gloomy and needed something to lift my spirits. Back at the office I was scanning and discarding the junk mail, when one of the brochures caught my eye. It advertised a four-day CLE conference on federal appeals. It was being held at a new resort on the beach in south Florida. Golf courses, pools, and palm trees. Classes in the mornings only. And it started in less than a week. It sounded perfect.

Five days later, I stepped out of the resort's airport courtesy van and admired the fountains and formal gardens at the hotel's main entrance. I breathed in the warm, humid air?such a relief after Colorado's arid cold. I could feel my knotted muscles beginning to relax.

"Well, hello there," said a booming voice just behind me. Startled, I turned and found myself face to face with Tim Flegleman. "Isn't this great?" he gushed. "All these palm trees and flowers and stuff? It's great to see another lawyer from back home. We're going to have some fun. Are you signed up for the golf tournament tomorrow?"

"Yes, I am, actually," I stammered, overwhelmed and somewhat disheartened to run into Flegleman so far from home.

"Well, see you at the practice tee, then," Flegleman said. He grinned, thumped me twice on the back of my shoulder, and sauntered off.

The CLE sessions the next morning were as good as I had expected. A national faculty of federal judges and top appellate lawyers vied with each other to give the best advice on how to win. By noon I had collected several tips that I planned to use in the appeal of my own star-crossed case. I grabbed a quick bite at the buffet lunch and then headed out to the golf course.

Our golf bags were already strapped onto the back of a long line of golf carts. I found my cart and discovered to my delight that I...