The Appellate Section, formed in 1991, focuses on continuing education and the improvement of appellate advocacy. Members include attorneys whose practice is devoted to appeals and writs as well as trial lawyers interested in enriching their understanding of the appellate process and issues.  The section hosts periodic brown bag lunch seminars. Seminar speakers have included appellate court justices, appellate and supreme court research attorneys and attorneys with special expertise with appeals, writs and post-trial motions..

The Appellate Section welcomes all lawyers and law students to join and to attend programs. Many programs will have broad appeal to litigators and will be presented in partnership with the Litigation Section.  Section membership is $25 annually. Typically programs are free to members and $15 for non-members. The section has been approved as a provider of appellate specialty educational credits, an extra benefit for attorneys who are, or are seeking to become, certified appellate specialists. If you wish to join this section, please contact the chair.

Chair: Gary A. Watt McNamara, Dodge, Ney, Beatty, Slattery, Pfalzer, Borges & Brothers LLP 1211 Newell Avenue, 2nd Floor Walnut Creek, CA  94596 Phone: (925) 939-5330 Fax: (925) 939-0203 Email: gary.watt@mcnamaralaw.com	Law Watch Updates for Appellate Section
	Law Watch updates notify section members of new California legal developments in the subject matter indicated by the Law Watch heading. CCCBA members have unlimited access to a rolling three (3) years of case law, including California Supreme Court and Court of Appeals and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and the U.S. Supreme Court.
Directors at Large: John T. Schreiber Phone: (925) 831-1882 Bryce C. Anderson Phone: (925) 513-0724